Water Supply Regulatory Advisor

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where you can utilise your technical knowledge on water quality and help ensure our drinking water is clean, safe and sufficient? If so, then the Compliance team have a unique opening for a Water Quality Regulatory Adviser to join them!  

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

What you'll do

Working in a small yet dynamic team, you will work collaboratively to help protect public health and our compliance with legislation. As advocates of public health, we are passionate and dedicated to the service we provide to the drinking water teams in Wessex Water.

As a senior member of the team, you will have a varied and busy role dealing with all aspects of drinking water supply, providing technical advice to the business about drinking water risk and regulations, to ensure public health and drinking water quality are protected at all times. Working with external organisations such as the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Public Health England and Local Authorities, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

As a Regulatory Advisor, you will oversee programmes of work and take the lead on investigating and reporting drinking water quality events. You will be required to take part in drinking water safety planning reviews and other on-site inspections across our water supply region. This is a wide-ranging and challenging role for somebody who is already involved with drinking water quality and wants to use their skills in a public health and compliance-focused environment.   

What you'll need

You will need to:

• be an expert in your field, with experience operating within a science-based role within the water industry
• have a good technical understanding of the drinking water supply
• be degree-level qualified within a science subject and ideally, be a chartered member of a professional organisation within a scientific field
• be confident with reporting and being able to translate data into business-friendly reports
• have an awareness of public health, drinking water supply
• have an awareness of European Legislation and World Health Organisation guidance is highly beneficial
• have advanced knowledge on MS Excel and be able to confidently use V-Lookups, pivot tables and data analysis tools
• have experience using LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) together with GIS software would be highly beneficial
• have exceptional interpersonal and influencing ability when liaising with external stakeholders, as well as senior management around the wider business
• be able to deliver presentations to a large audience, as well as carry out training and development for all things drinking water, including the regulatory requirements
• hold a valid full UK driving licence.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.