Senior Water Process Scientist
Anglian Water ServicesLincoln; Grantham; Louth, Lincolnshire; Brigg
Posted March 4, 2026
54000 - 54000 GBP
Full Time
About the Company
Anglian Water is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an environment where all colleagues feel they belong. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes.
Job Description
Senior Water Process Scientist role at Anglian Water, providing senior technical/expert scientific advice to the business and team, leading proactive and reactive water quality interventions, and mentoring colleagues. The role involves managing projects to provide effective and optimised water treatment, mitigating business risk, and maintaining wholesome water to customers. 2x positions available, working predominantly onsite.
Requirements
- Lead proactive and reactive water quality interventions across operational sites, driving optimisation strategies that balance regulatory compliance, customer safety, cost, and carbon considerations.
- Act as a key water quality stakeholder within capital delivery and asset governance processes, identifying emerging risks, influencing investment decisions, and advising on water quality aspects for the commissioning of new and refurbished assets.
- Be a recognised technical expert in water quality risk and process science, mentoring colleagues and increasing scientific knowledge, skill and competency of scientists and operational colleagues.
- Continually seek to understand new ways of working and use different/new technology to support continuous improvement of our process risk profile.
- Lead scientific aspects of Water Services Business Plan initiatives, mitigating operational, financial, and compliance risks.
Benefits
- A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
- Private healthcare for your peace of mind
- An annual bonus scheme
- Business need car allowance depending on mileage
- The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
- 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
- Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
- Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
- Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
- Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
- Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave
