Pollution Risk Assessor

Description

This role plays an important part in protecting our local environment. You’ll be part of our Wastewater Control Room team, helping us prevent pollution by monitoring performance across our sewage treatment works, pumping stations and the wider network. Much of your day will focus on understanding how our treatment sites are performing and making sure the right actions happen quickly. As new systems and technology are introduced, this role will continue to develop, giving you opportunities to learn and grow.

• Investigating treatment works, pumping stations and network performance to understand issues
• Coordinating urgent field responses and managing multiple pollution cases at once
• Working shifts in the Wastewater Control Room, monitoring system alerts and smart tool data
• Providing clear updates to the Environment Agency, Natural England and other stakeholders
• Producing data-driven reports and supporting improvements to tools and working practices
• Keeping accurate records of information received, decisions made and actions taken
• Carrying out desktop impact and risk assessments to identify potential pollution

Requirements

• A proactive, organised approach and confidence managing a high volume of work in a busy environment
• Awareness of process plant operations such as sewage treatment works or pumping stations would be beneficial.
• Experience using SCADA systems or smart tools, or an interest in developing this skill.
• Good IT skills, including Excel, Word and confidence using operational systems
• The ability to interpret data, trends and patterns and produce clear written reports.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with multiple colleagues and stakeholders.

Benefits

• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
• Competitive salary from £34,820 up to £40,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance