Job Description

Wastewater Science Manager

Date:

8 Aug 2025

Company:

DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc

City:

Newport

Address:

Newport, Wales, GB, NP18 2YH

Job Requisition Number

7817

Work Type

Permanent

Job Function

Scientist

Salary Range

50,958.00 -59,877.00

Base

South East Region

Closing Date

23:59 on 24/08/2025

What you'll be responsible for

As a Science Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of Process and Trade Effluent Scientists and prioritising workloads to enable timely solutions to Wastewater Process and Trade Effluent problems.




Your responsibilities will include:

Protecting Welsh Water's wastewater network, treatment assets, processes and the receiving environment from the effects of WWTW's effluent discharges and associated trade effluent discharges to public sewer

Working closely with the Welsh Water Operation Team to ensure the process quality at wastewater treatment works is maintained and that effluent is produced within Regulatory boundaries

Being an authority on all matters pertaining to wastewater treatment process and trade effluent

Facilitating a professional perception by internal and external stakeholders

Directing a local team of trade effluent officers to ensure that specialised technical enquires from customers are dealt with within the appropriate timescales and that appropriate levels of support, investigation & remediation are provided to maximise income whilst minimising business risk to compliance

Providing scientific expertise and direction necessary to ensure high quality cost effective process operation at all sites. Critically appraising wastewater treatment processes, to ensure that both cost and treatment are optimised

Providing expert support to Welsh Water colleagues on wastewater treatment processes and trade effluent

Ensuring procedures and activities comply with all H&S legislation and Welsh Water Health &Safety policy in maintaining a safe working environment

Ensuring that H&S requirements are met within the teams and that where necessary, risk assessments are carried out

Being the authority on all matters pertaining to wastewater treatment process and trade effluent matters in the Wastewater business area

Delivering Welsh Water Trade Effluent policy in protecting its assets, ensuring TE income is maximised with a balanced approach based on network and WWTW capacity implemented by the correct application and implementation of TE discharge consents

Approving proposed solutions to complex trade effluent complaints and queries, and ensuring that remedial plans are adequate

Taking a leading role in the handling of all Trade Effluent matters ensuring income is maximised whilst regulatory risk is minimised

Developing, owning and maintaining wastewater policies and strategies to ensure the implementation of current and future legislation relating to wastewater process and Trade Effluent control

Initiating, managing and reporting on improvement measures to reduce regulatory compliance risk at Wastewater Treatment Works

Ensuring that compliance sample failures are investigated to find the root cause of failures including lessons learnt and any actions required to prevent further occurrences

Who you'll work with

Internal

Process Scientists Process Operators Operational managers including Operational Supervisors, Catchment Managers and Head of Wastewater Treatment Asset Engineers Scientific Team Developer services

External

Business Trade effluent customer NRW and Environment Agency Chemical Suppliers Capital partners

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Minimum qualification of a degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent Must have a valid UK driving licence A comprehensive understanding of Environmental Legislation and Codes of Practice Be considered an expert on all matters pertaining to waste water treatment and trade effluent Must be able to understand fundamental control and instrumentation philosophies Must have a knowledge and experience of wastewater science and treatment Have a proven ability in process fault analysis Must possess good interpersonal skills Ability to multi task and prioritise workload Must have a working knowledge of all regulations affecting water supply

Good to know

This role involves hybrid working Car allowance is included




For more information on the role please contact

Joshua.Williams@dwrcymru.com

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:


Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions Free Mortgage Brokering Services Enhanced family friendly policies Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping Cycle to work scheme Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family Many more can be found on our website.




Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.



Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

Who we are

D?r Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.
To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives.
We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.
In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.


D?r Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
D?r Cymru Cyf 2019.

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