About this role
Closing Date
2026-02-09Title: Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist
Location: Falmer & Hardham
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: Up to £31,000 per annum
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.
As an Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist within our Water directorate within the Sussex area, you will be working within our operational Process Science Team who are responsible for ensuring drinking water produced for the public meets exceptionally high-quality standards. We work alongside with operations to carry out performance checks on water treatment assets, analysing laboratory test results, (taken from throughout the treatment processes through to the customers’ taps), whilst providing advice on optimising drinking water treatment.
This is a new role, developed to provide assistance to the team, carrying out duties including data analysis, assistance with performance checks, administration of investigatory sampling, and administration of risk management systems. This role also supports operations in managing evidence for submission for internal and Inspectorate audits.
In ensuring that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met, you will provide support across the business on operation, optimisation of existing and new assets to keep the supply of water to our customers are maintained at the highest quality and monitoring efficiency of our treatment processes.
With a proactive approach, willingness to learn and good communication and IT skills, this is a great opportunity to develop and progress within the water industry. This position requires visits to operational sites, so a full driving licence and access to your own car is required.
Ideally you will have some experience in the water industry, or environmental / engineering / scientific qualification however – this is not as essential as a thirst to learn about the water industry. Training is provided for this position,
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Other facts
About Southern Water
We are one of the largest water and wastewater companies in the South East of England and thrive on the passion and hard work of more than 2,000 employees.
Together we supply 532 million litres of drinking water every day to more than two million customers and treat and recycle 717 million litres of wastewater for more than four million customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Water is essential to every aspect of our lives and we're proud to be at the heart of managing water and wastewater services. We drink it, cook with it and use it to clean. Our water supply faces big challenges - the population of the South East is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of droughts and more extreme weather. It’s a future of more people needing water and wastewater services, with less water to go around.
So, together with our customers and communities, we aim to provide a sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater service that helps us create a resilient future for water in the South East.
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What you'll do
- The Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist will assist the Process Science Team in ensuring drinking water quality standards are met. Responsibilities include data analysis, performance checks, and supporting operations in audits and risk management.
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