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We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate position in the Water Quality function at Yorkshire Water.
What we do
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Water Quality team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate position in the Water Quality function at Yorkshire Water. We greatly value the skills and knowledge that our Graduate community bring to our business and the continued contribution they make as they embark on their varied careers across all of our operational and support areas.
With opportunities to build and further develop technical skills in your chosen area of study, our Graduate programme will nurture and support the growth and development of knowledge, skills, and behaviours to become our technical, process and people leaders of the future – crucial to our continued commitment to be right for our customers and right for our environment.
The role
The Graduate Programme is a two-year programme offering five structured placements within your business area, with 4 shorter placements in other areas, including our core functions, such as Finance, Health & Safety, People, Procurement to provide a holistic and rounded business learning journey.
The variety within the programme will see you working across our business and undertaking activities alongside your colleagues to meet the challenges faced by our industry ranging from how to achieve net zero carbon emissions through to how we plan for drought or flood events. The Water Quality function covers a number of connected, yet discrete areas, with the opportunity to work across exciting areas, such as identifying and delivering innovation opportunities, championing nature based solutions, through to contributing to strategies central to Yorkshire Water achieving our vision.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry
Water Quality is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
The role of a Graduate Water Quality Scientist is a vital one as you will help ensure that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met. This will ensure that we provide our customers with a wholesome water supply that everyone can enjoy.
Where you’ll fit in
As a Graduate Water Quality Scientist you will:
- You will optimise, assets, systems, processes, and procedures in line with continuous improvement in water quality performance and protection of public health at all times both (water distribution and production sites). You will work towards minimising water quality related contacts and to help deliver our vision of taking responsibility for the water environment for good.
- You will lead a co-ordinated, planned and effective response to incidents across the business, and to ensure that processes, procedures are followed and agreed actions or requirements are implemented.
- You will prepare reports for submission to our regulator/Senior Managers and investigatory reports and review of exception reports provided by the team of scientists.
- You will ensure compliance with our Performance Commitments – specifically the Compliance Risk Index (CRI), the Event Risk Index (ERI), Customer Contacts and Unplanned Outage (UPO) commitments.
- You will undertake the role of water quality consultant on a 1 in 5-week basis providing water quality support within water quality and across the business and to external stakeholders. You will support and deliver key initiatives and projects in relation to Water Quality Compliance, Customer Contacts, Network, Production and Capital support.
- Once fully trained you will be part of the water quality standby rota on a minimum 1 week in 5 frequency. Providing expert support and advice on behalf of the Water Quality Manager to field, Asset Management, the Duty Manager and the wider business as required.
Development opportunities
We recognise that each of our graduates will have different needs and ambitions, therefore, our programme is designed to meet those individual needs so that you can shape your future career the way that suits you. We offer a balanced development programme throughout the duration of your two years with support from Sponsoring Managers, Placement Ambassadors and Mentors, as well as core programme team to support you from the day you make the decision to join us.
Requirements
- Minimum 2:1 Bachelors degree in a Science or similar (environmental) discipline.
- Enthusiasm and a drive to succeed
If you have an enquiring mind and want to join our business at a time where you can make a difference to our customers, our environment and join our sustainability led efforts – please apply!
