Principal Process Specialist IED - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
24 hours ago
Rickmansworth
Contract: PermanentSalary: Offering a salary from £52,050 per annum depending on skills and experience + you will receive a car allowance!Do you want to help shape and lead Thames Water’s environmental compliance with our new Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) obligations? We are seeking a Principal Process Specialist to guide our Operations teams in meeting their new obligations, acting as a subject matter expert in sludge treatment processes, anaerobic digestion, and odour management. If you are passionate about making a difference in our role as environmental custodians and helping our teams operate in line with statutory regulations, this role could be for you. You will innovatively provide leading technical solutions. It is a hands-on role across a range of sites, alongside data analysis, fault finding, pollution mitigation and process optimisation to drive compliance. This role covers the following locations: Hybrid - Bishops Stortford (STW) - CM22 7QL Hybrid - Bracknell (STW) - RG42 5NE Hybrid - East Hyde (STW) - LU1 3TS Hybrid - Maple Lodge (STW) - WD3 9SQ Hybrid - Rye Meads (STW) - SG12 8JY Hybrid - Slough (STW) - SL1 9EB What will you be doing as a Principal Process Specialist, IED Technical Expertise • Being a subject matter expert for IED permits and sludge treatment processes, fault finding and optimising our processes., • Utilise all tools and data available to investigate issues, recommend practical solutions and ensure permit compliance., • Responding to technical design queries using expert site and regulatory knowledge., • Liaise with our regulators, stakeholders and customers., • Organising and supervising 3rd party contractors for servicing, surveying and remedial works related to our IED requirements. Communication & Leadership, • Lead regular business reporting and meetings, being highly confident, engaging and effective in presenting and communicating to all audiences., • Build rapport with internal teams and external stakeholders, improving technical understanding through mentoring & coaching., • Produce root cause analysis of any permit breaches, sharing lessons learned to prevent repeats., • Be prepared to participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota., • Drive continuous improvement efforts, engaging with various teams to drive innovative, effective scopes forward. Training, • Undertake technical training and hold key appointed process safety roles., • Proactive in learning about new wastewater technologies and disseminating this knowledge to wider teams., • Be a subject lead on IED requirements and sludge treatment processes, spearheading the development of learning materials, asset standards and project scopes. What should you bring to the role?, • A minimum of a BSc in a science or engineering discipline is highly advantageous., • Significant experience working with wastewater sludge processes, including anaerobic digestion, biogas management, odour management and relevant regulations., • Proven track record in leading on fault finding, process improvements and delivering change, • Comfortable holding in-depth, technical conversations, being a great communicator who can relay complex information to non-technical audiences., • Travel to multiple sites across your assigned region will be required, so a full UK driving licence is essential, with access to your transport and business-use insurance. (A car allowance is provided.), • You will be strong with data handling, processing, and reporting, as well as adapting to IT systems., • You must have experience working with contractors, including reviewing risk assessments, supervising work on site and organising service/surveying works., • Demonstrable proof of coaching and mentoring others., • Curious, self-driven and motivated to find, communicate and solve technical problems., • Superb time management skills, able to self-organise many differing responsibilities and be a true self-starter. What’s in it for you?, • Offering a salary from £52,050 per annum depending on skills and experience + you will receive a car allowance!, • Annual Leave - 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 you 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., • Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid., • Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.