Job Title:
Trade Effluent SpecialistCirca £50,000 per annum Full time/37 hrs a week/permanentLocation:
Lancaster House & Hybrid working Anglian Water offers a flexible approach;
this role provides you with the opportunity to combine working from home and from an Anglian Water office.
Your base location will be Lancaster House in Huntingdon See the possibilities.
Realise your potential As part of our Quality Regulation and Enforcement Team, the Trade Effluent Specialist will play a pivotal role in regulating trade effluent (TE) across our service area.
Youll be responsible for driving TE initiatives, supporting our Alliances, Wholesale Service Centre, and Water & Water Recycling Teams, and offering expert regulatory guidance and technical support.In this leadership role, youll help shape and implement policies and standards in line with UK law, working closely with regulatory bodies such as Ofwat and the Environment Agency.
Youll collaborate with the wider Anglian Water environmental team to ensure compliance with the Water Industry Act, Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations, and Environmental Permitting Regulation.By supporting the Head of Quality Regulation and Enforcement, youll also contribute to the ongoing improvement of trade effluent regulation, build trusted relationships with regulators, and lead on setting Anglian Waters strategy for non-household customers.
As a valued employee youll be entitled to:
-Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%-Personal private health care-Annual bonus scheme-Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community-26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion-Life Cover at 8x your salary-Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary-Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle-Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme-Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks-Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay.
Opportunity for shared parental pay.
What youll be doing:
- Represent the business in external stakeholder meetings, drive future plans and discuss technical matters regarding TE.- Support and collaborate with Alliances, Laboratory, Wholesale Service Centre, Water and Water Recycling Services by ensuring fair and consistent consenting of TE discharges to ensure ongoing compliance and minimal impact on these teams with maximum benefit to the environment, our people and processes- Maintain and improve the Quality Management System for TE- Communicate and reward the successes of the TE Regulatory Scientists and TE Samplers, and disseminate invaluable insights to enrich the wider business.- Offer strategic guidance to the EA, Laboratory, Wholesale Service Centre, Water and Water Recycling Services and Asset Delivery Planning regarding the environmental regulatory landscape.- Communicate effectively Anglian Waters regulatory-driven standards and policies throughout the organisation, ensuring clarity and alignment.- Lead environmental TE projects, overseeing timelines and deliverables to ensure successful delivery.- Accountable for regulatory data management, assurance and reporting logic to provide regulator and operational trust in TE Regulation- Ensure the implications of legislative or regulatory policy changes are communicated and implemented throughout TE function.- Support with training and technical expertise support for TE Scientists and TE Samplers.- Offer expert guidance to the business, contractors, and partners, advocating for and implementing best environmental practices.What does it take to be successful?
- Education to degree level or equivalent- Member of Professional Body is not essential but desirable and this will be funded by Anglian Water as part of your development- Demonstratable understanding of the regulatory environment, sewerage systems, storm/ emergency overflows, trade effluent- Strong negotiating skills- Basic understanding of EPR Regulations, WIA, UWWTR- Excellent communicator able to communicate regulations to a non-legal literate audience- Ability to work to tight deadlines- Ability to manage/prioritise workloads- Ability to adapt and challenge to changing priorities- Negotiation skills- Excellent customer service Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.
We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date:
2nd December 2024#loveeverydrop