Lead (Pb) Scientist Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Posted 1 day ago in Ipswich

We are recruiting for a Lead Scientist (Pb) to join our Drinking Water Science team! You will be responsible for the effective delivery of the lead programme and ensuring risks of lead in drinking water are mitigated ahead of time. Focusing on quality source to source, through a mixture of onsite work and using the vast data we have for our sites, you’ll be continually looking at getting the optimum quality of wholesome water out to our customers, through our network and distribution assets.

You’ll provide scientific understanding and challenge our processes to safely distribute wholesome water. You’ll implement the required actions to any water quality deteriorations so that understanding of the impact can be gained. Using the data and process information around you, you’ll take proactive interventions to mitigate risk and record this information to showcase the impact of your work. This role will be part of an out of hours standby support for the business across the region.

• Data collection, manipulation, analysis and interpretation of results
• Analysis of the phosphate dosing plant performance
• Monitor and analyse the enhanced lead sampling programme and review appropriateness
• Provision of information to ensure Lead Strategy Team reporting requirements are delivered
• Respond to exceedances of the lead standard and subsequent customer correspondence
• Support our operational call centre with customer queries from Lead Advice Line
• Administration of customer queries, including documentation and record keeping, managing the data and resolving queries
• Lead the development of short and medium term strategies to reduce lead risks to water quality and ensure these are delivered through local operational teams
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety, ensuring consistent H&S standards are maintained

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind
• An annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
• 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave

• Educated to a degree level in a relevant scientific subject OR equivalent experience OR equivalent qualification
• Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical action
• Excellent data interpretation skills
• Build rapport with operational colleagues, whilst being able to communicate actions required
• Able to influence those around you in making positive decisions to protect wholesomeness of our water

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll 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 we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 21st May 2026