Technical Advisor (Wastewater Quality and Compliance) in Washington

About the role

We’re excited to announce two opportunities to join us as Technical Advisors within our Wastewater, Quality and Compliance team. This is a chance to play a key role in the essential compliance work we deliver across the business. In this role, you’ll support our compliance monitoring, environmental reporting and permitting activities, helping us meet the increasing requirements around flow and quality at our sewage treatment works, storm overflows and pumping stations. You’ll also contribute to the delivery of technical projects designed to enhance asset performance and strengthen our monitoring capabilities. As a Technical Advisor, you’ll be a trusted source of expertise on wastewater compliance, providing insight and support to colleagues across NWG. You’ll work closely with operations and other departments, managing and delivering technical projects while offering specialist guidance that helps us continue to protect the environment and meet our regulatory commitments.

About you

We’re looking for individuals who can communicate clearly and confidently, building strong relationships and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You’ll bring excellent data‑handling skills and a solid understanding of scientific principles, particularly around wastewater treatment processes or permitting. Strong problem‑solving ability and a curious, investigative approach will help you assess technical information, interpret complex datasets and draw accurate, insightful conclusions. An understanding of the regulatory drivers that shape the water industry and how these influence the operation and management of our assets is essential. You’ll be educated to degree level or hold an equivalent qualification in a scientific discipline, and you’ll be comfortable managing, analysing and presenting data. Intermediate Excel skills are required, and because this role involves regular travel across our sites, a full, valid UK driving licence is essential.

About us

Here at Northumbrian Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties. We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we’d encourage you to apply.

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance.
• We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date. Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked. Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.