Senior Service Planner - Waste Water in Edinburgh

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Are you passionate about protecting communities from flooding and improving the health of Scotland's rivers and coastal shores?
We're looking for two Waste Water Catchment Planners to join our sewer flooding team-one permanent role and one 12-month fixed-term opportunity. In this role, you'll take the lead in understanding risks and identifying opportunities within your wastewater catchment areas by working closely with a wide range of stakeholders.
You'll drive projects through option investigations and planning, gathering the evidence needed to build strong business cases that secure investment for sustainable catchment strategies. These solutions will enhance sewer network capacity, reduce customer impacts, and help keep our rivers clean by minimizing sewer overflows.
Your projects will vary widely-from large-scale sewer upgrades and improvements at individual sites, to city-wide partnerships focused on innovative blue-green infrastructure. You'll also be the key contact for customers affected by sewer flooding, making a real difference in their communities.
What you'll do
You'll be assigned responsibility for sewer catchments within several Local Authority areas and will collaborate with colleagues across Scottish Water to develop knowledge and understanding of sewer network performance issues and opportunities in these catchments, including the management of surface water.
You will establish relationships with external stakeholders, particularly Local Authorities and SEPA, to provide mutual support on overlapping responsibilities and to fulfil requirements specified in the Flood Risk Management Act.
You will also play a leading role in driving the objectives outlined in Scottish Water's Improving Urban Waters Routemap to reduce sewage-related debris in our environment and frequency of spills from combined sewer overflows.
You will work with our framework technical consultants and construction contractors to advance projects through a defined process of scoping, survey, hydraulic model review, optioneering and solution design to a stage where the preferred solution business case is granted investment approval. The next couple of years will be an exciting time at Scottish Water as we transition from one six-year investment cycle to the next, with significant public interest in the impacts of sewer overflows, flooding and climate change.
What you'll need
You'll have experience working in the water industry, with a solid understanding of wastewater networks and hydraulic modelling. You'll also be familiar with surface water management and how it fits into the bigger picture.
Strong communication skills are key-you'll be able to write clear, well-structured technical reports and presentations that highlight the important details and offer practical recommendations. You'll be confident explaining complex issues to a range of stakeholders and skilled at influencing change, even when it's outside your direct control.
You're analytical and organised, always digging for the evidence needed to support critical decisions. Experience with GIS and hydraulic modelling software will help you hit the ground running.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important, we know it's not the only thing that matters. That's why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
You'll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there's our pension (the 'know-what-you'll-get-when-you-retire' kind), as well as life assurance.
As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
The not-so-small print
This role will be a Grade 7. If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of £44,030. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £55,000.
If you're interested in this role - or know someone else who might be - we'll be accepting applications until midnight on 24th September 2024.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don't worry - we'll only start these checks once you've accepted an offer.
A few final things worth knowing...
Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you're interested in this job, but don't tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don't rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We're very used to making adjustments, so please don't be afraid to ask.
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it's important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don't already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Finally (finally!), candidates who haven't submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won't need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We're here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk