Water Quality Risk Coordinator

Water Quality Risk Coordinator

Full time 36 hours per week

Permanent

Location:
Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex (Hybrid)

We’re open to discussing flexible working.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Water Quality Risk Coordinator to join our busy Water Quality team within the Essex & Suffolk Water region. This is a key role within the team, where you’ll play a vital part in protecting and enhancing water quality across the business.

In this position, you will take ownership of developing and maintaining our water quality risk database, known within the industry as Drinking Water Safety Plans. You’ll identify emerging risks and hazards, carry out risk assessments, interpret data, and work collaboratively with teams across Water Supply, Water Resources, Water Networks and Service Planning to agree and drive forward improvement plans.

You’ll also be responsible for sharing and communicating new legislation, producing clear and concise reports for both NWG and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, and confidently challenging where necessary to ensure the best possible water quality outcomes are achieved. Working closely with our IS team, you will oversee the ongoing development and optimisation of the risk database, ensuring it continues to meet both internal requirements and regulatory expectations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about water quality, enjoys working collaboratively, and is motivated to make a real impact.

We’re looking for a highly motivated individual who is confident working both independently and as part of a collaborative team. This role will involve working across multiple sites within the Northumbrian and Essex & Suffolk regions, so a willingness to travel is essential.

You’ll bring creativity and sound judgement, with the ability to make decisions and deliver accurate results within set deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills are key, as you’ll be engaging with a wide range of internal stakeholders as well as external regulators, building effective working relationships along the way.

You’ll be comfortable using IT systems and ideally have some knowledge of water supply systems. A full UK driving licence is required, along with a degree in a science‑based discipline. If you are proactive, detail‑focused, and passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced annual leave with additional special leave for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
• Company pension scheme
• Digital GP
• Award winning wellbeing website
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Qualification loans
• Professional subscription
• Buy and sell annual leave
• Discounts and cashback offers

This role also has 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, and will be required prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Failing a pre‑employment urine drug screen may lead to the job offer being revoked. Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We serve our customers and are committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Here at Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we are an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse community represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. We have colleague network groups, including Rainbow Support Network (LGBT+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks.