Sludge Treatment Team Leader - Nigg, United Kingdom - Scottish Water

Scottish Water

Verified Company

Nigg, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

It's not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland. But it's what's behind every job here. Our work keeps Scotland's water flowing, from reservoir to tap - and from sewer to treatment plant.

Want to join us? Join as a Sludge Treatment Team Leader at our Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works.

This role is primarily based at our site in Nigg, Aberdeen, although on occasion may require you to other sites in Scotland where you will manage and prioritise your own workload.

What you'll do

You'll manage and lead a team providing the operational management of Waste Water and/or Sludge assets.

You'll have excellent operation of assets to ensure high profile risks to the company are managed and mitigated. Lead initiatives to improve plant reliability and operation. Ensure daily focus on efficient task completion, quality, and housekeeping.

Drive safety focus of team, reviewing hazards and reducing process risks.

Operational assets in this area are vital to achieving business critical performance measures for Production, including safety, compliance, energy and OPEX expenditure.

Transform the operation of waste water and/or sludge assets into a safe, integrated, productive and efficient team. Drive significant improvements in operational productivity through improved ways of working.

Ensure a proactive and resilient approach to the operation and maintenance of sewage and/or sludge treatment assets and manage costs and operational expenditure to make savings against budget whilst improving site safety and team performance.

This role commands annual operating expenditure of £1M, which you will control and ensure that you deliver the Business Plan that you set each year.

What you'll bring

You'll have experience of:

Incident management and crisis response
Liaison with external and stakeholders
Waste water and/or sludge treatment processes
Leading and embedding change, able to influence and drive right culture and behaviours.

Knowledge and understanding of asset management principles and processes and previous experience in an operational and / or strategic leadership role in a commercially orientated and / or regulated environment.

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 up to five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take 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), and 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

The salary range for this role is 35, ,924.00 GBP Annual (depending on skills and experience).

A few final things worth knowing

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.

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