Proactive Waste Controller

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live. If you want to do more because you care, we'd love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Our Network Control team have an opportunity for you to join as our new Proactive Waste Controller. In the this role your objective will be to provide intelligent proactive insight into how our wastewater assets are operating, to reduce environmental risk and costs. It will also involve coordinating the operational response to alarms/alerts and predicted asset failures on the wastewater network. You will be expected to identify waste water assets that are performing outside their standard operating range or at risk of causing future pollution/flooding incidents, grow technical understanding within Waste OCC of predictive and proactive interventions on the end to end waste system. Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

• Interpretation of management information and data in relation asset performance, to highlight operability issues and prevent failure.
• Responsible for the identification and resolution of potential operational risk, through engagement with key stakeholders.
• Responding to sewer sensor alarms to proactively prevent and respond to pollution/flooding events.
• Interpreting and actioning pressure data on rising mains to understand asset performance and prevent asset failure.
• Learning and embedding new predictive sewer blockage processes into business as usual.
• Building strong relationships with external experts and other water companies to embed industry best practice.
• Escalation of long standing problematic assets issues.
• Responsible for assisting the ongoing delivery and continuous improvement activity within Waste OCC.
• Manage asset failure or problems on the Wastewater system including Incident support.
  
  To be successful, it's expected that you'll have knowledge of the end to end waste water system, from distribution, treatment and bioresources. Experience of generating and analysing data to find root cause of issues, identifying improvement activities and taking ownership through to resolution would also be helpful.
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

Hello, we're Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we're pretty keen on people too. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

Working here isn't just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we'll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we'll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you'll get being part of the Seven Trent family:
• Salary between £38,000 - £40,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our 'Academy'
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year
WHAT'S NEXT We can't wait to hear from you. Before you apply, you'll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media. Ps. we'll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.