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3 x Fixed Term / Secondment opportunities up to 3 years
Scottish Water is expanding its modelling activities to support the understanding of our Water network performance. We currently have several fixed term Water modeller positions available and would like to attract candidates with varying abilities to support Water modelling activities.
These roles will see you develop, deliver, and promote the hydraulic modelling services to colleagues in the business. To contribute to a dedicated team that has good relationships with all key stakeholders and keeps abreast of industry leading techniques.
These positions will allow you to be part of an exciting and developing team which has a strong technical input into many Scottish Water capital projects as well as enhancing current asset performance knowledge.
In these positions you will be expected to liaise and support the Modelling Team leader to support and deliver the team workloads within the boundaries of the Scottish Water vision.
Key Accountabilities/Tasks:
- To produce Hydraulic Modelling Team outputs through collaborative team working and contribute to good team performance.
- To liaise / support team leader with asset management colleagues and others to deliver agreed business drivers and requirements.
- To provide Hydraulic Modelling Services deliverables required to meet priority business requirements.
- To contribute to the continuous improvement of models, by maintaining regular dialogue with colleagues, seeking their feedback, and incorporating this into team improvement.
- To develop and produce business papers, presentations, dashboard reports or tools to ensure that the conclusions of hydraulic modelling work are understood and used by others.
- To support in the development and promotion of the Hydraulic Modelling Team Strategy.
- To represent Scottish Water at key industry meetings and conferences.
- To keep up to date, review and embed key relevant developments in the water industry and academia. To encourage personal development.
- Support a variety of SW (Scottish Water) transformation activities
Those candidates with previous modelling experience will be within Band B (salary range £35,384 – £47,924)
In addition to the above tasks, you will also bring the following skills/knowledge:
- 3+ years’ experience of applying a wide range of hydraulic modelling techniques in a business setting or in a research-based role within a university or equivalent setting
- Leading and coordinating projects to deliver quality outputs on time.
- Be able to lead on communication with management on project issues as well as any stakeholders
- A proven ability to deliver issued work packages and projects
- A proven ability to structure business problems and translate model outcomes into business intelligence that can easily be understood and used by others who have limited experience of hydraulic modelling techniques.
- Competent in using InfoWorks WS Pro or similar modelling software and teaching others to use it.
Desirable skills/knowledge:
- Project management skills
- As part of our internal transformation work, skills with Ruby / GIS Scripting skills would be highly advantageous.
Those with no, or limited, experience in hydraulic modelling, will be considered roles for within Band C (Salary range £31,380 – £43,350).
Essential skills/knowledge:
- HND /Degree in relevant discipline such as Civil/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or a Scientific /Numerical based degree and have an interest in environmental issues.
- Ability to communicate well on technical matters and be a good team player.
- An ability to investigate complex problems in a methodical manner. Be able to deliver work to agreed timescales.
- To be computer literate and numerate.
- Confident user of Office software packages such as word and excel
Desirable skills/knowledge:
- Project management skills
- As part of our internal transformation work, skills with Ruby / GIS Scripting skills would be highly advantageous.
Ideally candidates would be central belt based but Scottish Water will consider other locations within Scotland.
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.
The normal working hours for this role are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. But 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
All new Scottish Water employees are required to complete pre-employment security checks before they can start work.
If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be – we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on the 11th August
Do you have any support needs?
Please let us know if there are any changes we can make to our application and selection process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Email us here with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
Working at Scottish Water
Scottish Water is one of the UK’s leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher – but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!
We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.
We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.
In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.
We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.
You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.
Next Steps
Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.
For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team: SWRecruitment@scottishwater.co.uk
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 3 months of their start date.
Please note that candidates who have not submitted an application in the last 12 months will be automatically removed from our system records.
