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Our work keeps Scotland’s water flowing, from reservoir to tap – and from sewer to treatment plant. Want to join us?We’relooking foramotivated and enthusiastic individual to join ournewly formedWastewater System Planning Team. This team is a part of our Environmental Planning and Assurance (EPA) group and plays a crucial role in transforming the wastewater planning community. Together,we’llchange how we approach our work and empower smarter investments that promote sustainable and inclusive growth, creating a flourishing Scotland.
In this full-time, permanent role based flexibly across Scotland,you’llreport to the Wastewater System Planning Team Leader within the Risk & Lifecycle Planning Team. As a part of the Wastewater System Planning Team,you’llfocus on the future of our wastewater networks and treatment systems. Collaborating across the wastewater community,you’llassess risks and pinpoint when and how totake action, compiling all insights into a comprehensive System Plan. This approach ensureswe’remeeting service standards set by our regulators and customers,taking into accountfactors like population growth, climate change, and the need for asset maintenance.
You’llalso work closely with the Sustainable Investment Decision Making (SIDM) team, one of our core transformation programs at Scottish Water. SIDM’s goal is to build a strong, lasting investment framework that allows us to deliver the right investments at the right time, adding value for customers.You’llhelp us enhance our System Planning capabilities,ultimately leadingto better decision-making that supports value, efficiency, service excellence, and our Net Zero goals.
As a Wastewater System Planner,you’llbe responsible forleading the creation and implementation of Wastewater System Plans to meet the requirements of customers, stakeholders, regulators, and statutory bodies.You’llalsomonitorand regularly review these plans to make surethey’reintegrated into our everyday business and corporate systems.
You will also be collaborating with wastewater service teams toprovidea comprehensive view of system risks and opportunities, aligning our work with Wastewater Service Strategygoalsand promoting investment needs using environmental data, customer feedback, asset performance data, hydraulic modelling, and decision-support tools.
You’llbe responsible forengaging with Investment Planning to show system demands and aid in prioritising investment. Additionally,you’llplay a part in transformation initiatives like Project Orbit, and our Intelligent Asset Base efforts.
Some key accountabilities in this role include developing systems thinking for wastewater management across Scottish Water,designingour Wastewater System Planning framework, andworking with various teams within and outside of the organisation, including environmental and economic regulators.You’llalso help visualise “Sink to Sea” investment needs through data gathering, analysis, and product development.
We’reseeking someone with a solid understanding of the water industry and the challenges we face on the journey to net-zero. You should have knowledge of the standards, statutory requirements, and licensing under which Scottish Wateroperates. You should be interested in examining our current processes and committed to finding ways to improve them. Ideally,you’llalso have experience with wastewater asset planning, our asset management systems, and relevant planning processes.Strong communicationskills area must, asyou’llneed to convey complex information to a variety of stakeholders, encouraging change beyond your immediate scope. A degree or equivalent experience isrequired, along with strong writing skills.
Beyond that,we’realso looking for a few nice-to-haves.
Experience withsystemthinking,adaptive planning,transformation initiatives, tools like Copperleaf and IBM Maximo, or data management and visualisation would be valuable, such asGeographic Information Systems (GIS)andPowerBi. Familiarity with project management approaches (waterfall, agile) and skills in workshop planning, facilitation, and presentation would also be a plus.
While the work we do is important, we knowit’snot the only thing that matters.That’swhy we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
This is a full-time position based on working 35hours per week.You’llget 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’sour 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.
This role will be 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.
Ifyou’reinterested in this role – or know someone else who might be - the closing date for applications is midnight on the5thof December 2025.
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 thirdparty, andmust be completed before your start date.Don’tworry -we’llonly start these checks onceyou’veaccepted 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.
Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.
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
