Date:
28 Jul 2026
Company:
DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc
City:
Cardiff
Address:
Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF24 2RX
Job Requisition Number
8689
Work Type
Permanent
Job Function
Operational
Salary Range
£34,566.00 -£40,821.00
Base
Cardiff East
Closing Date
Sunday 2nd August 2026 at 23:9
What you’ll be responsible for
Day to day operation and maintenance of sludge treatment and associated plant, working to agreed standards to ensure the organisation meets its health & safety, contractual, regulatory, operational and financial targets. This will include:
Operation and maintenance of sludge screening, sludge imports, centrifuges, odour control, Cambi™ process, water treatment, steam boilers, CHP plant, digestion process, return liquors, thermally hydrolysed sludge dewatering and sludge export
Participating in a standby rota and planned work time
Proactively carrying out planned maintenance and operational checks to time and required standards on a wide variety of ICA plant
Programming PLCs, telemetry and the SCADA (including PVSS) system
Liaising closely with the Operations Supervisor and Technical Operators to ensure that all instruments and control systems are maintained so that the sludge treatment train is not impaired
Monitoring and seeking to maximise performance of CHPs, liaising closely with the CHP Manager and maintenance providers
Actively taking part in risk assessments, COSHH assessments and all health and safety issues
Identifying problematic plant and the subsequent faults, rectifying where possible and escalating to the Operations Supervisor as appropriate
Working closely with the Process Technicians in interpreting SCADA alarms and taking required action to reduce plant failures and achieve optimisation of plant
Following and complying with all QMS procedures relating to the plant including all HACCP compliance
Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business
About you
Apprenticeship in a relevant discipline and is qualified to HNC level in Industrial Measurement and Control
Full UK driving licence
Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day
Excellent communicator and coordinator
Ability to manage work permits for live steam
Strong IT skills
Committed and hard working
Able to asses risk and adopt a safe working practice to undertake tasks
Can do attitude
Good to know
There will be a requirement to participate in standby rota
If you would like any further information on this role, please contact
[email protected]
Benefits
As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
Variable pay schemes (your salary will always stay the same, but depending on the performance of the company you could receive a yearly bonus)
Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
Enhanced family friendly policies
Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
Cycle to work scheme
Car-leasing scheme
Health CashBack scheme
An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment. Who we are
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.
To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.
We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.
In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.
Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.
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