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Salary: £55,000 to £59,000 with a total package up to £70,000 (car allowance, bonus) pension and other Veolia benefits
Location: Seafield WwTW, Edinburgh, Scotland
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
The Seafield Operations and Process Manager leads operations at Scotland's largest wastewater treatment plant in Leith, Edinburgh, treating 300 million litres daily and managing a Bioresources Treatment Centre where biosolids are recycled in a safe and sustainable way out to agriculture. We also harness biogas into a renewable source of energy and use it to power the site, with any surplus put back into the grid.
The position requires managing plant performance and budgets, process optimisation, collaborating with stakeholders, and maintaining operational excellence in support of Veolia's Ecological Transformation and Net Zero journey.
What we can offer you;
Access to our company pension scheme
Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing;
Lead operational teams to deliver safe, resilient and compliant wastewater and bioresources treatment centre operations including anaerobic digestion, thermal hydrolysis plant, boilers and CHP engines.
Manage plant operations in accordance with environmental permits, VMR toolkit standards, ISO requirements and contractual obligations.
Monitor day-to-day treatment plant operations, optimise performance and ensure compliance with discharge licences.
Develop and embed a culture of safety excellence, promote positive behaviours and manage all safety reporting systems.
Oversee budgets, CAPEX, plant availability, project progress and ensure alignment with KPIs while managing operational risks.
Lead performance optimisation initiatives by identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing plant improvements.
What we're looking for;
Degree in a relevant engineering or technical subject (chemical, process, industrial or similar disciplines) or equivalent experience in wastewater treatment operation and energy centre operation (Boilers & CHP engines).
IOSH certification with demonstrated commitment to safety leadership.
Experience leading and developing people in a water treatment environment with proven team management capabilities.
Advanced skills in informed decision making, continuous improvement and project management.
Proficiency in business acumen, financial management, relationship management and effective communication.
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
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What We Do
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation. We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of our water and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste.
Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes.
Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024. We're resourcing the world through our purpose of ecological transformation, and we're doing this by working together to constantly progress. We are reinventing the way things work to reduce our environmental impact and increase efficiency, whether in the reuse of wastewater or the recovery of waste, such as plastics. At the same time, we anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands. We do this through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the management of resources using digital and artificial intelligence.
We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals.
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