Consultant Microbiologist (Water)
Role Overview & Responsibilities
It’s an exciting time to join WRc, a member of RSK Group, as a Consultant in Water Microbiology as we plan to increase our capacity to meet future needs in this business area. The position is a full-time, permanent basis with a hybridarrangement for both office (Swindon, UK) and home working depending on requirements.
As a Consultant in our water microbiology business area you will be supporting the delivery of project outputs across our three core microbiology workstreams; current & emerging hazards; target identification; and decision-making, which span across our consulting and commercial service offerings.
WRc is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for water microbiology consultancy projects (desk-based)
- Support Principal Consultant in the delivery of high-quality project outputs
- Future potential to support new laboratory capability development
- Support the development of decision-making tools to support our clients
- Data processing, analysis, and interpretative report writing
- Communicating with internal and external stakeholder
Person Specification
- BSc or MSc in Environmental Sciences, Microbiology, Environmental Engineering or similar, ideally with modules covering environmental and public health microbiology, sampling, analysis, water treatment and water distribution
- Experience with planning monitoring programmes in the field and in laboratory settings
- Demonstrates an understanding of microbiological data and how to interpret the outputs
- Experience in technical report writing and literature reviews
- Ability to identify new opportunities in microbiology
- Ability to engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders’
Salary and Benefits
- Salary up to £35,000
- Life assurance
- A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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