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Closing Date 16/02/2026 Job Title: Professional Development Coach- Scientific Location: Falmer- Driving licence is essential due to requirement to travel between sites Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37 Salary: Up to £53,000 per annum depending on skills and experience About the role We are excited to introduce a brand-new role within our team - Professional Development Coach- Scientific. (Internally known as Technical Lead.) This is a rare opportunity to build a training, coaching, and competency programme from the ground up — shaping how our clean water scientists learn, develop, and grow for years to come. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about people development, loves finding creative ways to make learning engaging, and has the confidence to work independently while building strong relationships across the team. Experience in water process science is desirable, but the most important thing we’re looking for is the right attitude: someone who can inspire others, drive chartership, and create an exciting learning culture. You will have the freedom to design a complete development journey for our scientific community — from core skills to specialist modules, from digital resources to hands‑on training sessions. You’ll bring people together, support their learning, and help them achieve their professional ambitions. What you will be responsible for: • Designing and delivering training across water treatment topics • 1‑to‑1 coaching for new starters • Supporting chartership pathways • Conducting competency assessments • Developing specialist training (site audits, filter assessments, jar testing, dosing, RGF turbidity, etc.) • Managing development resources (competency framework, SharePoint, guides, training videos, etc.) • Running development sessions at team meetings What you’ll bring to the role: • Scientific, engineering or water process background is essential • Strong communication and relationship‑building skills • Confidence to innovate and develop video, multimedia and AI based training material • Creativity and independence in designing training • Passion for people development • Ability to deliver engaging learning sessions • Desire to support professional development and chartership • Good organisation and enthusiasm for improving materials Join us and help shape the future If you’re someone who loves developing others, enjoys thinking creatively about learning, and wants to make a real difference to both people and water quality, we’d love to hear from you. Become our Technical Trainer – Water Process Science and help build an engaging, inspiring and future‑focused development programme for our scientific teams. About SW Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed. You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation "At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need." If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself) Our Commitment to Diversity We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?