Software Engineer – KTP Associate

Bristol £38,000

Job sector

Energy, Utilities & Net Zero

Job function

Software Engineering

Start date

28/04/2025

Job duration

36 months

Application closing date

16/02/2025

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Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of England (UWE) and WASE Limited under the UK Government sponsored Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme. The position is a 36-month fixed term contract, which includes management and business skills training provided by the national KTP programme and a further £6k per annum dedicated training budget tailored towards your personal development.

Main Duties:

To lead the KTP project, carrying out tasks as specified in the project workplan and/or as agreed by the Local Management Committee of the KTP, to include:

Lead in the design, development and deployment of an analytics and data visualisation platform for industrial EMR to support operation of wastewater treatment.

Design common data model to support implementation of machine learning eco system that will allow data generated insights to inform operational decisions.

Collaborate with stakeholders and WASE automation team

Commitment to personal development throughout the project.

Project management skills, including managing evolving requirements, external factors, and risks.

Follow and regularly update the workplan to ensure milestones are achieved in a timely manner.

Ensuring knowledge transference throughout WASE via a range of informal demonstrations, more formal presentations, report, and documentation.

Responsibilities

To deliver the project in accordance with the requirements of the KTP programme

To comply with the University’s equal opportunities policy and use this role to promote equal opportunity wherever possible.

To take responsibility of your own health and safety and comply with rules and guidance relating to health and safety matters.

Any other reasonable duties that fall within the scope of the post, as allocated by the line manager, following consultation with the post holder.

To work as part of a team, working in a flexible way to ensure the team meets its objectives and timescales.

To organise and prioritise own work to ensure it is completed to agreed timeframe.

To make suggestions and implement process improvements where required.

Project description

With specialist support from the College of Arts, Technology and Engineering academic team at UWE Bristol, you will lead on a 36-month project where you will revolutionise wastewater management by advancing machine learning-based soft sensing technology for industrial use within WASE’s Electro-Methanogenesis Reactor (EMR) industrial systems. This project will provide key monitoring metrics for stakeholders, driving advancements in industrial optimisation and setting new standards in sustainability and wastewater management.

About the business

WASE’s purpose is to protect the planet for future generations by ensuring we live sustainably. They have made it their mission to unlock the power of waste and make it the fuel of the future. WASE aims to accelerate the global adoption of circular waste treatment through affordable and accessible innovation.

You will be working within a diverse team and joining a start-up on a path towards significant growth. The role is an opportunity for an ambitious person to join a team that is committed to nurturing you and giving you opportunities to accelerate your career. It is a chance to grow our strategy, research, and innovation into something that will change the world.

WASE is an award-winning team developing the next generation of wastewater and organic waste-to-energy technologies to produce biohydrogen and biomethane, which will power circular economies.

WASE is making an affordable and accessible solution for food and drink manufacturers allowing them to turn their wastewater and organic waste into renewable energy, fertilisers and water onsite. They are doing this through our proprietary Electro-Methanogenic Reactor (EMR) technology. Their EMR changes waste management from an economic drain to a model that creates value.

WASE’s customers can opt for Waste and Sustainable Energy (WASE) a service model with no CAPEX to get instant low-cost renewable energy. They also offer an ownership model with remote operation and maintenance support.

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