Associate Environmental Field Technician

UL Solutions; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid leave

UL University access

Volunteering days

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

UL Solutions in the UK is seeking an Associate Environmental Field Technician to join our team of indoor environmental specialists. You’ll support inspections, testing, data collection, and diagnostic work on real client sites, helping to understand and improve building environments.

You’ll learn from experienced consultants, develop toward industry qualifications, and progress toward more senior environmental surveying roles. A UK driving licence and strong English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Academic background in engineering, science, environmental studies, or building services.
• Ability to follow technical direction and work in a team.
• Professional approach with clients and handling confidential information.
• Strong willingness to learn and develop technical and environmental expertise.

Responsibilities

• Inspect client sites, carry out inspections, testing, observations and data collection.
• Record observations and assist with sample handling and analysis.
• Contribute to professional reports to help clients address issues and prevent risks.
• Develop technical knowledge through real-world experience.

Skills

Teamwork

English fluency

Problem solving

Driving licence

Education

Engineering/Science degree

Job description

Start or grow a hands-on technical career in environmental building assessments with UL Solutions.

Are you looking for a practical, varied, and meaningful technical role where no two days feel the same? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team of indoor environmental specialists, supporting projects that help clients understand, manage, and improve their building environments. As an Associate Environmental Field Technician, you will support inspections, testing, and diagnosis of buildings and their systems under normal operating conditions. You will collect environmental data, record observations, assist with sample handling, and contribute to professional reports that help clients address existing issues and prevent future risks. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys being out on site, solving problems, working with people, and developing technical expertise through real-world experience.

We are currently looking for two Associate Environmental Field Technicians:

• South: Berkshire / Southern office area
• North: Leeds / Manchester area

Hands-on variety

Work on real client sites, carrying out inspections, testing, observations, and data collection.

Training and mentoring

Learn from experienced consultants and develop toward recognized industry qualifications.

Career progression

Build a pathway into environmental surveying, consultancy, and more senior technical roles.

We are looking for someone with curiosity, reliability, professionalism, and a strong desire to learn. You do not need to be the finished article, but you should be motivated to build your technical knowledge and develop a career in environmental consultancy.

• Academic background in engineering, science, environmental studies, building services, or a related technical discipline, educated to college or degree level.
• Ability to follow technical direction from senior personnel and work effectively as part of a team.
• Professional approach when dealing with clients and handling sensitive or confidential information.
• Strong willingness to learn and develop technical and environmental expertise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with fluency in English.
• Full UK driving licence.
• A genuine interest in buildings, environmental conditions, technical investigation, and problem solving.

A career with purpose

If you enjoy technical work, being out on site, learning from experienced professionals, and contributing to projects that help clients better understand and manage their buildings, this could be an excellent next step in your career. At UL Solutions, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills, build confidence in the field, and develop into a trusted environmental surveying professional.

Total Rewards

Salary range varies by location and local market conditions. It is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and other factors.

• annual bonus with a target payout of 5% of base salary.
• annual paid leave
• access to our ULS University to support continuous learning and career development
• two volunteering days each year to participate in community activities
• flexible working arrangements designed to help you balance work and life.

What you’ll experience working for ULS

UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.

That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.

This is more than a job. It’s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today — and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.

Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.

Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits.

Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are not able to support visa applications or future sponsorship for this position

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