Environmental Monitoring Technician

SOCOTEC UK Limited; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm is seeking an Environmental Monitoring Technician to conduct sampling, monitor compliance, and engage with clients. This role involves daily travel, report writing, and working within a team and independently. We offer a competitive salary and a variety of benefits, including holiday time, employee recognition schemes, and enhanced pensions. Join us to make a difference!

Benefits

25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced company pension

Employee assistance programmes

Qualifications

• Ability to follow written procedures and instructions.
• Communicate clearly with clients regarding faults.
• Provide detailed site observations for technical reports.
• Be flexible and maintain a positive attitude.
• Work safely to avoid hazards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trade effluent sampling.
• Perform water sampling and compliance monitoring.
• Travel daily to client sites.
• Write reports and liaise with customers.

Skills

Following written procedures

Effective communication

Detail-oriented observations

Flexibility

Safety awareness

Job description

Environmental Monitoring Technician

Are you interested in Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy? This could be your opportunity to excel as an Environmental Monitoring Technician, as well as playing a vital role in helping our business succeed.

As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a dedicated Environmental Monitoring Technician to join our Environment & Safety Division and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.

We are looking for a reliable, flexible and committed Environmental Monitoring Technician to join our Environmental team. It is key that you are able to work efficiently as part of a team, as well as independently. While you may be performing the same array of tests day to day, the projects you undertake and the locations you are working from will constantly change.

Responsibilities

• Trade effluent sampling
• Water sampling and water compliance monitoring
• Daily travel to client sites
• Report writing and customer liaison

Qualifications / To be successful in this role

• Must be able to follow written procedures and instructions
• Be able to communicate verbally and in writing with the client when faults have been identified
• Produce detailed site observations to be used to prepare technical reports based on current guidelines, legislation and best practice
• The candidate should be flexible in their working and have a positive attitude
• Candidates must be able work in safe manner avoiding hazards to themselves, colleagues and clients

About Environmental

Our Environmental team is made up of many different specialists all operating in within different areas of expertise. The main areas we cover are Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy together with specialist laboratories to support our services. Our services range from on site monitoring and sample collection, ranging from local businesses to large Government contracts, to consultancy works on large contaminated land projects, complimented with onsite works for dust, noise, and local exhaust emissions. We pride ourselves in our ability to consult, monitor and test for our clients, supporting all their needs in one place, using our highly trained employees.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Environmental Monitoring Technician, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.