Environmental Pollution Technician: Field Incident Response

Anglian Water Services; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme 21%

Virtual GP service

25 days annual leave

Life assurance 8x salary

Personal accident cover 5x salary

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking an Environmental Pollution Technician to join our Water Recycling team. Based around Cambridge, Corby, Kettering, Bedford and Milton Keynes with travel, the role supports pollution investigations and environmental protection.

You will operate outdoors, respond to incidents, collect samples and assist with mitigation while maintaining monitoring equipment and PPE. A full UK driving licence and willingness to standby are essential.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence required.
• Availability to participate in standby rota and out-of-hours working.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and record-keeping abilities.
• Proactive, adaptable and resilient approach to work.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Responding to pollution and environmental incidents across the region.
• Collecting environmental samples, photographs and site evidence.
• Assessing environmental impacts and supporting mitigation activity.
• Helping operational teams identify root causes and prevent reoccurrence.
• Installing, maintaining and recovering environmental monitoring equipment.
• Maintaining pollution response equipment and consumables.
• Collaborating with operational teams, scientists and environmental specialists.

Skills

Full UK manual driving licence

Standby rota availability

Out-of-hours working

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Proactive/adaptable

Resilient

Job description

Anglian Water Services is seeking an Environmental Pollution Technician to join our Water Recycling team. Based around Cambridge, Corby, Kettering, Bedford and Milton Keynes with travel, the role supports pollution investigations and environmental protection.

You will operate outdoors, respond to incidents, collect samples and assist with mitigation while maintaining monitoring equipment and PPE. A full UK driving licence and willingness to standby are essential.