Environmental Technician

The Clancy Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking an Environmental Technician to support compliance with environmental regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong construction experience and knowledge of CDM, alongside a Bachelor of Science or equivalent practical experience. Responsibilities include sampling waste materials and supporting waste management on projects. This role offers a competitive salary, pension, and various employee benefits including discounts and a cycle to work scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Healthcare

Employee benefits programme

Cycling scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate previous construction experience.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM regulations is essential.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out sampling of waste materials to comply with regulations.
• Support sampling on capital works and provide waste management guidance.
• Conduct site audits and assessments for compliance.

Skills

Previous construction experience

Strong knowledge of CDM

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of project processes

Experience in water industry

Education

Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience

Job description

Environmental Technician

£28,000 to £35,000 Depending on Experience

Great Billing

We care That's why we need people like you, who care about their colleagues and customers, our business, the environment and the community.

Our Environmental team is critical to our business, providing advice across all phases of planned and unplanned work. They establish baseline conditions on environmental aspects, and impacts, that could adversely affect operations.

The Role

The Environmental Technician will carry out sampling of waste materials, mainly spoil and tarmac, to ensure Anglian Water complies with the Streetworks Protocol. You will also support sampling on small capital works outside the protocol and provide guidance on waste handling when needed.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new role within a forward thinking team, supporting high quality delivery, strong regulatory relationships, and responsible environmental practice. Your will travel throughout the Anglian Water region including Lincoln, Grantham and Peterborough.

These are just some of the activities you'll be involved with:

• Collect and record soil and asphalt samples from small excavations across the region
• Send samples to approved laboratories and upload findings to internal systems
• Check compliance with the Streetworks Protocol through site audits and sample assessments
• Support sampling and waste-management guidance for small capital projects
• Offer advice on compliant waste handling and address any related non-compliance issues
• Apply Safer Every Day principles in all tasks
• Collaborate with HSW teams to evaluate sampling-related safety risks
• Promote a proactive, behavioural-based safety culture
• Ensure sampling activities follow CDM regulations and internal safety standards
• Act as a safety advocate on site, encouraging safe practices and raising concerns

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following:

Previous construction experience and a strong working knowledge of CDM.

A Bachelor of Science or equivalent practical experience is essential, along with a background in similar roles.

We're also looking for someone who understands project processes and has experience in the water industry or another highly regulated environment.

Excellent communication and influencing skills are key to succeeding in this position.

A full UK driving license is also required.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don't receive feedback within that timescale, please don't be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.