Field Pollution Response Technician – Wastewater

Lanes Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanes Group in Southampton is recruiting a Pollution Response Technician to join our Southern Water contract. You will travel to sites as a lone working team member, respond to pollution incidents across the region, and help protect the environment.

The role is permanent and full-time (45 hours per week). You will lead investigations, coordinate remediation with external contractors, and ensure safety and quality standards while delivering excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Travelling to residential and land sites as a lone working team member, around the region, maintaining public sewer services.
• First response to all pollution related incidents/jobs raised.
• Oversee and supervise any pollution site, ensuring safe, efficient and effective management of the incident.
• Initiate initial mitigation of pollution to minimise impact to the environment and wildlife.
• Lead the investigation to establish the cause of the pollution.
• Plan and organise ongoing mitigation or follow on works required.
• Oversee and facilitate the work required to ensure the issue is resolved quickly and to the correct standard, including facilitation of external contractors required for remediation works to ensure restoration of services.
• Ensure all evidence is captured to support the investigation of a pollution incident, or to demonstrate that no pollution has occurred, ensuring class leading data and image capture in Big Change.
• Delivering world class customer service and managing stakeholders such as the client, the Environment Agency and local authorities.
• Maintaining a no compromise approach to H&S practice while carrying out works.
• Carry out risk assessments and have a mature approach to risk perception.
• Be aware of all Lanes Group policies and your responsibility towards them.
• Any other reasonable ad-hoc duties requested by management.

Job description

Lanes Group in Southampton is recruiting a Pollution Response Technician to join our Southern Water contract. You will travel to sites as a lone working team member, respond to pollution incidents across the region, and help protect the environment.

The role is permanent and full-time (45 hours per week). You will lead investigations, coordinate remediation with external contractors, and ensure safety and quality standards while delivering excellent customer service.