Water Field Technician

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

Job summary

An environmental services company is looking for a Water Hygiene Technician to monitor water systems across Sussex, Surrey & Greater London. The role involves compliance monitoring and general water hygiene tasks. Ideal candidates will be driven, IT literate, and able to communicate effectively with clients. This position offers a variety of benefits, including flexible work arrangements and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus buy options

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced company pension

Qualifications

• Ability to follow set methods and procedures, with initiative.
• Proficient in using handheld tablets and smartphones.
• Strong communication skills with clients.

Responsibilities

• Monitor client's water systems in Sussex, Surrey & Greater London.
• Conduct Legionella compliance monitoring of water systems.
• Perform microbiological water sampling.

Skills

Follow set methods and procedures

IT literacy with handheld devices

Strong communication with clients

Enhanced DBS and MOD clearance

Legionella compliance monitoring

Knowledge of ACoP L8 & HSG274

Job description

Water Hygiene Technician - Sussex, Surrey & Greater London

Are you interested in Water Hygiene? This could be your opportunity to excel as a Water Hygiene 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 are looking for a driven, dependable, and flexible Water Hygiene Technician to join our team. As a member of the Water Hygiene Team, it is key that you are able to work efficiently as part of a team, as well as having the capabilities to work independently. Due to the nature of the job, travelling will be part of your day-to-day role. Primarily, your role will be to undertake monitoring of client’s water systems across the Sussex, Surrey & Greater London.

The tasks you will undertake

• Legionella compliance monitoring of water systems
• Microbiological water sampling
• Carry out general water hygiene tasks i.e. water outlet flushing, temperature check, shower cleaning, tank inspections

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate

• Ability to follow set methods and procedures, in addition to being able to use own initiative
• Be IT literate, particularly with regard to the use of handheld tablets and phones
• A strong ability to communicate with clients
• Ability to pass Enhanced DBS and MOD security clearance checks
• Experience in Legionella compliance monitoring (desirable)
• Working knowledge of ACoP L8 & HSG274 (desirable)

About Water Hygiene

Our Water Hygiene Team is split into two main areas: Water Hygiene and Legionella Risk Assessment. Our Water Hygiene Technicians main focus is ensuring water systems are monitored in line with regulations. This includes everything from conducting tank inspections, water temperature monitoring, shower descaling, water sampling, and TMV (thermostatic mixing valve) servicing. Our Legionella Team work hard to ensure the safety of water content. We undertake risk assessments, written scheme audits, and internal quality checks, all to make sure our clients are not using a harmful water supply.

What’s in it for you?

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 Water Hygiene 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.