Water Hygiene Engineer

Future Select Recruitment; Cricklade; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Overtime earning

Job summary

Future Select Recruitment is seeking a Water Hygiene Engineer to cover sites along the M4 corridor, including Swindon, Wantage, Didcot and surrounding towns. You will perform showerhead descales, water sampling, temperature monitoring and tank cleans, while effectively managing workload across multiple sites.

The role offers a salary in the 26k–36k range with training and benefits, including a company vehicle and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Track record working as a Water Hygiene Engineer within a well-established outfit.
• Good understanding of HSG 274 and ACOP L8 guidelines.
• Flexible to travel as per client needs.
• Ideally will have experience leading on projects.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Hardworking attitude.

Responsibilities

• Showerhead and outlet descales
• Cold water storage tank inspections, cleans and disinfections
• Flushing on little used outlets
• Water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Mains injections
• Calorifier inspections and blowdowns
• Chlorinations
• Providing support and training to engineers
• Completing regular service reports

Skills

Track record

HSG 274 & ACOP L8

Travel flexibility

Project leadership

Literacy, numeracy, IT

Hardworking

Job description

Job Title: Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Salary/Benefits: 26k - 36k + Training & Benefits

Due to recent expansion, our client is recruiting for a Water Hygiene Engineer to cover sites along the M4 corridor. New client contracts include: commercial, public sector and industrial premises. The ideal candidate will hold good hands‑on experience of conducting a variety of duties, including: showerhead descales, water sampling, temperature monitoring and tank cleans. Our client is seeking someone who is confident leading on projects and able to manage their own workload. For the successful candidate, they are offering attractive salaries and benefits packages, including: company vehicle and overtime earning.

Locations of work include: Swindon, Wantage, Didcot, Reading, Maidenhead, Oxford, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Andover, Bath, Frome, Salisbury, Yate, Bristol, Trowbridge, Portishead, Witney, Bicester, Aylesbury, Camberley, Slough, Aldershot, Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Guildford, Thatcham, Portishead, Dursley, Thornbury, Cirencester.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Track record working as a Water Hygiene Engineer within a well‑established outfit
• Good understanding of HSG 274 and ACOP L8 guidelines
• Flexible to travel as per client needs
• Ideally will have experience leading on projects
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Hardworking attitude

The Role:

• Showerhead and outlet descales
• Cold water storage tank inspections, cleans and disinfections
• Flushing on little used outlets
• Water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Mains injections
• Calorifier inspections and blowdowns
• Chlorinations
• Providing support and training to engineers
• Completing regular service reports

Alternative job titles:

Lead Water Hygiene Engineer, Lead Water Treatment Engineer, Water Hygiene Operative, Water Management Technician, Environmental Service Technician, Legionella Operative.

Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

We are inundated with applications, we will endeavour to get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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