Water Quality Field Technician – CWQM & GIS

YTL UK; Turleigh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

Career progression

25 days holiday rising to 28

Volunteer day

Healthcare package

Life assurance

Electric car salary sacrifice

Retail discounts

Referral bonus

Job summary

YTL UK seeks an Environmental Technician to join its Smart Rivers team. You will help install and maintain around 2,000 CWQM sites across the Wessex Water region, surveying, coordinating access with landowners and stakeholders, and producing technical reports.

You will work mainly in the field with 1–2 days in the office, using GIS tools, calibrating equipment, collecting data, and contributing to catchment water quality assessments and permit planning.

Qualifications

• Experience measuring water quality.
• Experience calibrating scientific equipment.
• Experience collecting and reporting large environmental data sets.
• Knowledge of how sewerage networks and water recycling centres operate.
• Be able to plan workload and work efficiently alone and as part of the Smart Waters team.
• A full driving licence.
• The ability to swim.
• Good data management and interpretation skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information to all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft packages.
• Understanding of environmental issues relating to water abstraction and discharge is a bonus.
• Understanding of catchment hydrology or integrated water management is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the CWQM installation programme across the Wessex Water region.
• Identify suitable sites using geospatial tools and contact landowners and stakeholders for access.
• Assist with design and specification of CWQM sites and equipment.
• Work with teams to install and maintain CWQM sites and calibrate equipment.
• Produce drawings and technical reports to support permits and planning.
• Develop GIS datasets from collected data to illustrate catchment water quality.
• Assist with water quality surveys and data interpretation for monitor placement.
• Support investigations into potential pollution and data-driven decision making.
• Identify ways to automate or improve efficiency and share data with other departments.

Skills

Water quality

GIS data

Data interpretation

Communication

Driving licence

Swimming

Fieldwork

Teamwork

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Field Maps

Survey 123

Job description

YTL UK seeks an Environmental Technician to join its Smart Rivers team. You will help install and maintain around 2,000 CWQM sites across the Wessex Water region, surveying, coordinating access with landowners and stakeholders, and producing technical reports.

You will work mainly in the field with 1–2 days in the office, using GIS tools, calibrating equipment, collecting data, and contributing to catchment water quality assessments and permit planning.