Water Quality Inspector (Water Refill Units)

Wessex Water Services; Saltford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 20%

Career progression and development

25 days holiday increasing with length

Holiday buy/sell up to 10 days

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to 8x salary

Electric car salary sacrifice (subject

Retail discounts

Volunteer day

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing platform

Mental health support

£1,000 referral bonus

Job summary

Wessex Water Services is seeking a part-time Supply Sampling assistant to support the regulatory sampling programme and customer property sampling across the Wessex Water region. You will travel outdoors, collect samples from WRUs and other sources, and help ensure regulatory compliance.

The role offers a variety of sampling tasks, with full training and career development opportunities within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• A levels in English, maths and science (or equivalent) as a minimum.
• Full clean manual driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Take representative water quality samples from WRUs and other sources, including customer properties.
• Support regulatory sampling programme and ensure compliance with UKAS accreditation standards.
• Carry out sampling and analytical tasks and provide high quality service to customers.

Skills

outdoor work

driving licence

organisation

attention to detail

Word & Excel

Outlook

GIS apps

SharePoint

Education

A levels in English, maths and science

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

GIS

SharePoint

Job description

Do you like working outdoors? Do you have the confidence to learn and undertake a range of technical and dynamic work tasks? If so, we have a great opportunity within our Supply Sampling team.

This role will require travelling across the picturesque Wessex Water region, taking responsibility for the sampling and cleaning of our water refill units (WRUs), along with taking regulatory samples from customer properties.

A company vehicle and all tools needed to carry out the role are provided. This position is offered at 24 hours per week. Salary will be paid on a pro-rata basis, reflecting the part-time hours.

What you'll do

We schedule and carry out the regulatory sampling programme for Water Refill Units located across various towns and cities within our supply area.

In addition, we provide sampling and analytical services to a range of customers, including customers, businesses, local authorities and environmental consultants.

This multifunctional role involves regulatory water sampling, along with various survey work, all of which comply with UKAS accreditation standards. The role offers a great opportunity to learn and develop your career in this exciting and challenging industry.

Your main duties will include taking representative water quality samples from the WRUs and a variety of other sources, including customer properties, in a professional and efficient manner.

You will also ensure we comply with industry regulations and provide our customers with a high-quality service.

What you'll need

You will:

• have a positive and flexible approach to supporting team colleagues
• enjoy the challenge of working outdoors while prioritising and managing your own dynamic workload
• have good organisational skills and attention to detail
• be comfortable applying a range of sampling procedures
• ideally possess A levels in English, maths and science (or equivalent) as a minimum
• be computer literate with Word and Excel
• be comfortable using Outlook, GIS apps and SharePoint.

A full clean manual driving licence is essential due to the nature of the work.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water - one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments - a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK - a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.