Water Treatment Service Chemist / Account Manager

Future Select Ltd; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment firm is seeking a Water Treatment Service Chemist to conduct testing and analysis, manage client accounts, and upsell services. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in the field, be knowledgeable in guidelines, and possess excellent client-facing skills. This role offers competitive salaries and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Excellent training schemes

Fantastic salaries and benefits

Qualifications

• Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Service Chemist.
• Fully conversant in ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines.
• Can demonstrate technical knowledge and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Undertake testing and analysis on Cooling Towers and Steam Boilers.
• Manage a portfolio of client accounts and grow business.
• Write detailed service reports and create quotations for clients.

Skills

Strong experience in Water Treatment

Client-facing skills

Literacy and numeracy

Education

Science-based degree (environmental or chemistry)

Job description

Job Description

We are recruiting for a well-established Water Treatment outfit, who have a busy client base in the North West of England. The role will involve routine testing and analysis on process systems, so candidates must be confident using a test kit on site. It would be beneficial to hold strong sales experience in order to grow business revenues through upselling and the on-boarding of new clients. Our client is offering fantastic salaries and benefits as well as excellent training schemes to the successful candidate.

Locations of work will include: Wigan, Bolton, Leigh, Bury, Heywood, Rochdale, Oldham, Stalybridge, Hyde, Stockport, Altrincham, Warrington, Blackburn, Preston, St Helens, Skelmersdale, Prescot, Widnes, Runcorn, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Wilmslow, Formby, Crosby, Southport, Burnley, Chorley, Blackpool, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield, Brighouse.

Experience / Qualifications

• Must have strong experience working as a Water Treatment Service Chemist within a well-established outfit
• Fully conversant in ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• It would be beneficial to hold a science-based degree, such as environmental or chemistry
• Can demonstrate an excellent level of technical knowledge and hands‑on experience
• Strong client-facing skills
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Professional manner
• Flexible to travel as required

The Role

• Undertaking the testing and analysis on Cooling Towers, Steam Boilers and Closed Systems
• Completing flushes on LPHW systems
• Writing detailed service reports
• Managing a portfolio of Water Treatment client accounts, to maintain and / or grow incoming business
• Growing company business by upselling services to existing clients
• Being the key point of contact for clients, troubleshooting issues and providing support
• Creating quotations for clients and discussing in detail, ensuring to answer any queries
• Meeting with clients on site to discuss findings and provide technical advice
• Working across a range of client sites, including: industrial, manufacturing, commercial and food & beverage
• Representing the company in a professional manner

Future Select

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. 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 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.