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Circa £31,000 dependent on skills and experience (+ standby and overtime) & Business use of Company Van
Locations: Ipswich and surrounding areas
Type: Full-time, permanent, 37 hours per week
As a valued employee you'll get:
- Personal private health care
- 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service
- Business use of company vanplus access to tools and all uniform and PPE
- Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% (18% total)
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
- A flexible working culture
- Life Assurance at eight times your salary
- Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
- Lots of great discounts
- Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
- An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family
Embrace the Green Future with Anglian Water
Join us at Anglian Water and dive into a career that makes a real difference. As an Environmental Pollution Technician , you will be at the forefront of our mission to protect and restore our natural environment. This role is not just about doing a job it has a real purpose; it’s about contributing to a sustainable future. Our natural environment is at the fore front of climate change and it’s important that we protect it for our Region to flourish and for us to leave a legacy for future generations to enjoy.
Your Role
Your work will have a direct impact on the environment we serve, guiding our efforts to prevent any potential impacts to our precious natural environment and preventing future risks. In this vital position, you will be joining our operational front-line teams in responding to potential events, supporting us in learning lessons, improving our ways of working and engaging with key stakeholders and communities to share what we do every day.
You may not have a background in environmental management or water industry operations; we are interested in people who care as much as we do about wanting to make a real difference. We are looking for passion, curiosity and determination to continually improve.
No two days will be the same! The job will be varied and out in the field working with our front-line teams, communities and stakeholders. Some of your everyday activities could include:
Gathering data and samples to proactively monitor our watercourses as it's important we understand how healthy they are. Where needed, you’ll work with others to improve them.
Being the first responder on potential issues to ensure we mitigate any risk of impact to the environment, coordinating response impact assessments: conducting sampling, taking photographs, and making detailed observations
Digging deep into root causes of issues by supporting investigations so we can gather key lessons to prevent reoccurrence and promote brilliant practice
Being the first port of call for stakeholder liaison during events maintaining relationships in a trusted and transparent way, such as our Regulators, so we can supply timely accurate and compliant data
Making sure pollution mitigation equipment is ready and available for use
Being available out of core hours, on standby, to maintain our excellent pollution response.
Working as an ambassador for Anglian Water you will protect and enhance the environments that we serve while looking for ways to engage with our community groups to support river health improvements.
Your Skills and Experience
Full UK driving licence is essential as you will be visiting lots of our brilliant region's places
A passion for wanting to protect the environment and the desire to learn about our industry.
Experience in the environmental field or water industry is not an imperative however could be beneficial
Being able to work independently, with the right training and support, would be a real plus as you’ll be out and about a lot - but you will also get the opportunity to work with lots of different teams day to day too
We would love to hear from people that have a strong curious mindset, who enjoy solving problems, continually learning and adapting practices
Being excellent under pressure and capable of managing competing priorities would help you be really successful in this role
Join Us in Making a Difference
At Anglian Water, we welcome everyone. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We value merit, passion for the environment, and a dedication to making positive impacts.
Join us not just for a job, but for a fulfilling career where your contributions matter. Be a part of a compassionate workplace that values every drop of potential.
Closing date: 29/07
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We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.
We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk ’
To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.
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Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.
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