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OHES Environmental

Water Quality Technician (Graduate)

Id Job: 316e7a4

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πŸ’Ό OHES Environmental
πŸ“ Reading, England
πŸ•’ 1 day ago
πŸ’° 23500 GBP ANNUAL

Job Description

What we do

We provide environmental and energy infrastructure services that protect the environment and reduce the risk of pollution, operational downtime, profit loss and reputation damage for our customers. Through the management and maintenance of assets, we support the ESG, CSR and sustainability ambitions across the UK.


Who we are

We are an ambitious team who are focused on growth, putting our customers at the heart of what we do, and we live our values of Safety, Service, Working Together, Wellbeing and Expertise. Our culture is can-do, fun and where everyone has a part to play. If you want to help businesses and protect the environment, this role could be for you.


What we would like to offer you:

  • Competitive salary
  • Company small van will be provided
  • Pension scheme
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • 33 days leave (comprising 25 annual leave plus 8 for bank holidays. Please note that this will be 34 in 2023 due to the additional bank holiday)
  • Company phone, iPad and PPE provided
  • Training and career progression opportunities
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (with access to GP appointments, Physio appointments and Mental Health Support)


An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the team in the position of Water Quality Technician, as part of the Water and Ecology team, reporting to the Water Quality Project Manager. The primary purpose of the role will be to attend and investigate water pollution incidents; undertake field-based monitoring and collect environmental samples for laboratory analysis across the Thames Valley and Greater London area.


The role is home-based, and the postholder should be located in the Berkshire region, with easy vehicle access to major road networks


Weekly contractual hours of 45 hours per week; 8am until 6pm, five days per week with requirement for weekend and public holiday work on a flexible team rota pattern, and a 1- hour unpaid lunch break each day. There will also be an expectation to complete a reasonable amount of overtime as part of this role.


Your day will look like this:

  • Attending and investigating water pollution incidents across Thames Valley & Greater London Area
  • Undertaking proactive field monitoring works including water quality measurements and sampling
  • Technical report writing in response to water pollution incidents
  • Provision of accurate and timely information to line management
  • Supporting team performance by sharing knowledge and best practices at all levels
  • Any other duties for which the post holder is qualified and able to carry out


How you can help us with your experience:

Essential:

  • Educated to degree level in a Biological or Environmental Sciences discipline
  • A competent user of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Experience of water quality monitoring and an enthusiasm for working outdoors
  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to pay close attention to detail
  • A desire to develop project management skills
  • A willingness to travel throughout the UK and Ireland, to work away and to work long days when required
  • Full, clean, UK driving licence and comfortable driving a small van
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team, following precise protocols
  • Motivated and confident interacting with clients.
  • Field sampling involves working in all weather conditions, and can be physically demanding- walking for varying distances, carrying equipment, bending for periods of time, working in and near water.


Desirable:

  • Aquatic macro-invertebrate identification skills to Family level (e.g. BMWP);
  • GIS skills
  • Experience of sediment monitoring
  • Experience in project management
  • An understanding of water chemistry
  • An understanding of the role of regulators, such as the Environment Agency
  • An understanding of the role of laboratory analysis in environmental monitoring
  • An understanding of the role of environmental monitoring regarding environmental compliance


If you feel you have the skills, personality, and experience, please apply today!


Why Adler and Allan

Adler and Allan Group provides market leading environmental risk reduction through preventative and responsive solutions offering an expert 24-7 service to our customers. We give our customers peace of mind in detecting and identifying the environmental risks posed to their business. Our broad range of risk mitigation products and services keep businesses strong, reducing the prospect of litigation, costly fines, and bad publicity, as well as reducing the threat to the environment. In a world where the environment and legislation are in constant flux, we also provide emergency response in a variety of settings. Our customers include multinational blue-chip organisations across a wide range of sectors both private and public.


If this role doesn’t seem the right fit- take a look at our careers page to see what else, we have for you or email careers to see how we can help and our recruitment team will be in touch:
careers@adlerandallan.co.uk

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