Water Hygiene Technician

To support our ambitious growth plans, we have a great opportunity to join our Environment and Safety Division. SOCOTEC provides a comprehensive range of water hygiene and consultancy services to help companies fulfil their legal obligations. This is an exciting opportunity for a Water Hygiene Technician to join an enthusiastic team based in East Kilbride delivering Water Hygiene / Legionella Control Services. Our network of regional offices provides national coverage, while our in-house accredited laboratories ensure the utmost integrity and quality of results.

We’re looking for a Water Monitoring Technician to join an enthusiastic team, delivering Water Hygiene and Water Monitoring to a prestigious Railway client across Scotland. This is an entry level position and as such, relevant training will be given. Your challenge will include carrying out water monitoring and sampling activities on the Rail Infrastructure to include:

• Microbiological water sampling
• Legionella temperature monitoring
• Legionella compliance inspections
• Documenting site observations
• Liaising with contractors and clients on site
  
  

Here at SOCOTEC, we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Preferably to have experience in Water Hygiene tasks (but not essential, we are happy to train)
• Knowledge of water monitoring activities and associated legislation
• Experience of field-based sampling and monitoring
• Excellent organisation and time management skills to be able to work to set deadlines
• Be self-motivated and able to work alone and as part of a team in a busy environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Pass a Sentinel Medical and Network Rail Personal Track Safety (PTS) Certificate
  
  

Due to the nature of the works being conducted on our client sites a medical assessment and intensive course will need to be completed which will be organised by SOCOTEC. This is due to the medical fitness requirements set by our client to conduct the role.

This role entails a significant amount of daily travel encompassing sites across Scotland.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Water Hygiene Technician, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.