Environmental Monitoring Technician

SOCOTEC Group; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is looking for an Environmental Monitoring Technician in East Kilbride. This entry-level position involves site-based monitoring tasks and requires a full UK driving licence. The role offers training and benefits like 25 days holiday and an electric car scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced company pension

Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver site-based monitoring tasks such as trade effluent sampling.
• Work on safety-critical client sites.
• Assist with laboratory analysis as required.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Ability to follow procedures

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Environmental Monitoring Technician, SOCOTEC UK & Ireland – East Kilbride (covering Scotland and northern England). You will predominantly cover an area across Scotland, Cumbria and Tyneside. Interviews will be conducted at the East Kilbride Office.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide variety of site-based monitoring tasks such as trade effluent sampling, water quality sampling, Legionella compliance inspections, water tank disinfections, environmental compliance sampling, environmental water sampling.
• Work on safety critical client sites and assist with laboratory analysis as required.
• This is an entry level position and full training will be provided. The role will involve significant travelling, driving and regular working away from home.

Requirements / Qualifications

• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to accurately follow procedures
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• The ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Pass a Sentinel medical and a Network Rail Personal Track safety (PTS) certificate

About Environmental

Our Environmental team is made up of specialists operating in different areas of expertise. The main areas we cover are Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy together with specialist laboratories to support our services. Our services range from on-site monitoring and sample collection, ranging from local businesses to large Government contracts, to consultancy works on large contaminated land projects, complemented with onsite works for dust, noise, and local exhaust emissions. We pride ourselves in our ability to consult, monitor and test for our clients, supporting all their needs in one place, using our highly trained employees.

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 2200 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 an Environmental Monitoring 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

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