Water Testing Engineer

Website AdvanceTRS Advance Training and Recruitment Services

Technical recruiters for the built environment

Job Role: Water Testing Engineer

Location: Southampton

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 + company vehicle, fuel card and benefits.

Join Our Client’s Team as a Water Testing Engineer!

Are you passionate about water quality and ensuring safe, reliable water supplies? We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Water Testing Engineer to join our client’s team. As a Water Testing Engineer, you will play a crucial role in testing, chlorinating, and sampling water systems for water networks across Southampton.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a growing team, ensuring that the infrastructure supporting local communities meets the highest standards for safety and performance.

Key responsibilities include:

* Always exercise safe working practices in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), wearing the correct PPE at all times.

* Test, chlorinate and sample water infrastructure as instructed working to IWNL and other water authority Codes of Practice, ensuring that all work is undertaken to a high standard of safety and technical quality by following all appropriate generic and specific method statements, work procedures and safety instructions.

* Have a full and comprehensive understanding of all incumbent and IWNL testing, chlorinating, and sampling procedures.

* Complete testing and commissioning activity to enable completion of Final Connections.

* Complete testing and commissioning activity to enable completion of Secondary Connections (complex and non-complex)

* Accept delivery of plant and materials and check fitness for purpose prior to use.

* Ensure vehicles, plant and equipment remain in good condition, and report any defects to the Project Manager

* Identify at an early stage all contract variations and report to the Project Manager and work in accordance with the company Variation and Deviations Procedure.

* Complete site-specific risk assessments daily and ensure maintenance of a safe working environment.

* Attend “toolbox talks” and other training courses as required.

* Record accurately details of work undertaken.

* Submit relevant work details for recording and invoicing in the required timescale.

About you:

  • Essential;
    • SHEA Water
    • EUSR – National Water Hygiene
    • Experience of pressure testing, chlorination, and sampling.
    • Full UK driving license.
  • Desirable;
    • Pipeline Commissioning
    • NCO1 Water

Reach out to Charlie Knight @ Advance TRS to find out more about this exciting opportunity and take the next step in your career.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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