Technical Administrator

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where you can utilise your people, organisational and administration skills? If so, please apply for our Technical Administrator role.

What you'll do

Working in both the Supply Sampling and Water Fittings teams, you will work collaboratively to help protect public health and ensure that the water being supplied to our customers is safe and clean.

A key activity for all teams in our department is to ensure compliance with legislation. As advocates of public health, we are thoroughly passionate and dedicated to the service we provide to the wider drinking water side of our business.  

You will have a varied and busy role dealing with supporting all administrative aspects of the drinking water supply.

This will include:

• liaising with internal and external stakeholders
• monitoring and maintaining procedures and policies which implement compliance with Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016
• reporting for quality assurance of sampling programme and operational sample programmes (for example, missed sample lists)
• scheduling operational and ad hoc samples
• supporting the user acceptance testing and implementation of the new LIMS system, and the introduction of a new remote sampling application
• support technical administration team for Water fittings (Regulations team), including customer liaison and issuing of reports.

What you'll need

You will:

• be able to work in an environment which is responsive to changing business needs
• be a great team player and communicator
• be able to schedule work for team members, arrange appointments and liaise with customers
• have a can-do attitude and be good at problem-solving and following procedures
• be comfortable working with a variety of internal stakeholders and teams
• learn or be able to interpret water quality legislation to ensure all activities comply
• be numerate, literate and have good written skills
• have knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

If you have any familiarity with GIS, databases, laboratory information management systems (LIMS) or scheduling software, this would be an advantage.

Due to the nature of this role, you will ideally need to hold a valid full UK driving licence

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.