Environmental Technician

Are you technically minded with a practical approach to solving problems? Do you have land management and/or environmental experience and love working outdoors? If so, this is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Catchment Science team as an Environmental Technician.

You will be joining a small team of scientists and technicians carrying out strategic sampling that provides soil, water, and crop data to support our catchment management activities and to evidence their impact. Whilst predominantly field-based, this role will also involve an element of office work, as you will be processing data from the samples you collect and assisting with quality control (QC), data analysis, and interpretation.

The role is based in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, but involves travel across our region. 

What you'll do

• Undertake in-field agricultural and environmental monitoring, such as river flow and groundwater level monitoring, water quality sampling and soil sampling.
• Help plan and install monitoring installations on farms and in waterbodies.
• Take responsibility for ensuring monitoring equipment is kept maintained, serviced and calibrated to the manufacturer's specifications.
• Liaise with farmers, landowners and other Wessex Water teams to successfully organise and carry out sampling tasks or longer-term monitoring projects.
• Data QC, handling, mapping and other administrative tasks essential to support the monitoring projects.
• Communicate work undertaken to members of the team and other internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll need

In this role, we are looking for someone with:

• high levels of motivation and enthusiasm, with a good understanding of environmental and land management issues
• good practical skills and the ability to work independently within health and safety requirements and to use own initiative to solve problems
• a willingness to learn and develop through on-the-job experience and appropriate academic or vocational qualifications
• a methodical and well-organised approach with strong attention to detail and the ability to plan your own workload
• an aptitude to switch between working in the field and office environments, either alone or as part of a team
• the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely, and a good understanding of the most effective forms of communication for different situations
• A-levels or equivalent vocational qualifications in Environmental Science or related subjects.

It would be desirable if you had:

• practical experience in a land-based or environmental role (training can be provided)
• experience in data quality control, basic data analysis and statistics
• experience operating and maintaining remote-monitoring equipment, including multi-parameter sondes and autosamplers
• a good knowledge of agriculture and an understanding of common land-use practices, with an appreciation of their potential impact on water quality
• health and safety experience and knowledge, including the preparation of risk assessments and method statements
• a degree in Environmental Science or a related subject, or relevant technical experience
• experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and GIS mapping programs
• an understanding of conservation and environmental legislation.

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.