RWQM Senior Laboratory Technician

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT  

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our people love working here.   

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.  

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

We're looking for a highly capable Senior Laboratory Technician to support the River Water Quality Monitoring (RWQM) programme on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. 

You’ll manage the calibration, maintenance, and registration of water quality monitoring equipment to ensure full compliance with environmental regulatory requirements and deliver accurate, reliable data by upholding industry quality standards.

You will be responsible for supporting day-to-day laboratory operations, and contributing technical expertise to method development, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in helping Severn Trent meet its commitments in ensuring that we understand, protect and enhance the quality of rivers across our region.

Sound like you? Then read on…

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

• Plan and prioritise workloads to meet operational deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
  
  
• Support the implementation and optimisation of laboratory methods and processes.
  
  
• Conduct quality control checks, maintain accurate equipment records, and ensure full audit trails.
  
  
• Deliver training and coaching to laboratory technicians and contribute to competency assessments.

• Provide technical troubleshooting and liaise with internal teams, suppliers, and manufacturers.
  
  
• Maintain stock levels of consumables, reagents, and equipment to support continuous operations.

You may be required to participate in standby rota cover

 You’ll be based at our Church Wilne Site in Nottingham.

HOW WE WORK

You’ll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive and why for this role you’ll usually find us in the office during our working hours.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone qualified in environmental sciences, ideally chemistry, or hold a minimum of three years laboratory experience that can hit the ground running. Having a passion for and existing knowledge around water quality processes and river health would be ideal.

The role requires strong analytical and methodical thinking, excellent problem‑solving abilities, and high attention to detail.

We want someone with a continuous improvement mindset to create new laboratory methods and to develop and optimise existing methods and procedures when necessary.

We want people with excellent stakeholder management skills as you will be required to interact with various teams across the business as well as acting as an ambassador for Severn Trent.

In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will have: 

• Experience in data analysis.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work streams.
• Good IT skills.
• Previous experience of working in a regulated environment.
• HNC/HND in a relevant science-based subject (degree level would be highly desirable) or minimum of 3 years laboratory experience.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We’re looking for people who want to get involved, be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It’s not just a job; it’s a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award‑winning training to help you reach your potential. You’ll also contribute to the environment and community. Some of our benefits include:

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year)

- Annual bonus scheme (up to £1,500, subject to eligibility)

- Family-friendly policies, including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave

- Leading pension scheme – we double your contribution up to 15%

- Sharesave scheme

- Dedicated training and development through our Academy

- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers

- Two paid volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can’t wait to hear from you. Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We’ll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.