River Water Quality Monitoring Field 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 now looking for a dedicated River Water Quality Monitoring Field Technician to play a vital role in our River Water Quality Monitoring programme on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. If you enjoy working outdoors, solving problems, and making a genuine impact on the environment, this is the job for you.

You’ll develop your skills with continuous training, including Water Safety, COSHH and health & safety certifications all whilst being part of a friendly, supportive team that values your ideas and growth.

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

Carry out planned and reactive site visits to maintain monitoring equipment, ensuring continuous, high quality environmental data.
Conduct site assessments required for regulatory compliance and commissioning monitoring locations.
Replace, clean and calibrate sensors and sample lines to ensure accurate and representative river water measurements.
Work collaboratively with Waste Network, Waste Treatment, and other Severn Trent teams to help improve water quality at outfalls.
Engage with members of the public, landowners and customers as a professional ambassador for Severn Trent.
Carry out dynamic risk assessments and maintain excellent health, safety and environmental practices.
Support incident response activities, including occasional standby or out of hours work.

You’ll be based at our Church Wilne site in Nottingham. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week.

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’re looking for someone who can work confidently outdoors in all weather conditions, maintain river water monitoring equipment, and follow detailed procedures with accuracy and care.

They’ll need to be organised, analytical, physically capable, and able to identify and resolve issues independently while keeping excellent records.

Strong communication skills are essential, as is the ability to engage professionally with customers, landowners and internal teams.

Good attention to detail, and comfort working near water are also key requirements.

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

Excellent problem-solving skills.
Strong data analysis or admin capabilities.
Experience in a customer facing role.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your own work.
A full UK driving license.

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.