What you’ll be doing
as a Sampling Field Operations Manager
1. Build, lead, and develop a sampling field operations team
2. Champion health and safety and create a strong safety-first culture
3. Deliver high-quality, compliant sampling services in line with regulatory requirements
4. Drive technical excellence, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement
5. Manage budgets, resources, and performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs
Base location: Thames Valley, with travel across 3 base locations
Working hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, typically 9 am to 5 pm
Working pattern: Hybrid, minimum 3 days per week on site
What you should bring to the role
6. Strong experience in water or wastewater sampling, with a good understanding of regulatory requirements
7. Proven experience leading, motivating, and developing operational field teams
8. Ability to deliver high-quality, compliant services while managing performance, SLAs, and KPIs
9. Knowledge of ISO17025 standards and an understanding of Drinking Water Inspectorate and/or Environment Agency regulations
10. Confident communication skills, able to work effectively with technical, operational, and stakeholder groups
11. A degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent industry experience, with good IT and data-handling skills
What’s in it for you?
12. This role will be paid from £52,050 up to £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
13. 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
14. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
15. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.