About The Role Project Technician Full Time - 37 hours per week flexible 2 x Permanent Salary - £ 26,160 to £ 32,700 per annum depending on experience Location – Washington About The Role At Northumbrian Water we’re passionate about protecting and enhancing the environment and now have an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key role in that mission. We’re looking for Project Technicians to join our Sampling Operations Team. If you enjoy responsibility, working outdoors, being part of a team that makes a real impact, and taking pride in doing things to a high standard, this could be the perfect role for you. As a Project Technician, you’ll be responsible for planning and organising different wastewater sampling related projects in accordance with key stakeholder and laboratory department requirements. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for organising, monitoring and maintaining some of our core NWG sampling programmes, including Trade Effluent sampling and a number of upcoming large-scale capital projects in AMP8. You’ll often be the key contact, particularly if site visits are required, to investigate and resolve any sampling related issues that arise. You will also be responsible for monitoring and maintaining accredited quality systems and equipment calibration schedules, and the sampling software packages used by the team. You will assist our team of Sampler Technicians collecting wastewater and effluent samples from a wide range of locations across the whole North East region. This includes sewage treatment works, rivers, industrial customer sites and bathing waters, amongst others, in accordance with annual sampling schedules and strict, accredited methodologies to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. You’ll provide unsupervised on-site sampling and laboratory analysis for other NWG teams where effluent treatment processes rely on accurate data and timely support. This is a hands on, physical role that involves working in all weather conditions and handling specialist sampling equipment, as well as office based duties where you’ll be highly organised and use your initiative to meet deadlines, solve problems, and be competent in Microsoft applications to produce accurate reports and documentation. You’ll be part of a regional 24/7 operation, so weekend and standby rota participation is expected to help ensure continuous coverage throughout the year. At Northumbrian Water, health and safety is at the heart of everything we do. We operate with a strong “Everyone Home Safe Every Day” culture and provide all the training, procedures, and support you need to work safely and effectively, and be a leading example of this culture to the team. If you’re proactive, take responsibility for your own development, and ready to take on a rewarding and varied role in a company that values sustainability, safety and service, we’d love to hear from you. This is an operational role and not suitable for home working. About You The successful candidates will be conscientious, detail-oriented, customer focused and take pride in doing things the right way. You’ll need to hold a full UK driving licence and have the ability to follow, and maintain, strict sampling and documentation procedures in line with our ISO17025 and MCERTS accreditation standards. This role suits someone who is self-motivated and confident working independently, but also values being part of a supportive team. You will be competent in Microsoft applications: Sharepoint, Excel, Word and Outlook, and preferably have some knowledge of Sample Manager. You’ll have good written and verbal communication skills and be able, and willing, to train and develop “on-the-job” and through collaboration with colleagues. Flexibility is key as the workload can vary, you’ll need to be able to adapt quickly to different tasks, both operational and sampling related. Resilience and a willingness to adjust to changing priorities are essential in a role that’s both dynamic and rewarding. Your base will be in Washington but your operational duties will see you regularly travelling across the Northumbrian Water region. Ideally, you’ll bring some experience in field sampling, but most importantly you’ll enjoy working outdoors as well as in an office environment, be someone who values high standards and can connect with a variety of people to bring about innovative solutions to challenging problems. Here at Northumbrian Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. About Us Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business. We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply Please Note: This role has been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date. Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked. Please note this role may require a DBS to be completed prior to employment. NWG At a Glance: Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it. Our Benefits We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include: Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays. Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%. Free access to local attractions. A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more. Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members. Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme. Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme. Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription. About Us NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.