Purpose And Scope Of The Role
Tetra Tech’s Water Consultancy is seeking a Water Utilities Technician to join the Trunk Mains Conditioning and Water Quality team in Scotland. You will work alongside a Senior Technician to operate and survey clean‑water assets, install and maintain monitoring equipment, and collect water samples for Scottish Water. Daily duties include valve and hydrant operation, mobile data capture, adherence to CALM procedures and accurate reporting to support network performance and regulatory compliance on multi‑site programmes.
Your Impact In This Position
You will provide essential operational data that directly informs water quality interventions and network resilience. In the short term you will ensure reliable sample collection and equipment operation; over the medium term you will contribute to improved monitoring coverage and operational efficiency; longer term opportunities include progression to senior field roles, specialist sampling or asset commissioning positions within regional programmes.
Core Capabilities
* Field operations competence – confident operating valves, hydrants and basic network plant, following detailed design and CALM procedures.
* Data accuracy & reporting – meticulous completion of sampling records and timely submission via mobile data capture applications.Technical installation & maintenance – support installation and routine servicing of flow and water‑quality monitoring equipment and perform daily/weekly checks.
* Practical resilience & safety culture – ability to work in all weather, on highways and at height where required, with strict adherence to HSE, DBS and drug & alcohol testing regimes.
* Teamworking & autonomy – effective two‑person team working, ability to lone‑work when trained, and flexibility to work varied hours and occasional overnight stays.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Expected: full UK driving licence and utilities or mechanical/electrical/telecoms background. Desirable: prior clean‑water experience and mobile data capture familiarity. Mandatory: DBS check and drug & alcohol testing.
Work patterns & locations
Field‑based role across Scotland with regular site travel; early starts, occasional night shifts and occasional periods away from home. Flexible working discussed at interview.
In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role.
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