Closing Date
10/07/2026
Job Title: Water Quality Technician
Location: Sussex
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37/ week (Friday to Monday 8:30 to 17:45)
Salary: £ 28,793.70
Full UK Driving license required - Van supplied.
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!
This role involves taking samples from a wide variety of water / wastewater operational sites and customers in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Drinking Water inspectorate and the Environment Agency.
You will need to comply with the requirements of the ISO17025 standard and follow the procedures contained within the Manual of Sampling to ensure samples are an accurate representation of the sample point / customer tap.
You will make informed decisions regarding sampling process to ensure issues such as household plumbing does not contribute to Southern Water compliance failures.
You will need to maintain an overview of the operational sites you visit, assessing factors such as security, overall effectiveness of operation and any defects likely to lead to compliance or H&S issues.
Key responsibilities:
· Undertake water, wastewater and sludge sampling in accordance with the sampling schedule and with great care and attention to detail; working independently to follow procedures competently.
· Undertake customer sampling and complaint handling
· Carry out on site analytical testing and associated quality checking to ISO17025, DWTS and MCERTS standards
· Undertake emergency sampling during incidents and advise on water and wastewater quality issues
· Registration of samples onto laboratory data system
· Administration associated with sampling and monitoring
· Reporting safety hazards
· Scientific equipment management and fault diagnosis
· Assess operational sites for general condition of operation / defects / issues
We are one of the largest water and wastewater companies in the South East of England and thrive on the passion and hard work of more than 2,000 employees.
Together we supply 532 million litres of drinking water every day to more than two million customers and treat and recycle 717 million litres of wastewater for more than four million customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Water is essential to every aspect of our lives and we're proud to be at the heart of managing water and wastewater services. We drink it, cook with it and use it to clean. Our water supply faces big challenges - the population of the South East is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of droughts and more extreme weather. It’s a future of more people needing water and wastewater services, with less water to go around.
So, together with our customers and communities, we aim to provide a sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater service that helps us create a resilient future for water in the South East.
Find out more about us:
Website: www.southernwater.co.uk
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