Job Description

Salary

24,243 to 27,900 (depending on experience)

Location

Washington, Tyne and Wear

About the role

Wastewater Sampler Technician (2)

Full Time - 37 hours per week flexible

1 x up to 24 months Fixed-Term/Secondment

2 x up to 18 Months Fixed-Term/Secondment

Salary

-

24,243

to

27,900

(depending on experience)

Location

-

Washington base location (Travel around the North East Region is

required).

About the Role

Are you ready to make a real difference to the environment every single day? We have exciting opportunities to join our dedicated Sampling Operations Wastewater Team at Northumbrian Water as a Wastewater Sampler Technician.


At Northumbrian Water, we take pride in the quality of our wastewater and the crucial role it plays in protecting and enhancing our environment. As a Wastewater Sampler Technician, you'll be at the heart of this, working hands-on across our region to ensure our high standards are consistently met.


Health and Safety is a cornerstone of everything we do. We believe in Everyone Home Safe Every Day, and we support this with robust procedures and a strong safety culture throughout the business.


This is a dynamic, physical, and highly varied role. You'll be travelling across the North East, from Sewage Treatment Works to rivers, boreholes, and industrial sites, collecting wastewater and effluent samples. Your day might involve on-site testing, equipment calibration and maintenance, or working in challenging outdoor conditions, rain or shine. You'll be lifting manhole covers, transporting sampling equipment, and carrying out your work to strict, accredited ISO standards.


Our operation runs 24/7, 365 days a year, and our technicians are the backbone of this commitment. This means you'll be part of a weekend and out-of-hours rota, with the opportunity to contribute to a service that never stops protecting the environment.


Whether you're sampling Trade Effluent Customers, tackling emergency events, or ensuring compliance with strict methodologies, your work will directly contribute to the clean, safe management of wastewater across the region, especially in the Teesside area, where a strong presence is maintained with industrial and chemical customer effluents.


If you're someone who enjoys working outdoors, values high standards, and wants to play a vital role in environmental protection, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

About you

We're looking for diligent, conscientious, and customer-focused individuals who take real pride in their work. If you have a keen eye for detail, a full UK driving licence, and a commitment to working to the highest standards, you could be a great fit for our team.



As part of this role, you'll be expected to uphold the rigorous sampling and documentation standards required by our UKAS ISO17025 and MCERTS Accreditation. Whether you're working independently or as part of a team, you'll need to be self-motivated, reliable, and professional in your approach.



Flexibility is key in this fast-paced environment. Our workload can vary, and our tasks can shift quickly, so you'll need to be adaptable, resilient, and ready to respond to the demands of wastewater sampling, an area that brings together many technical and practical disciplines.



While your base will be in Washington, your work will take you all over the North East region, with a large portion of your time spent in the Teesside area. You'll be driving across our network, carrying out vital sampling work in all weather conditions, and representing Northumbrian Water in the field.



Ideally, you'll bring some experience in field sampling and on-site testing, but more importantly, you'll thrive on being outdoors, enjoy the freedom of being on the road, and relish the variety and pace that comes with engaging with a wide range of people and places every day.

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.





Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

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

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.
This role has also 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

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.

Our values

Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.


Our values are:

Results Driven

We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.

Ethical

We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.

Customer Focused

We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.

Innovative

We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.

One Team

We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

Colleague benefits

We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.


To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.

Eyecare

Discounted Medicals

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2work

Buying & selling annual leave

Long service awards

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Computer

Loans

Award winning wellbeing site

NWG savings scheme

Company pension scheme

Pre-retirement workshops

Life assurance

Discounts & cashback offers

Qualification loan

Documents

Business Plan 2025-30 - Essex & Suffolk Water - Download
Business Plan 2025-30 - Main Report - Download
Business Plan 2025-30 - Northumbrian Water - Download
Restore and Regenerate - Our Environment Strategy to 2050 - Download
Sampler Technician 2 - JD.doc - Download