Water Hygiene Engineer

Job Title: Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: Dartford, Kent

Salary/Benefits: £27k - £36k + Training & Benefits

A successful name within the Water Hygiene / Legionella industry is recruiting in the South East of England. They are seeking a reliable Water Hygiene Engineer, who can confidently perform a range of pre-planned maintenance duties. You will be working in and around the M25, servicing a mixed portfolio of commercial, public sector and local authority premises. Our client is well-known for their fantastic further training opportunities, including into Legionella Risk Assessing and Plumbing. The successful candidate can expect competitive salaries and benefits packages, including a company vehicle.

Locations of work include: Dartford, Gravesend, Erith, Sidcup, Bromley, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Croydon, Mitcham, Sutton, Caterham, Redhill, Oxted, Epsom, Kingston upon Thames, Twickenham, Woking, Southall, Slough, Windsor, Wembley, Harrow, Watford, Potters Bar, St Albans, Hatfield, Cheshunt, Enfield, Epping, Ilford, Romford, Hornchurch, Billericay, Basildon, Grays, Tilbury.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience working as a Water Hygiene Engineer
• Good working knowledge of HSG 274 and ACOP L8 guidelines
• Ideally will have industry-related training / qualifications
• Flexibility to travel within the role
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Proficient in using IT software

The Role:

• Showerhead disinfections
• Flushing on little used outlets
• Inspections, cleans and chlorinations of cold water storage tanks
• TMV servicing and failsafe checks
• Calorifier blowdowns
• Water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Updating site logbooks
• Adhering to set schedules and deadlines

Alternative job titles: Water Treatment Engineer, Environmental Service Technician, Water Management Engineer, Water Hygiene Operative, Legionella Technician.

Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

We are inundated with applications, we will endeavour to get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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