Water Quality Technician

Summary

Summary
Full-time permanent 40 hours per week
Based – East Midlands Airport
Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm On Site

Why MAG?

Every year, East Midlands Airport connects over 4 million passengers with more than 80 destinations across Europe and is also the UK’s number one provider of pure freight services. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, East Midlands Airport supports over 6,000 jobs and generates around £300m each year for the region. 

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.  You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

• Competitive company pension
• Online access to GP service – 24/7
• Private Health Care: Included as part of the benefits package
• Free staff parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Career development

The role

The Water Quality Technician is responsible for carrying out water quality monitoring, inspections and first-line maintenance activities across East Midlands Airport’s surface water drainage and containment assets.
Duties include: -

• Supporting the safe and compliant operation of the airport’s surface water systems, helping to minimise environmental risk and maintain asset serviceability
• Ensuring water quality standards and environmental controls are effectively managed.
• Undertaking planned and reactive first-line maintenance on surface water assets, including ponds, penstocks, pumps, monitoring equipment, containment systems and associated ancillary equipment.
• Carrying out routine inspections of surface water drainage, containment and discharge systems, identifying defects, operational issues, pollution risks or asset condition concerns.
• Completing daily pond inspections and reporting during the winter period, by conducting risk-based inspections and regular monitoring
• Carrying out water quality testing using handheld equipment and supporting formal laboratory sampling requirements.
• Completing water quality sampling at throughout the winter and summer.
• Supporting the operation of surface water containment and discharge systems to help minimise the risk of environmental consent breaches.
• Recording all maintenance, inspections, sampling and operational activity accurately within Maximo or other MAG-approved systems.
  
  

What will make you successful in the role?

• Proven ability to carry out first-line maintenance, inspections and minor repairs to a high standard.

• Experience working in a similar role within a large commercial, industrial or operational environment.

• Practical understanding of surface water drainage assets, including ponds, lagoons, pumps, valves, penstocks and monitoring equipment.

• Ability to complete water quality sampling, field testing and routine inspections in line with agreed procedures.

• Basic understanding of SCADA or similar control and monitoring systems.

• Good awareness of health, safety and environmental requirements.