Envireau
Environmental Technician
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The Vacancy
As an Environmental Technician, you will play a critical part in delivering our services. You will join a technically excellent, diverse, hardworking, and agile team of professionals, where your achievements are celebrated, and your professional development encouraged. This is a full-time, permanent position based UK-Wide with offices in Derby, Shrewsbury, North Yorkshire, Stirling, Bristol and Manchester.
Envireau is part of the RSK Group of companies. We are recognised as one of the go-to water consultants for leading UK businesses, providing expert solutions in water resource management and regulatory compliance across the UK, always with clarity and integrity in mind.
Responsibilities
- Gathering, recording, processing, and analysing field data for a variety of projects, including supporting the wider team in producing figures, mapping, and outputs using software such as Excel and ArcGIS; contributing to environmental assessments, flood risk evaluations, and water management projects.
- Designing and conducting groundwater and surface water sampling and monitoring, pump testing, site supervision, and data collection activities across various sites, ensuring accuracy and adherence to regulatory standards.
- Ensuring all field equipment is maintained, calibrated, and in optimal working condition to guarantee the quality of collected data.
- Working closely with clients during site visits, maintaining professionalism, and providing clear communication about field activities and project progress.
- Adhering to all health and safety regulations while on-site, ensuring safe working conditions for yourself and others.
Qualifications And Experience
- A BSc in an environmental/earth sciences field, equivalent apprenticeship or experience.
- Previous experience in a field-based role within environmental consulting or water management is advantageous but not essential. Candidates are asked to demonstrate an appreciation of how transferable experience applies.
- A passion for hands-on work, strong numerical skills, and a meticulous approach to data collection and reporting, with experience in Excel and ArcGIS desirable.
- A willingness and desire to travel throughout the UK for site work, coupled with a positive attitude and a passion for exploring new locations.
- A full UK Driving License is essential.
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Personal Attributes
- A positive, self-starting and flexible attitude with a real interest in learning and growth.
- A desire to get stuck in quickly and apply knowledge and skills in a pragmatic way.
- A passion for building great relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work, is numerically and technically minded, values precision, and is passionate about the environment and water management.
Salary And Benefits
- Salary of £27,000 to £32,000 dependent on experience.
- Permanent, full-time contract (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday).
- Hybrid working with flexible start and finish times, and family-friendly arrangements.
- Performance-based individual bonus scheme.
- Inclusive of professional subscriptions including CIWEM, GeolSoc, IES.
- 35 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, plus an annual leave purchase scheme.
- Contributory private pension.
- Private medical insurance, including dental and optical benefits.
- Discounted gym memberships.
- Income protection and life cover.
- Cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes.
- Volunteering opportunities and team away days.
- Retirement and mortgage advice.
What would make you a great fit for us?
Apply to join our team today! Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply and tell us more about what you could bring to the team.
About Us
We are a close-knit, client-focused firm of water scientists and engineers. Our core services cover industrial and private water supplies, flood risk management and drainage and water treatment. We have forged close working relationships with private individuals and national and global businesses, including DIAGEO, Nestle, Astra Zeneca, Bellway Homes, Associated British Ports and Elveden Estates. Our merging with RSK will enable both companies to rely on mutual expertise and greatly expand our hydrogeology and hydrology capabilities. Envireau will continue to deliver the excellent service they are known for while also exploring new opportunities across the public sector.
Envireau was founded in 1998 and operates throughout Ireland and the UK. Our team, incorporating water specialists and academics, works collaboratively with clients to find robust, cost-effective solutions to complex water problems, keeping sustainability and quality at the forefront of every result.
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Envireau is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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