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Technical Specialist
Technical Specialist – (Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects)
Who We Are
Aqua Operations Ltd provides operational and technical consultancy to the domestic wastewater and industrial effluent treatment sectors.
Our services include:
- Concept Engineering: Rapid assessment of optimum solutions to meet business needs
- Automated Engineering: Innovative technology solutions for automating engineering design and costing
- Detailed Design: A multi-disciplinary design team to meet your project needs
- Commercial Engineering: Unique service for optimising decisions on need, scope, cost, and risk of the investment portfolio
- Process Commissioning: Ensuring the plant meets required performance criteria and is optimised for operation
Job Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide practical and technical support for environmental consultancy projects on commercial, industrial, municipal wastewater and sludge processing projects.
You will be contributing to a variety of consultancy project types, including:
- Operational and Commissioning Support – Provide on-site and desk-based technical process support for operational, commissioning, and process consultancy projects as required by the business
- Project Management – Managing all aspects of assigned projects, including:
- Development of proposals
- Producing RAMS (Risk Assessment & Method Statements)
- Managing resources, time, contractors, client relationships, and financial aspects
- Inspire the QHSE manager with the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of standard procedures and quality systems
- Business Development – Develop a network of existing and new clients, manage client relationships to support business growth strategies
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Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree (BSc or BEng at minimum) in a relevant field, with an interest in providing practical solutions to environmental improvement
- A minimum of 2 years’ relevant industry experience
- Practical engagement (field/office/lab-based) including:
- Collection and analysis of samples
- Interpretation of data
- Development of scientific reports
- Presenting findings to clients
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for developing rapport and earning client trust
- A dynamic approach to problem-solving, with creativity to devise bespoke solutions to complex effluent treatment challenges
- Readiness to travel to sites across the UK, with occasional short-term absences from the office for projects
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Full clean driving license and access to your own vehicle
- A degree (BSc or BEng minimum) in a discipline supporting:
- Water/wastewater chemistry
- Microbiology
- Engineering
- Practical experience working on industrial/water utility sites
- Project management experience
- Excellent communication to:
- Coordinate with client-facing teams
- Present ideas to line managers and teams in meetings and presentations
- Strong health and safety (H&S) awareness, including:
- RAMS compliance
- Permits
- Site inductions
- Customer-facing experience in a professional setting
- Ability to develop SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Engineering fluency in site machinery (e.g., pumps, mixers, aeration systems, mechanical functions, and control philosophies)
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience developing and executing laboratory methods
- Strong report writing skills
- Business development talents
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