MAG (Airports Group)
Water Quality Technician

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


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We Offer
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
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