Do you have a full driving license and preferably experience in the water industry with a background in water networks and water operations? Or keen to learn and start a career in the water industry?
Would you like to join a company where you will be given training on varied projects and work streams and the opportunity for career progression?
Come and join our team and truly make a difference to the future of water!
We have a diverse range of field-based work streams we are looking to grow:
- Network modelling field tests
- Flow and pressure tests
- Water impact assessments
- Water network investigations and operations
- Leakage Investigations
- Asset surveys
- Water quality monitoring, sampling, investigations, and interventions
At present we are looking for
Technicians to join our
Night Shift Sampling Team, working
Monday to Thursday 10pm – 6am.
The role is based in
Stepps but will require travel across Scotland.
About The Team
Our Team assess, diagnose, and determine the most appropriate solution to reduce leakage and fully support the delivery of regulatory targets and work to pinpoint leakage with a level of accuracy that delivers a great service for clients.
Your Responsibilities
- You will work as part of a two-person team, with an experienced Senior Technician, collecting samples on behalf of our client, Scottish Water.
- You will be operating from defined hydrants recording operations to report back to our client on water quality parameters.
Skills, Knowledge, And Experience
- A full UK driving license is required for this role.
- You must be confident and enjoy working outdoors, sometimes in remote environments in all weathers.
- Health and safety culture – ability to risk assess, spot hazards and identify control measures to allow safe working.
- Flexibility to work away from home when required.
- Ambitious, solution focused, “can-do” attitude.
- You will be relied on to use your own initiative, be well organised and be able to balance delivering a range of tasks.
- Deliver high quality outputs and accurate reporting to schedule.
- Competent IT skills as all data capture and progress reporting is electronic
- Working to policies and procedures.
- Must always communicate openly and honestly.
- Team working but equally confident working alone.
- Contribute to a well-rounded and highly skilled team to help meet KPIs and grow the business.
Health And Safety
This role may involve:
- Moving heavy items including inspection chamber covers.
- Working in all weather conditions (this could include night work also).
- You may be required to work in confined spaces and on highways.
- Please note mandatory drugs and alcohol tests are undertaken for this role and a DBS check will be undertaken.
What’s in it for you?
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their well-being.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.
Why RPS?
We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.
About RPS, a Tetra Tech Company
RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.
As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.
Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!
What happens next?
If we feel you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange a competency interview.If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered.Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.
Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.
Our Approach To Diversity And Inclusion
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.
‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’
Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.