Monitoring Technician in St Helens

Company Description

Location: St Helens, UK

Ayesa is a global engineering consultancy with over 13,000 employees, where our UK & Ireland business combines international strength with the agility and autonomy of an SME. With a presence in 40 countries, Ayesa has built a strong international reputation across a diverse range of engineering disciplines. Our expertise includes water and flood infrastructure, transportation, marine and coastal engineering, geoscience, environmental services, energy, and building structures. Our UK & Ireland teams deliver technically challenging, varied projects that develop broad expertise without confining people to narrow roles — offering the opportunity to make a meaningful local impact while benefiting from the stability, knowledge, and career opportunities of a well-established global organisation.

Position

What You Will Be Doing:

Description: Supporting the work of the environmental permitting team by completing site based environmental monitoring and sampling of permitted facilities. The work is mainly field based but will involve some office-based work associated with compiling and reporting gathered information.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the team’s multidisciplinary work and supporting permit compliance and permit applications.
• Support senior team members and help existing clients maintain compliance with extant permits including reviewing and processing environmental monitoring data and liaising with third party laboratories.
• Support other teams with site-based work as required.
• Support senior team members by providing information to allow the production of invoices to help with client project management.

Requirements

What You Bring:

• Communication and inter-personal skills necessary to work as part of a team.
• Time and organisational skills necessary to allow completion of work to time and budget.
• Willingness to take on responsibility, use initiative but primarily work with supervision.
• Develop technical knowledge under instruction of the senior technician, other senior team members and through attendance of relevant training.
• Maintain and develop good MS Excel skills to allow production of consolidated monitoring data and support the preparation of subsequent reports.

Essential Qualifications

• Level 3 or above (e.g. A Level, national certificate, national diploma in relevant Science (e.g. Environmental Science/Chemistry) or Geography or Civil Engineering).
• Good basic IT skills especially MS Word and Excel.
• Full driving licence.
• Level 6 (e.g. degree with honours).
• Membership of a relevant Chartered Institute.
• Have knowledge of the permitting and planning process.
• Have knowledge of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Other information

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary package to attract and retain top talent in the industry.
• Flexible Working: Enjoy flexible working hours and hybrid working, allowing you to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Employer Pension Match Scheme: We offer a pension match scheme to help you secure your financial future.
• Income Protection: Receive support in safeguarding your income in the event of illness or injury.
• Life Assurance: Gain peace of mind with life assurance coverage.
• Training and Development Programme: Access a range of training and development opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.
• Family & Well-Being Support: Benefit from our Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Benefits and our confidential support services to address personal or professional challenges, included in our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Sports and Social: Engage in our vibrant sports and social activities to foster a sense of community and well-being among our team members.
• Increased Annual Leave: 25 days’ annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, enjoy increased annual leave entitlements based on years of service.
• Recognition Awards: Receive recognition for your contributions through our awards program, celebrating achievements and excellence.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.