Environmental Control Technician

Are you passionate about environmental protection? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Join us as an Environmental Control Technician (ECT), where you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our environment while supporting critical operations around the clock.

What will you be doing?

As an Environmental Control Technician, you will be at the forefront of environmental risk management, operating within our 24/7 control room. Your mission: protect the environment by monitoring, assessing, and managing potential pollution events, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving positive outcomes for both the company and the community.

You will work closely with Operational Control Managers and Environmental Protection Technicians to:

• Risk assess and triage environmental alerts.
• Implement mitigation solutions to manage pollution risks.
• Maintain ongoing ownership of events until resolution.
• Escalate issues as necessary while keeping regulatory agencies updated.
• Liase with a range of internal and external stakeholders during pressured events.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess potential pollution events, identify mitigation strategies, and deploy appropriate resources.
• Capture evidence of environmental impact and mitigation efficacy.
• Ensure timely communication and reports to the Environment Agency (EA).
• Manage out-of-hours (OOH) mailboxes and prioritize tasks accordingly.
• Coordinate tankering and jetting operations (OOH).
• Support compliance failure risk management (OOH).
• Conduct early detection and triage of environmental alerts during OOH periods.
• Update risk management systems and maintain accurate records.
• Assist ETTs and OCMs with their workloads and provide support during incident management.

What skills & experience do I need to be successful?

We seek proactive, detail-oriented individuals with:

• A strong commitment to environmental stewardship.
• Excellent problem-solving and risk-assessment skills in pressured environments.
• Ability to work effectively in a 24/7 shift pattern including standby shifts.
• Strong communication and coordination abilities.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care.
• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%.
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household.
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more.
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary).
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary).
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay.
• Bonus scheme.
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

We are passionate and committed to the learning and development of our people making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We also take Health and Safety very seriously in everything that we do.

Closing date: 19/07/26

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

If you need any support, please reach out to our team at resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk. To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV; we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

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Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.