At a Glance
- Tasks: Perform maintenance and servicing on water industry equipment while ensuring safety and compliance.
- Company: Join Veolia, a global leader in environmental services dedicated to ecological transformation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and a company van with fuel card.
- Other info: Flexible working options and opportunities for community volunteering.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the planet while building a meaningful career.
- Qualifications: Mechanical engineering background preferred; strong problem-solving and customer skills required.
The predicted salary is between 38000 - 40000 £ per year.
Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specialising in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonisation, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Veolia brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Ready to make a real difference – not just in your career, but for the planet? As water technologies experts, we don't just offer jobs – we build careers with purpose. We're on a mission of Ecological Transformation, and we're looking for a dedicated Service Engineer to help us lead the charge.
What will I be doing:
- Site-Based Maintenance & Servicing: Carry out planned preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, commissioning, upgrades, and refurbishment activities on equipment installed at wastewater and related water industry sites.
- Chemical Handling & Process Cleaning: Safely handle and work with treatment chemicals on a daily basis, undertaking chemical cleaning and dosing activities in accordance with site procedures, health and safety requirements, and environmental regulations.
- Technical Support: Provide technical and commercial support to customers, ensuring equipment operates efficiently and effectively. Gather operational feedback and site observations to support continuous improvement and future product development.
- Customer Engagement: Build and maintain strong working relationships with site operators, maintenance teams, and key stakeholders. Provide recommendations to improve process performance, asset reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Troubleshooting & Fault Finding: Diagnose and resolve mechanical and process-related issues on-site, responding to breakdowns and operational challenges to minimise downtime and maintain compliance with treatment requirements.
- Health, Safety & Compliance: Work in accordance with water industry standards, site-specific safety procedures, and environmental regulations, maintaining a strong commitment to safe working practices at all times.
- Flexibility: Demonstrate a flexible approach to customer and operational requirements. The role will involve travel to wastewater sites and may require nights away and occasional weekend working.
Qualifications
- Mechanical engineering background preferred.
- Experience working within the water, wastewater, process, or industrial sectors would be advantageous.
- Electrical knowledge is desirable but not essential.
- Strong fault-finding, problem-solving, and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to work independently in a site-based environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
What we can offer you:
- Enjoy a generous 25 days of holiday plus all Bank Holidays – and yes, your birthday is on us! Want more flexibility? Buy or sell additional days to suit your lifestyle.
- Private Healthcare through BUPA with the option to extend coverage to your loved ones.
- Dental Plan that covers appointments and treatments, or gives you cash back.
- Enhanced Maternity/Primary Care: 13 weeks full pay from Day 1.
- Enhanced Paternity/Secondary Care: 2 weeks full pay from Day 1.
- Adoption Leave: 13 weeks full pay for Parental Care and 2 weeks full pay for Co-parental Care – both from your very first day!
- Our Carer Support program offers flexible solutions including remote work options, adjusted schedules, and paid or unpaid leave for those with longer-term caring commitments.
- Give back to your community with one paid volunteering day every year.
- We invest in your tomorrow with a leading competitive pension contribution – paid by us, every single month.
- Industry-Leading Life Insurance: 10x your salary paid to your loved ones.
- Income Protection: Should the unexpected happen, we've got you covered for up to 5 years at 60% of your salary.
- Personal Computer Scheme – upgrade your tech.
- Car Leasing Scheme – drive the car you love.
- Cycle to Work Scheme – stay active and save money.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
