Water Treatment Engineer

Position Details

Job Title:

Water Treatment Engineer

Location:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Salary/Benefits: £26k - £36k + Training & Benefits.

Additional benefits include a company vehicle, overtime earning opportunities, and standard benefits.

Our client is a successful Water Treatment / Water Hygiene specialist with a UK-wide client portfolio. They are seeking a diverse and hardworking Water Treatment Engineer to work across commercial, industrial and local authority premises. Responsibilities include pre‑planned ACOP L8 compliance duties and technical treatment duties such as closed system dosing and pre‑commissioning cleans.

Ideally, candidates will be based in any of the following areas:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Sunderland, East Boldon, Washington, Chester-le-Street, Houghton le Spring, Seaham, Consett, Durham, Prudhoe, Blaydon, Ponteland, Stocksfield, Whitley Bay, North Shields, South Shields, Hartlepool, Redcar, Middlesborough, Darlington, Spennymoor, Yarm, Thornaby, Guisborough, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

• Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Engineer
• Excellent technical knowledge, including ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• Avoidable advantage: plumbing experience / qualifications (e.g., Plumbing Diploma, Plumbing NVQ and/or G3 ticket)
• Flexible to travel in line with client requirements
• Hardworking attitude
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills

• TMV servicing and inspections
• Tank inspections, cleans and disinfections
• Closed system sampling, analysis and appropriate dosing as needed
• Shower head disinfections
• Inspecting, installing and testing CLO2 dosing units
• Calorifier inspections
• Water sampling and temperature monitoring
• Pre‑commissioning cleans and flushing in line with BSRIA guidelines
• Producing detailed technical service reports
• Fault finding on site and highlighting any non‑conformities
• Working to agreed deadlines and personal targets

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