Trainee Emissions Monitoring Technician

SOCOTEC UK Limited is seeking a Trainee Emissions Monitoring Technician in Cirencester. The role involves supporting experts in monitoring emissions, preparing reports, and maintaining equipment across various UK projects. Candidates should have a degree in an environmental/scientific field, a willingness to work outdoors, and flexibility for travel. The position offers training, career progression, and various employee benefits but requires on-site work rather than remote.
Trainee Emissions Monitoring Technician, Cirencester

Are you interested in Air & Emissions? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Trainee to join our UKAS accredited Air & Emissions team. As a Trainee Emissions Monitoring Technician you’ll be supporting our experts with the testing and monitoring of building foundations at the forefront of a variety of projects. This is a great opportunity to train and develop your skills in a specialised area, aid professional progression, and get stuck in with some exciting projects across the UK in a hands-on learning environment.

This opportunity is a great way to kick start your career with SOCOTEC, gaining vital knowledge through our training programmes, and real life experience. We act with integrity, providing support and guidance at every stage during your early career.

The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):
• Monitoring emissions to documented procedures, published standards and protocols and industry best practice
• Preparing detailed and accurate technical reports for the client
• Working to SOCOTEC’s Health & Safety Policies and customers’ site rules and procedures contained in the SOCOTEC Quality Manual
• Undertaking any equipment maintenance, calibration, or kit preparation tasks, as required plus laboratory duties and report writing

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:
• A degree or equivalent in an environmental/scientific discipline
• An interest to develop a career in stack emissions monitoring using manual sampling and instrumental analysing techniques
• A desire to work outdoors and at heights on occasions at a variety of industrial locations, which can be physically and mentally challenging
• Availability to work away from home during the working week for some days during each month
• A full driving licence, and a flexible and positive attitude

About Air & Emissions

Our UKAS accredited Air & Emissions team work throughout the UK conducting industrial emissions testing. A career with Air & Emissions means taking on a variety of projects across a vast range of industries, and rarely working on the same project twice. We perform testing on incinerators, power stations, oil refineries and many more, while also working at heights, underground and even off-shore.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme, employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Emissions Monitoring Technician/Trainee you will play a vital role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core missions we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.