Water Technician

Water Technician

Location: Cumberland Infirmary – Carlisle

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

Are you looking to take the next step in your technical career and play a vital role in ensuring safe, compliant, and high‑quality water systems? We’re looking for a committed and skilled Water Technician to support the delivery of safe water services across the site. This role provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to essential compliance, protect building users, and help maintain the smooth running of critical systems every day.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Monitor, treat, and maintain water systems to ensure safety, compliance, and environmental standards are met.
• Test water quality through sampling, chemical testing, and analysis for purification.
• Maintain systems such as TMVs and storage tanks.
• Identify contamination risks – including Legionella – and take proactive steps to resolve issues.
• Perform maintenance on water treatment equipment, networks, and sewerage systems.
• Support compliance processes and contribute to detailed reporting for audits across quality, health & safety, and environmental standards.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with water systems, water treatment processes, or building services.
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements such as L8 and water safety standards.
• A methodical and solutions‑focused approach to problem‑solving.
• Great communication skills and confidence working with internal teams and external contractors.
• The ability to work efficiently, manage workload, and contribute to continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Behaviours

• Customer‑focused with a professional, ‘can‑do’ attitude.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high standards.
• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively and remain calm under pressure.
• Keen to promote safe systems of work and uphold QHSE best practice.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in water hygiene, water treatment, or a similar technical environment.
• Knowledge of water system maintenance, compliance, and safe operating procedures.
• Previous experience in a technical, estates, or facilities role is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Virtual GP and financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme.
• Flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices, allowing purchase of extra holiday days and insurance.
• Discounts from MiDeals platform, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and life cover up to four times salary.
• Enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan.
• Recognition through Mitie Stars with monthly cash prizes and an annual top prize.
• Diverse training and development opportunities to advance your career.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

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