Environmental Monitoring Technician

Job Introduction

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. 

We are currently looking for an experienced Environmental Monitoring Technician to join our friendly team at Stancombe in Bristol. 

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds, therefore prior technical experience isn’t always necessary for success.

Role Responsibility

Reporting directly to Environmental Monitoring Manager, you will be responsible for undertaking environmental monitoring duties, including sampling of groundwater, surface waters and landfill leachate, recording water levels and measuring concentrations of landfill gas.  You will be responsible for reporting the results and the follow-up actions to ensure the Company’s quarries and landfill sites are operated to minimise the impact on the environment and in accordance with legislative requirements. You will collate and report the data accurately and ensure compliance with the reporting schedules.  

Importantly, round 90% of your work will be field based. This will include visiting our sites located in the South West of England, from Worcestershire to Dorset and South Wales along the M4 corridor to Carmarthen.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to improving the sector’s safety performance by complying with the company’s health and safety requirements for the role
• To carry out environmental monitoring on the Company’s sites, including quarries and landfills in line with Company procedures and Industry best practice
• The input of collected data for upload to the monitoring database
• Support the maintenance of site environmental management plans for closed landfills in line with Environmental Management System requirements
• Support regulatory engagement regarding closed landfill sites
• Undertake other environmental monitoring duties as required
• Provide advice to site management, geologists, and estates team regarding permit or trigger level breaches relating to landfill gas, water quality and water levels to allow instigation of action to rectify or prevent future non-compliance

The Ideal Candidate

This is a varied and rewarding position that requires good time management skills and self-motivation, along with the ability to work independently and follow complex procedures. Experience in data collection and reporting would be advantageous, as would computer literacy (using spreadsheets and databases), and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

• Good time management skills
• Experience of data collection and reporting
• Computer literate, experience of spreadsheet and databases
• Clear and effective communicator with a range of stakeholders
• Able to prioritise work, to work under own initiative with the ability to work to fixed deadlines, to understand and follow procedures

You will also be provided a 4x4 and a fuel card to use for work use.

Why Us

Along with the role of Environmental Monitoring Technician we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Bonus scheme 
• Enhanced holiday entitlement 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
• Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Tarmac Trading Limited