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— Water Hygiene Engineer

Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: Hartlepool, Co Durham

Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date: Oct 21st, 2025

Ref: 1621435

Water Treatment Engineer
UK-wide travel | Full-Time | Permanent
Flexibility for overtime required

The Opportunity
We're currently recruiting for a dedicated and experienced Water Treatment Engineer to join a growing team delivering essential water hygiene and treatment services across the UK.
 
With previous experience working across L8-compliant environments, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality water treatment solutions for clients nationwide.

This is a field-based role requiring regular travel across the UK, so flexibility and a full UK driving licence are essential.
 
What You'll Be Doing
  • Conducting closed system analysis, testing, and dosing
  • Carrying out inspections, cleaning, and chlorinations of water storage tanks and cooling towers
  • Performing TMV servicing and shower head disinfections
  • Undertaking temperature monitoring and sampling in accordance with ACOP L8
  • Carrying out spa balance tank cleans, dead leg removals and disinfections of pipework and buildings
  • Supporting pre-commission cleaning and flushing activities
  • Performing calorifier pasteurisation and routine maintenance
  • Completing water system assessments, fault-finding, and compliance reporting
  • Collaborating with clients and internal teams to ensure timely, safe and compliant service delivery
What We're Looking For
  • Previous experience in Water Treatment and Hygiene engineering
  • Water Hygiene qualifications (L8 / Legionella Control Association / equivalent)
  • Strong understanding of HSG274 and relevant British Standards
  • Confident communicator, both written and verbal
  • Full clean UK driving licence
  • Ability to work nationwide, including occasional overtime and overnight stays 
Desirable Skills (Not Essential)
  • Experience with water softener installations and servicing (Clack, Fleck, Autotrol units)
  • RO Plant installation, fault-finding and maintenance

Want to know more about this role?
- say hello to Matthew

Telephone
01642 702 689

Email
mregan@wolviston.com

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