Environmental Laboratory Scientist

Meteor have been successfully designing, building and installing environmental monitoring and control solutions for over 25 years. We make it simple to obtain high quality, real-time data in a secure, accessible way. Our monitoring systems provide complete portable solutions for water quality, level and weather applications. From a single point, to a complete catchment our systems provide accurate, robust real-time communication, monitoring and control to remote environments.

Opportunities exist for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our Water Quality Services team in a laboratory orientated role. We have an extensive network of monitoring equipment delivering real-time data to a range of customers from private sector to government agencies. Working primarily in the laboratory you will be responsible for ensuring that our network is serviced and maintained to a high standard.

Qualifications / experience

Successful candidates will have:

• ideally some knowledge/experience of working in a laboratory or similar environment;
• a qualification in an environmental science or similar area or have equivalent experience;
• some experience within the environmental sector however this is not vital;
• excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• the ability to work both as part of a team and independently, remaining self-motivated;
• strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail; and
• the ability to manage workload and prioritise work requests.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• assembly and testing of equipment prior to deployment;
• collation, and interpretation of water quality data and information; and
• calibration, cleaning and servicing of instrumentation.

The successful candidate will receive relevant training. The role will initially be based in Bramley, near Basingstoke. 

Please send your full CV and a covering letter, stating why you’re interested and how you meet the selection criteria outlined above, by email to Nick Weddell at nweddell@meteorcommunications.co.uk. 

Successful candidates will be notified by email. Please note that the closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. You will need to provide proof that you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer feedback on individual applications.