Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer

TalentHQ RecruitmentStevenagereedpublished 10/12/2026

Position: Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: Hertfordshire (with travel across client sites) Salary: £26,000 per annum +Company Vehicle Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer:

Are you a hardworking, ambitious and reliable individual? Does the opportunity to work for a growing compliance business, which delivers specialist services across water hygiene, fire safety, asbestos, and electrical testing appeal to you? Maybe you’ve done an electrical or plumbing qualification, although this is not essential? Does a varied position, where you get to travel to different sites appeal to you? Are you career-driven, organised, and passionate about delivering high-quality work? Do you pride yourself on having excellent attention to detail? Are you tidy, punctual, and well organised? Do you have a Full UK manual driving license (held for a minimum of 3 years)? Would you like the opportunity to join a growing, well-established organisation that offers excellent company benefits, training and career development opportunities? If you answered 'YES' to some of the above, then we'd love to hear from you and please get in touch with the TalentHQ Recruitment team today to find out more about this exciting opportunity...

Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer

Are you a hardworking, ambitious and reliable individual? Does the opportunity to work for a growing compliance business, delivering specialist services across water hygiene, fire safety, asbestos and electrical testing, appeal to you? Perhaps you’ve completed an electrical or plumbing qualification? This would be advantageous but isn’t essential. Does a varied role, where you’ll get to travel to different sites, appeal to you? Are you career-driven, organised and passionate about delivering high-quality work? Do you pride yourself on having excellent attention to detail? Are you tidy, punctual and well organised? Do you hold a full UK manual driving license, which you’ve held for a minimum of three years? Would you like the opportunity to join a growing, well-established organisation offering excellent company benefits, training and career development opportunities? If you answered ‘YES’ to some of the above, then we’d love to hear from you and please get in touch with TalentHQ Recruitment today to find out more about this exciting opportunity...

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer to join a growing compliance business delivering specialist services across water hygiene, fire safety, asbestos, and electrical testing. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is ambitious, motivated and looking to build a long-term career within a supportive and expanding organisation. Full training can be provided, making this a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to enter the industry.

Job Duties:

  • Legionella monitoring and sampling
  • Legionella risk assessments
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Filter, UV light and water softener servicing
  • Cold water tank, cylinder inspections
  • Descaling outlets and cylinders
  • TMV servicing

Job Requirements:

  • Career-driven and ambitious
  • Self-motivated with a positive attitude
  • Organised and reliable
  • Tidy, detail-oriented and methodical
  • Comfortable working independently
  • Professional and customer-focused
  • Happy travelling and staying away overnight when required
  • Enthusiastic about learning new skills and developing your career
  • A team player who enjoys being part of a supportive and collaborative environment

Requirements

  • Full UK manual driving license (held for a minimum of 3 years)
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Reside within reasonable commuting distance of Buntingford, Hertfordshire
  • Willingness to travel extensively as part of the role and occasional overnight stay
  • No previous industry experience required as full training can be provided

Benefits:

  • Extensive training programme
  • Career progression
  • Work-life balance (Mon-Fri)
  • Health and wellbeing programme
  • Company vehicles
  • Apple work phone
  • Full equipment supplied
  • Fuel expense card
  • Company events
  • Company pension

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by TalentHQ Ltd, acting as an Employment Agency. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will aim to contact you within 5 days if you are shortlisted. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to each applicant individually. By applying for this role, you accept our Privacy Policy which you can find on our website.

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