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 be based in Aldermaston, Berkshire.