Senior Water Hygiene Engineer

Company: Penguin Recruitment
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Water Hygiene Engineer role, you will lead hands-on water hygiene tasks within a growing, award-winning compliance team. You’ll focus on Legionella risk assessments and related system work, contributing to large-scale disinfection projects and routine monitoring. The position offers growth within a small, supportive setup and opportunities for UK travel and training. You join a company that values progression and practical, field-based impact.

Pay / Benefits

  • company van
  • mobile
  • overnight accommodation and expenses paid
  • 28 days off per year
  • investment in training and progression

Responsibilities

  • Legionella risk assessments and system schematics
  • Large-scale disinfections, including mains injection work
  • TMV servicing and fail-safe testing
  • Temperature monitoring, sampling and tank inspections
  • Hot water vessel drain purges
  • Remedial plumbing like dead leg removals (desirable)

Key requirements

  • An experienced water hygiene engineer with Legionella risk assessment experience
  • Full UK driving licence and able to obtain an enhanced DBS
  • Based in or around Birmingham, with flexibility to travel across the UK
  • Available for a couple of overnight stays per month
  • Flexible and hands-on attitude
  • willingness to take on varied tasks
  • team-oriented and capable of working in a small, supportive setup
  • Legionella risk assessment
  • system schematics
  • disinfection techniques (large-scale)

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Posted: October 25th, 2026