31216 - Senior Assistant Scientist
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,607 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31216 |
Summary
We really do value a diverse workforce. We want to be an organisation that represents modern Britain and all the communities we serve. We want everybody to feel included, fairly treated and duly recognised for the contribution they make.
If you have experience of analytical chemistry within a laboratory setting and a passion for the natural environment this is an exciting opportunity for you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join the team based at the Leeds laboratory. You will be directly contributing to the Environment Agency’s core responsibilities whilst working in a small team carrying out analysis.
Your main duties will include:
• Working within and supporting a team in delivering a high-quality analytical service to defined time, cost and quality targets.
• Working alongside our scientists to improve existing methods and develop new ones when required.
• Analysing samples using a variety of extraction techniques and state of the art instrumentation.
• Identifying root causes and rectifying technical issues using your knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Ensuring Health and Safety procedures are adhered to at all times.
• The opportunity to take part in a pollution incident rota.
• Ensuring all work meets the high-quality standards expected of an ISO17025 accredited laboratory.
This role will be on a Monday to Friday work pattern. All EA employees are expected to participate in incident response and will receive relevant training and support to identify an appropriate role which suits their personal circumstances.
The team
You’ll be working within a small team alongside approximately 50 other Analytical staff and 8 Customer Services colleagues. We provide analytical services to the Environment Agency and external customers which includes the analysis of sediments, soils, biota and waters from across England and around the coastline, as well as offering a bespoke Forensic Waste Service. If you’d like to know a bit more about our work, please look at our website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about
Experience/skills required
Essential:
• Experience of working in an analytical laboratory, focussed on Organic chemistry with a good knowledge of analytical techniques and instrumentation.
• Good communication skills are essential to allow you to work closely with your team and other teams on site.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and have an ability to prioritise workload, while adhering to strict quality criteria.
• Problem solving skills, preferably in a lab environment.
• A team player who enjoys helping others and building and sustaining relationships
• Experience of working within a quality standard or within a UKAS accredited chemistry laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 or equivalent.
Desirable:
• Experience of training others.
• Educated to at least degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.
If you have experience of analytical chemistry within a laboratory setting and a passion for the natural environment this is an exciting opportunity for you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join the team based at the Leeds laboratory. You will be directly contributing to the Environment Agency’s core responsibilities whilst working in a small team carrying out analysis.
Your main duties will include:
• Working within and supporting a team in delivering a high-quality analytical service to defined time, cost and quality targets.
• Working alongside our scientists to improve existing methods and develop new ones when required.
• Analysing samples using a variety of extraction techniques and state of the art instrumentation.
• Identifying root causes and rectifying technical issues using your knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Ensuring Health and Safety procedures are adhered to at all times.
• The opportunity to take part in a pollution incident rota.
• Ensuring all work meets the high-quality standards expected of an ISO17025 accredited laboratory.
This role will be on a Monday to Friday work pattern. All EA employees are expected to participate in incident response and will receive relevant training and support to identify an appropriate role which suits their personal circumstances.
The team
You’ll be working within a small team alongside approximately 50 other Analytical staff and 8 Customer Services colleagues. We provide analytical services to the Environment Agency and external customers which includes the analysis of sediments, soils, biota and waters from across England and around the coastline, as well as offering a bespoke Forensic Waste Service. If you’d like to know a bit more about our work, please look at our website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about
Experience/skills required
Essential:
• Experience of working in an analytical laboratory, focussed on Organic chemistry with a good knowledge of analytical techniques and instrumentation.
• Good communication skills are essential to allow you to work closely with your team and other teams on site.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and have an ability to prioritise workload, while adhering to strict quality criteria.
• Problem solving skills, preferably in a lab environment.
• A team player who enjoys helping others and building and sustaining relationships
• Experience of working within a quality standard or within a UKAS accredited chemistry laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 or equivalent.
Desirable:
• Experience of training others.
• Educated to at least degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.