Water Hygiene Qualified Supervisor
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 147251 |
Summary
Water Hygiene Qualified Supervisor (Mobile)
Location: Reading (and surrounding areas)
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for a Water Hygiene Qualified Supervisor to join our team and drive the highest standards of Health and Safety across all sites.
This is a role with clear progression opportunities, offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave.
Job Description
As a committed, motivated, and enthusiastic team player and leader, you will work closely with Contract Account Managers to ensure that skilled and suitable resources are in place to maintain client services.
You will play a key role in achieving technical KPIs at the account, segment, and country levels, while consistently adhering to ISS technical policies, standards, procedures, and Safe Systems of Work.
Leading by example, you will actively promote good health and safety practices across your team.
Key Responsibilities
Administer Legionella Tracker, review risk assessments, and correspond with clients.
Mentor engineers in the field on Legionella compliance, including observing work and completing questionnaires.
Promote and ensure the highest levels of health, safety, and compliance across all tasks.
Guide interpretation of regulations, local house rules, and any necessary deviations.
Review water sample results, risk assessments, and schematic drawings, issuing advice or remediation where qualified.
Manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and producing detailed reports on all activities undertaken.
Support investigations and system reviews alongside the Principal Engineer, offering guidance on microbiological and public health risks.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Full professional membership of a relevant body (e.g., Water Management Society, CIPHE, IHEEM).
Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary technical environments.
Experience with certification in cooling system risk assessment and water treatment.
Experience assessing microbiological risks in domestic and commercial water systems.
Skilled in interpreting microbiological and non-microbiological water sample results, including BSRIA testing.
Understanding of non-water systems such as HVAC, mechanical, and pressure systems; competent with IT software.
Full driving licence; experience in critical environments preferred.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Location: Reading (and surrounding areas)
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for a Water Hygiene Qualified Supervisor to join our team and drive the highest standards of Health and Safety across all sites.
This is a role with clear progression opportunities, offering 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave.
Job Description
As a committed, motivated, and enthusiastic team player and leader, you will work closely with Contract Account Managers to ensure that skilled and suitable resources are in place to maintain client services.
You will play a key role in achieving technical KPIs at the account, segment, and country levels, while consistently adhering to ISS technical policies, standards, procedures, and Safe Systems of Work.
Leading by example, you will actively promote good health and safety practices across your team.
Key Responsibilities
Administer Legionella Tracker, review risk assessments, and correspond with clients.
Mentor engineers in the field on Legionella compliance, including observing work and completing questionnaires.
Promote and ensure the highest levels of health, safety, and compliance across all tasks.
Guide interpretation of regulations, local house rules, and any necessary deviations.
Review water sample results, risk assessments, and schematic drawings, issuing advice or remediation where qualified.
Manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and producing detailed reports on all activities undertaken.
Support investigations and system reviews alongside the Principal Engineer, offering guidance on microbiological and public health risks.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Full professional membership of a relevant body (e.g., Water Management Society, CIPHE, IHEEM).
Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary technical environments.
Experience with certification in cooling system risk assessment and water treatment.
Experience assessing microbiological risks in domestic and commercial water systems.
Skilled in interpreting microbiological and non-microbiological water sample results, including BSRIA testing.
Understanding of non-water systems such as HVAC, mechanical, and pressure systems; competent with IT software.
Full driving licence; experience in critical environments preferred.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
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