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LEEDS NLS Olympia House, Gelderd Road, Leeds, LS12 6DD

Staff Grade 2

Permanent

Full Time

Science

£20,507

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 with relevant experience and skills to come and join us in our Monitoring Laboratory based in Leeds. You will be directly contributing to the Environment Agency response to climate change by working within a small team carrying out the analysis of solid and liquid environmental samples.
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.
Your main duties will include:

• Working as part of a team delivering a high quality analytical service to defined time, cost and quality targets
• Analysing samples using a variety of extraction techniques and state of the art instrumentation
• Keeping work areas tidy
• Ensuring Health and Safety procedures are adhered to
• Carrying out routine laboratory tasks e.g. routine calibrations, stock control, making of analytical standards
• Team rotation possibilities
• Incident rota opportunities including pollution response.

You’ll be working within a small team alongside approximately 35 other Analytical staff and 12 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 take a look at our websites
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about
https://natlabs.co.uk/

You will ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following skills:

• Working in an analytical laboratory with knowledge of analytical techniques and instrumentation
• Good communication skills are essential
• Working to tight deadlines and an ability to prioritise workloads
• Working within a team
• Problem solving skills are preferable
• Experience of working within a quality standard or within a UKAS accredited laboratory is desirable but not essential
• Ideally you will be educated to at least Chemistry A-Level or equivalent in a relevant subject or have some experience of working in a Chemistry laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025

You’ll be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support you need to succeed in your new role.
We support flexible working hours and practices to help you strike a good balance between your work and personal life. You’ll have access to a Local Government Pension scheme as well as a host of other employee benefits.
Our Leeds laboratory is off the M621 and well served by public transport links, we have secure bike pods and free staff parking on site as well as a brand new staff canteen.
For further information on this role, the employee benefits and work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
If you have any questions please contact the hiring managers: [email protected] or [email protected]