Graduate Technical Specialist

Graduate Technical Specialist | Water Treatment | Kent & South Essex

£35,000 + 15% Bonus + Company Car + Technology + Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday

Are you a Chemistry, Engineering or technically qualified graduate looking to build a career within the water treatment industry?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading water treatment organisation as a Graduate Technical Specialist, working with a range of established industrial and commercial customers across Kent and South Essex.

This is a genuinely varied, field-based role combining technical problem solving, customer interaction, site-based work and project support. Full training will be provided, making this an excellent opportunity for a graduate looking to develop a long-term career within water treatment.

Salary & Benefits

• £35,000 basic salary
• 15% annual bonus
• Company car for business and personal use
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Pension
• Private healthcare
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Comprehensive technical and commercial training
• Excellent long-term career progression

The Role

As a Graduate Technical Specialist, you will work closely with customers across Kent and South Essex, providing technical support and helping to ensure their water treatment systems operate effectively.

You will develop your technical knowledge through hands-on experience while building strong relationships with customers and experienced professionals within the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical service and support to customers
• Visiting customer sites to investigate and help resolve technical issues
• Carrying out site surveys, system audits and product/application assessments
• Supporting customers with water treatment problems and identifying appropriate solutions
• Developing and managing technical projects to solve customer problems
• Providing technical advice to customers and internal teams
• Supporting the Sales team with technical input for new business proposals
• Identifying opportunities to improve customer service and system performance
• Building and maintaining strong, long-term customer relationships
• Working autonomously and managing your own schedule across the territory
• Providing on-site and telephone support where required
• Working in accordance with company health, safety and environmental standards



Training & Development

You will receive a comprehensive training programme designed to give you the technical knowledge, practical experience and commercial understanding required to become a successful water treatment professional.

Training will include:

• Water treatment chemistry and applications
• Industrial water treatment systems
• Site surveys and technical audits
• Problem solving and technical project management
• Customer relationship management
• Technical service and applications
• Commercial awareness
• Health, safety and environmental procedures

You'll work alongside experienced professionals while gaining valuable hands-on experience with customers and a wide range of water treatment applications.

About You

We're looking for a technically minded graduate who enjoys solving problems, working with customers and learning how things work.

You will ideally have:

• A degree in Chemistry, Engineering or another relevant technical discipline
• A genuine interest in developing a career within water treatment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The confidence to work independently in a field-based environment
• A willingness to travel throughout the territory
• A full UK driving licence

Previous experience in water treatment, engineering, technical service, field sales or a similar environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Apply?

This is a great chance to start your career with a well-established, market-leading organisation and get exposure to the technical, commercial, and customer-facing aspects of water treatment.

You'll receive first-class training and support while working with established customers and experienced professionals.

There is also a clear long-term career path, with opportunities to progress into technical service, sales, corporate accounts or management.

Location

Field-based – Kent & South Essex

The successful candidate should ideally be based around Dartford, Gravesend, North Kent, South Essex or the surrounding areas, with good access to the wider territory.

The Process

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JS Selection is a specialist recruitment agency within the Environmental, Water Treatment and Engineering sectors. We recruit for roles including Water Treatment Account Managers, Sales Engineers, Service Engineers, Legionella Risk Assessors and Technical Sales Professionals.

Next Steps:

Due to application volumes, if you do not hear back within one week, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. Your details will be retained for future opportunities.