Category: Water Hygiene

We are urgently looking for a Senior Water Consultant with at least 5 years' experience of managing water systems across either the NHS or Education sectors or similar large sized corporates or organisations. The ideal candidate must also have delivered and have good knowledge of delivering L8 risk assessments and ideally be from a Legionella Consultancy background.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree level qualified (or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years' experience of carrying out L8 risk assessments and ideally from a Legionella Consultancy background
• Experience with High Risk Water Systems (Open evaporative cooling systems / Spa Pools / other High Risk Systems)
• An approved Legionella Risk Assessment qualification eg. City & Guilds, BOHS, WMSoc
• A good working knowledge of ACOP L8 & Guidance Documents
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs
• Excellent communication skills
• Be fluent in both verbal and written English
• Experience working in and around NHS and education organisations would be ideal

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as a Senior Water Consultant and Legionella Project Manager
• Good working knowledge of current Legislation; Health and Safety at Work Act, ACOP’s, British Standards & HTM’s that govern Legionella Management.
• Managing Contractors who carry out Risk Assessments, Sampling and Water Treatment duties
• Providing recommendations & overseeing the delivery for remedial works
• Carrying out Independent Site Investigations
• Collating and producing comprehensive reports and attending meetings to discuss findings of reports
• Ability to delegate and or manage people

Attributes

• The successful candidate will be flexible, have an excellent work ethic
• Have the ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team
• Will have a good working knowledge of commercial and industrial water systems, supplies and water regulations governing these/experience of Water System in and around NHS/Large Education establishments
• Will be familiar with internal CAFM and Workflow Systems
• Daily commuting distance of Cambridge

Term & Package

• Full time, short term contract of 6-9 months initially
• Salary package details available upon application

To apply, please send your CV to info@tetraconsulting.co.uk

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The government’s guidelines issued to reduce transmission of COVID-19 has seen many businesses and public sector organisations greatly reduce occupancy and, as such, water systems may have seen increased potential for stagnation.

Water stagnation is a significant issue and is one of the key factors that needs to be reduced as far as reasonably practicable to manage risk.

To assist facility management departments in planning for reoccupation, we have produced a guidance document offering some insight on the considerations for water safety during the planning of workplace reoccupation, with specific focus on commercial offices, education and public sector.

If you would like to learn more, please drop us a quick email to info@tetraconsulting.co.uk.

BS 8680 Water Safety Plans Code of Practice has been released by the British Standards Institution. It is the only document that collates all relevant guidance on how to implement and operate a water safety plan.

A water safety plan is a framework of processes to ensure water safety risks of all types including physical, biological, chemical and radiological are identified, eliminated or managed, and reviewed. The document should not be large and unwieldy, instead it should be proportional to the size and complexity of the organisation's systems/estate. The standard identifies a step by step process for creating a suitable water safety plan.

The water safety plan is a concept endorsed by the World Health Organisation and it is suggested that it should be adopted by all sectors and organisations. The standard includes in depth detail on:

• Governance
• System and risk assessment
• Risk factors in healthcare
• Scheme of control
• Project management including design, installation and operation
• Supporting programs

Going forward, it is anticipated that water safety plans across the healthcare sector will require an in depth review to align with the standard, and that other sectors may introduce the water safety plan concept.

If you would like to learn more about BS 8680 or water safety plans, please drop us an email to info@tetraconsulting.co.uk or call us on +44(0)20 8875 0700.