Work at ATAC, an Axius Water company

We are currently recruiting for exciting opportunities within our team. If you are a talented professional in the wastewater engineering sector with relevant experience and a passion for making an impact, we would love to hear from you.

Please review our current vacancies below and apply for positions that match your skills and experience.

To apply, please send your CV to rebecca.patten@atacsolutions.com 


Agencies need not apply, will only consider direct applications.

Business Development Manager

Job Title Business Development Manager
Focus Areas Pumping Stations, Sewage Treatment Plants & Booster Set Service Contracts
Light Industrial, Local Authorities, Leisure Facilities & Water Sector
Reporting Planning and Logistics Manager
Working Hours Monday–Friday 08.00–17.00 (1 hour lunch unpaid) 40 hours
Location Unit A9, LOC8 Business Park, Ashford Road, ME17 1WR
Occasional travel throughout the UK to visit existing and prospective customers
Contract Type Perm/Full-Time
Benefits
  • Annual leave 22 days plus bank holidays
  • Private healthcare
  • Income protection
  • Pension
  • Onsite parking
  • Inhouse gym
  • Company events
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Free bus commute

Job Summary:

To drive commercial growth across light industrial businesses, local councils, leisure facilities, and water companies by developing new service contract opportunities and promoting technical solutions for pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, and booster sets. The role focuses on expanding planned maintenance, emergency response, refurbishment, and optimisation services across a diverse customer base.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales Growth

  • Identify, target, and secure new service contract opportunities across light industrial sites, municipal authorities, golf clubs, leisure facilities, and water companies.
  • Promote service offerings including planned maintenance, reactive support, asset refurbishment, compliance checks, and optimisation packages.
  • Develop regional sales strategies aligned with growth targets and market potential.
  • Prepare and deliver quotations, proposals, and commercial bids tailored to varied client types.
  • Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation to contract award.

Client Relationship Management

  • Build strong relationships with facilities managers, estates teams, council engineers, leisure site operators, and water company asset managers.
  • Conduct site assessments to identify asset condition, compliance gaps, and opportunities for service improvement.
  • Provide ongoing account management to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and contract retention.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients improve reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Market & Sector Insight

  • Monitor trends across light industrial estates, municipal infrastructure, leisure facilities, and water sector investment programmes.
  • Identify opportunities arising from ageing assets, compliance requirements, environmental standards, and operational challenges.
  • Analyse competitor offerings and market positioning to refine sales strategies.

Commercial & Operational Coordination

  • Work closely with service delivery teams to ensure accurate scoping, pricing, and mobilisation of contracts.
  • Support tender submissions, framework applications, and commercial negotiations.
  • Maintain accurate sales forecasting, pipeline reporting, and CRM data.

Qualifications/Skills:

Essential Desirable
  • Proven business development or technical sales experience in water, wastewater, FM, or light industrial environments.
  • Understanding of pumping stations, sewage treatment processes, booster sets, or similar mechanical/electrical systems.
  • Experience selling service contracts or maintenance packages.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to interpret technical information and translate it into commercial value.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Existing relationships with councils, leisure facilities, industrial estates, or water companies.
  • Knowledge of environmental compliance, drainage systems, or MEICA-related services.
  • Experience working with municipal procurement processes or framework agreements.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be:

  • Self-motivated and commercially driven.
  • Confident engaging with both technical and non-technical customers.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities.
  • Collaborative approach with service delivery and engineering teams.
  • Ability to build bids and complete tenders.

What Success Looks Like

  • Growth in new service contract revenue.
  • Increased customer retention rates.
  • Successful identification and conversion of upselling opportunities.
  • Strong customer satisfaction and repeat business.
  • Development of a robust service sales pipeline.
  • Contribution towards the continued growth of ATAC Solutions’ service division.



Project Engineer (PCF)

Job Title Project Engineer (PCF)
Reporting Operations Manager and Snr Project Engineer
Working Hours Monday–Friday 08.00–17.00 (1 hour lunch unpaid) 40 hours
Location Units A1 and A9, LOC8 Business Park, Ashford Road, ME17 1WR
Contract Type Perm/Full-Time/Office Based
Benefits
  • 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare with Vitality after 3 months (Opt-In — Benefit in Kind)
  • Income Protection
  • Free bus service (operating between Maidstone and Head Office)
  • In-house gym
  • Various pension contribution options after 3 months
  • Non-contractual bonus, dependent on company and personal performance
  • Yearly salary reviews
  • Company events
  • Referral bonuses

Job Summary:

ATAC Solutions is a leading provider of wastewater treatment and pumping systems, delivering design, installation, maintenance, and turnkey engineering solutions across the UK. We support clients in the water, utilities, and environmental sectors with innovative and sustainable technologies.
We are seeking a Project Engineer specialising in Pile Cloth Filter (PCF) servicing to join our Operations Department. Working closely with the Senior Project Engineer, you will oversee the planning, delivery, and optimisation of PCF service contracts for multiple water companies across the South and Midlands. The ideal candidate will be proactive, technically competent, and capable of managing routine servicing, maintenance, and reactive support for a fleet of pile cloth filtration assets, ensuring reliability, compliance, and high-quality service delivery.

Responsibilities:

Service Contract Management

  • Oversee and coordinate all service activities related to pile cloth filter systems, including routine servicing, inspections, refurbishment works, and reactive maintenance.
  • Ensure service schedules are aligned with contract requirements and operational priorities.

Coordination & Planning

  • Work closely with the planning team to organise site visits, allocate resources, and manage workloads for PCF service technicians.
  • Support the Senior Project Engineer in developing service strategies and improving operational efficiency.

Technical Oversight

  • Act as a primary technical point of contact for PCF-related enquiries from clients and internal teams.
  • Provide technical guidance on PCF performance, optimisation, troubleshooting, and compliance with industry standards.
  • Assist in root-cause analysis for PCF failures or performance issues.

Problem-Solving & Support

  • Diagnose and resolve technical issues with pile cloth filter systems, including mechanical, electrical, and process-related faults.
  • Recommend corrective actions, upgrades, or refurbishment works to improve asset performance.
  • Work closely with the Sales Department on supplying remedial quotes.

Documentation & Reporting

  • Prepare and review service reports, asset condition assessments, refurbishment proposals, RAMS, and client updates.
  • Maintain accurate records of PCF service activities, asset performance, and contract compliance.

Quality Assurance

  • Monitor service delivery to ensure adherence to quality standards, contract KPIs, and client expectations.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives for PCF servicing processes and documentation.

Procurement & Logistics

  • Manage procurement of PCF-specific spare parts, consumables, and replacement components.
  • Coordinate delivery of materials and ensure availability for planned and reactive works.

Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

  • Ensure all PCF servicing activities are carried out in accordance with H&S legislation, company policies, and environmental regulations.
  • Promote safe working practices and contribute to risk assessments and method statements.

Equipment you will be working with:

Pile Cloth Filter Systems:

  • Disc filters, drum filters, and pile cloth filtration units
  • Backwash systems, spray bars, and cleaning mechanisms
  • Filter panels, cloth media, and associated mechanical components
  • Control panels, instrumentation, and automation systems

Associated Wastewater Treatment Equipment:

  • Screening and pre-treatment systems
  • Settlement and clarification processes
  • Sludge handling and dewatering equipment

Electrical & Control Systems:

  • MCCs and control panels
  • Level, flow, turbidity, and differential pressure instrumentation
  • PLC-based control systems and telemetry interfaces

Site & Installation Equipment:

  • Lifting and handling equipment for filter panel removal and installation
  • Tools for mechanical and electrical maintenance
  • Commissioning and performance testing equipment

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential Desirable
  • Experience working within the water and/or wastewater industry.
  • Strong technical understanding of filtration systems, wastewater treatment processes, or mechanical/electrical equipment.
  • Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent planning and organisational abilities.
  • Confident communicator in both written and client-facing environments.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
  • Full UK Driving Licence.
  • CSCS Card
  • Confined Space Certification
  • National Water Hygiene (EUSR)
  • Thames Water Passport
  • SHEA Water
  • SMSTS
  • CDM Awareness
  • Emergency First Aid at Work
  • HNC/HND/Degree or NVQ equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering
A willingness to develop knowledge across mechanical, electrical, and process engineering disciplines is essential, with full support provided.



Site Supervisor (Working)

Job Title Site Supervisor (Working)
Reporting Planning and Logistics Manager
Working Hours Monday–Friday 40 Hours Per Week
Location Head Office: Unit 9A, LOC8 Business Park, Ashford Road, ME17 1WR
Predominantly site-based role with travel required
Working in wastewater treatment environments, including outdoor and confined space areas
Contract Type Full Time/Permanent
Benefits
  • Annual leave 22 days plus bank holidays
  • Company van
  • Private healthcare
  • Income protection
  • Pension
  • Onsite parking
  • Inhouse gym
  • Company events
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Free bus commute

Job Summary:

ATAC Solutions is a leading provider of wastewater treatment and pumping systems, offering design, installation, maintenance, and turnkey solutions across the UK. Our team delivers innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to clients in the water, utilities, and environmental sectors.
The Working Site Supervisor will be predominantly responsible for overseeing the delivery, installation, maintenance, and operational performance of aeration lane systems on wastewater treatment sites. This role ensures that all work is carried out safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with industry standards, ATAC Solutions procedures, and client expectations. The supervisor will manage and work alongside on-site crews, coordinate subcontractors, maintain documentation, and serve as the primary point of contact during site operations.
During Aeration Lane downtime, you will be required to support and supervise other works.

Responsibilities:

Site Management & Operations

  • Supervise and work alongside day-to-day activities related to the installation, refurbishment, and operation of aeration lanes.
  • Ensure all work is performed in accordance with site plans, technical specifications, and project timelines.
  • Conduct daily briefings, task allocations, and coordination with site teams and subcontractors.
  • Monitor equipment performance, aeration systems, blowers, diffusers, pipework, and associated components.
  • Identify and escalate technical issues, faults, or risks in a timely manner.

Health, Safety & Compliance

  • Enforce a strong safety culture on site and ensure all staff follow ATAC Solutions H&S policies.
  • Carry out site inductions, toolbox talks, and risk assessments.
  • Maintain safe working practices around confined spaces, wastewater processes, and mechanical systems.
  • Ensure environmental compliance and proper waste handling procedures.

Quality Control & Documentation

  • Maintain accurate daily site records, including progress reports, permits, inspections, and photos.
  • Verify quality standards for installation work, mechanical assemblies, and aeration system operation.
  • Support commissioning, testing, and handover documentation.

Team Leadership

  • Manage and motivate site operatives to ensure productivity and high workmanship standards.
  • Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
  • Provide training and guidance to team members on aeration equipment and site procedures.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination

  • Act as the primary on-site representative for ATAC Solutions.
  • Communicate effectively with clients, project managers, and other stakeholders.
  • Address client concerns professionally and ensure customer satisfaction throughout the project.

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential Desirable
  • Proven experience as a Site Supervisor or similar role in wastewater, utilities, or mechanical installation.
  • SSSTS/SMSTS qualification.
  • Strong working knowledge of aeration lanes, wastewater treatment processes, or related systems.
  • Ability to read technical drawings, method statements, and installation specifications.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Valid CSCS card or equivalent.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Experience with diffuser systems, blower installations, pipework assembly, and aeration equipment.
  • Confined Space certification.
  • Mechanical or process engineering background.
  • Water industry experience (WIMES knowledge is a plus).






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