Technician - Pest Control Services

The Role

Do you see yourself solving problems that really matter to people’s homes and businesses?

Can you use your pest management expertise to protect public health and improve local environments?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Southwark Council’s Pest Control Service is looking for a qualified and motivated Pest Control Technician to join our dedicated team and help make a real difference across the borough and beyond.

About the Role:

As a frontline Pest Control Technician, you’ll deliver a professional, modern pest management service to residents, businesses, and council teams. You’ll carry out inspections, investigations, and treatments while ensuring work meets legal requirements and industry best practice.

Your work will take you into homes, estates, parks, commercial premises, and communal spaces — no two days are the same.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying infestations and selecting the most effective and humane treatment methods
• Carrying out pest control treatments, proofing works, and preventative measures
• Managing a wide range of pests including rodents, insects, birds, and more
• Conducting property surveys and recommending structural or environmental improvements
• Supporting stray dog collection and pigeon proofing operations
• Using pesticides and biocides safely in line with COSHH and BPCA guidance
• Maintaining accurate digital records and producing professional reports
• Advising residents, stakeholders, and colleagues as a subject matter expert
• Working independently on site visits while upholding excellent customer service
• Participating in out-of-hours rotas for emergency response (with overtime and standby payments)

You’ll be trusted to work with a high degree of autonomy while knowing support is there when you need it.

About You:

You’re a skilled professional who combines technical knowledge with a strong customer focus and a practical, problem-solving mindset.

Essential:

• RSPH/BPCA Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management
• Experience delivering pest control services in domestic and/or commercial settings
• Good knowledge of pest biology, treatment methods, and relevant legislation
• Ability to work safely with pesticides and in line with COSHH regulations
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with the public
• Ability to work independently and manage your workload to meet deadlines
• Comfortable using mobile IT systems to record visits and reports
• Full UK driving licence

About the Team:

Pest Control Services sits within Southwark’s Traded Services Division, delivering essential frontline services that improve residents’ quality of life while also generating income to reinvest into the borough.

We are a supportive, knowledgeable, and hands-on team that values:

• Professional standards and pride in our work
• Learning and development through CPD and specialist training
• Collaboration across services and with local communities
• Innovation and modern ways of working

You’ll have opportunities to broaden your skills, gain additional qualifications, mentor others, and progress through career pathways within the division.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Mortimer at james.mortimer@southwark.gov.uk

Additional Information:

• Contractual hours 36 per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00. Overtime available.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 2nd March 2026

Shortlisting date/s: 4th March 2026

Interview date/s: 11th March 2026

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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