SGS is the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. With a massive network of over 99,000 employees and more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide, the company provides essential services across industries including agriculture, energy, chemicals, and consumer goods to help businesses comply with international standards.

In Spain, SGS maintains a robust presence with a network of offices and technical centers spanning the entire country. The Spanish division is particularly significant for international professionals as it serves as a hub for global corporate functions, including IT, Finance, and Digital Innovation. This creates a multicultural work environment where global projects are managed from Spanish cities, offering a blend of local stability and international career mobility.

Founded in 1878 in Rouen, France, as a grain-inspection house, the company moved its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. It went public in 1981 and has since grown through global expansion to become the world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, and Certification) sector.

For international professionals

SGS Spain hosts global centers of excellence for IT and Finance, frequently recruiting for roles where English is the primary working language.
The company has a widespread geographic footprint in Spain, offering opportunities in major cities like Madrid and Barcelona as well as industrial and coastal regions.
As a global leader in certification, employees have access to world-class internal training and professional development programs that are recognized globally.
The work culture is highly technical and process-oriented, making it an ideal fit for engineers, auditors, and data specialists looking for structured career paths.

Environmental Technician - Atmospheric Emissions Control

SGS

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Company Description

At SGS, our mission is to add value to society by providing a sustainable environment.

Through our work, we guarantee safety and quality, providing confidence to all areas of society, even those that are not visible.

We have the most qualified professionals, working as a great team in more than 140 countries every day, which makes us leaders in the sector.

We encourage you to be part of this human team, where you will train and develop in an environment of camaraderie, flexibility, respect, and equality.

At SGS you will find: The opportunity to make a difference.

A place to contribute your value to society. An international environment with an innovative spirit, full of challenges where you can share and learn with the best.

You define us, you make SGS

Job Description

SGS provides services to companies that have atmospheric emission sources at their facilities, allowing them to know the degree of compliance regarding current legislation, emission limit values, and the efficiency of atmospheric pollutant purification systems.

Within this area, we are currently looking for a person to join our Environmental Control department.

If you have experience or want to be trained in the sector, and you are a person with initiative, proactive, autonomous, and decisive, we are waiting for you!

The functions you will develop are as follows:

You will participate in the sampling of atmospheric emissions of different parameters in high-altitude stacks.
You will be part of the Air Quality team, also preparing the samplings.
You will operate the various equipment necessary for carrying out sampling for both emissions and immissions.
You will perform the laboratory work necessary for the preparation of sampling.
You will be part of a team of qualified technicians with extensive experience in this type of work.

Requirements

- Degree in Environmental Chemistry or related training with content in atmospheric emissions.

- Previous experience in a Control Body is desirable, performing inspection and control of atmospheric emissions, calibration of SAM equipment, and Air Quality.

- Accreditations in performing tests and samplings will be valued.

- Type B driver's license.

- It is necessary that you do not have a fear of heights, as field work is carried out at height.

Additional Information

Have you wondered... Why SGS?

You will be part of a multicultural team within a multinational company, where every person is key to the business purpose.

Our internal training catalog will be at your fingertips.

We have a hybrid and flexible work model that will allow you to add value to your personal life.

Our strong point: people. We accompany our teams in their internal development so that they feel proud and satisfied to work at SGS.

At SGS, we are committed to equal employment opportunities without discriminating based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.

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Descripción de la empresa

En SGS nuestra misión es aportar valor a la sociedad, proporcionando un entorno sostenible.

Con nuestro trabajo garantizamos la seguridad y calidad, aportando confianza a todos los ámbitos de la sociedad, incluso en aquellos que no son visibles.

Contamos con las y los profesionales mejor cualificados, trabajando como un gran equipo en más de 140 países cada día, lo que nos hace ser líderes del sector.

Te animamos a formar parte de este equipo humano, donde te formarás y desarrollarás, en un ambiente de compañerismo, flexibilidad, respeto e igualdad.

En SGS encontrarás: La oportunidad de marcar la diferencia.

Un lugar para poder aportar tu valor a la sociedad. Un entorno internacional de espíritu innovador, lleno de retos donde podrás compartir y aprender con los mejores.

Tu nos defines, tú haces SGS

Descripción del empleo

SGS da servicio a las empresas que cuentan en sus instalaciones con focos de emisiones atmosféricas, permitiéndoles conocer el grado de cumplimento en lo referente a legislación vigente, valores límites de emisión y eficiencia de sistemas de depuración de contaminantes atmosféricos.

Dentro de este área, actualmente buscamos a una persona para incorporarse a nuestro departamento de Control Ambiental.

Si tienes experiencia o quieres formarte en el sector, eres una persona con iniciativa, proactiva, autónoma y resolutiva, ¡te estamos esperando!

Las funciones que desarrollarás son las siguientes:

Participarás en la realización de toma de muestras de emisiones atmosféricas de distintos parámetros en chimeneas en altura.
Formarás parte del equipo de Calidad del Aire preparando igualmente los muestreos.
Manejarás los distintos equipos necesarios para la realización de las tomas de muestras tanto en emisión como en inmisión.
Realizarás el trabajo de laboratorio necesario para la preparación de la toma de muestras.
Formarás parte de un equipo de técnicos cualificados y de gran experiencia en esta tipología de trabajos.

Requisitos

- Grado en Química Ambiental o formaciones afines con contenido en emisiones a la atmósfera.

- Deseable experiencia previa en Organismo de Control, desarrollando labores de inspección y control de emisiones a la atmósfera, calibración de equipos SAM y Calidad del Aire.

- Se valorarán acreditaciones en realización de ensayos y muestreos.

- Carnet de conducir tipo B.

- Es necesario que no tengas vértigo, los trabajos de campo se realizan en altura.

Información adicional

¿Te has preguntado... ¿Por qué SGS?

Formarás parte de un equipo multicultural, dentro de una empresa multinacional, donde cada persona es clave para el propósito del negocio.

Tendrás a tu alcance nuestro catálogo de formación interna.

Tenemos un modelo de trabajo híbrido y flexible que te permitirá dar valor a tu vida personal

Nuestro punto fuerte: las personas. Acompañamos a nuestros equipos en su desarrollo interno para que se sientan orgullosos/as y satisfechos/as de trabajar en SGS.

En SGS estamos comprometidos con la igualdad de oportunidades de empleo sin discriminar la raza, el color, la ascendencia, la religión, el sexo, el origen nacional, la orientación sexual, la edad, la ciudadanía, el estado civil, la discapacidad y la identidad de género.