2023 Graduate jobs

Graduate Trainee - Pest Solutions (Edinburgh)

Location - Edinburgh
£29,700 - £38,500 OTE

You will move through the following qualifications and bandings in the 3-year Pest Solutions Graduate Scheme:

• 1. Trainee Graduate Service Technician = £28,500 basic + bonus & incentives before commission & overtime (first 9 months)
• 2. Graduate Service Technician (RSPH Level 2 Qualified ) = £30,000 basic + bonus & incentives before commission & overtime (target = 9 months).
• 3. Graduate Advanced Service Technician (BPCA Certificated Advanced Technician) = £31,000 basic + bonus & incentives before commission & overtime (target = 18-24 months).
• 4. Graduate Field Biologist (BPCA Certificated Field Biologist) = £32,000 -£37,000 basic + bonus & incentives before commission & overtime (target = 30-36 months).
• Based on our April 2026 salary model.
• The opportunity to apply for progression based on merit upon completion of the Graduate Scheme via Service, Team Leader, Technical, Sales, Management and other roles as they become available in our fast-growing company.

Company Vehicle, Fuel Card (meaning no travel costs!), bonus, sales/lead commission, optional overtime, mobile phone. Significant training & personal development investment. Excellent career prospects.

Pest Solutions Graduate Scheme

Currently, we are recruiting for our award-winning graduate scheme. We are looking for a graduate, preferably from a science background; however, all degrees will be considered, who is looking for an exciting role that will see them progress to a rewarding career within Pest Solutions. We are an industry award-winning, ambitious organisation seeking graduates to complement our already experienced team in the field.

With 40% of the UK pest control industry due to retire in the next 10 years, there has never been a more exciting time or opportunity for young professionals to establish themselves as the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Find out more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUx5GqyvUnQ
https://pestcareers.org.uk/

By joining our Graduate Scheme here at Pest Solutions, you will progress through our award-winning training framework as you follow the pathway toward graduating as a Level 4 BPCA Certificated Field Biologist.

In the last four years since our Graduate Scheme was launched, it has been recognised as the industry-leading training programme nurturing outstanding talent and raising up excellent pest professionals of the future.

The Pest Solutions training culture that underpins our Graduate Scheme has been recognised with the following awards:

Pest Solutions Team Awards Performance:

• 2026 UK National Pest Awards "Large Company of the Year" Finalist (Sept)
• 2026 UK National Pest Awards "Innovation of the Year" Finalist (Sept)
• 2026 UK National Pest Awards "Diversity & Inclusion" Finalist (Sept)
• 2026 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Controller of the Year" Finalist x 2 (Sept)
• 2026 UK National Pest Awards "Young Pest Controller of the Year" Finalist (Sept)
• 2025 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to Training Award" Highly Commended
• 2025 Glasgow Business Awards "Best Use of Digital Technology" Finalist
• 2025 Glasgow Business Awards "Inspiring Future Talent" Finalist
• 2025 Glasgow Business Awards "Innovation in Business" Finalist
• 2025 Glasgow Business Awards "Sustainable Development" Finalist
• 2025 UK National Pest Awards "Sustainability Initiative of the Year" Winner
• 2025 UK National Pest Awards "Diversity & Inclusion" Finalist
• 2024 UK National Pest Awards "Large Company of the Year" Winner
• 2024 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Company of the Year" Winner
• 2024 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Controller of the Year" Finalist
• 2024 UK National Pest Awards "Young Pest Controller of the Year" Finalist
• 2024 UK National Pest Awards "Sustainability Initiative of the Year" Finalist
• 2024 Glasgow Business Awards "Net Zero Achievement" Winner
• 2024 Glasgow Business Awards "Inspiring Future Talent" Finalist
• 2024 BPCA Member Awards "Leadership Award" Winner
• 2024 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to CPD Award" Winner
• 2024 BPCA Member Awards "Business Growth Award" Highly Commended
• 2024 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to Training Award" Finalist
• 2024 BPCA Member Awards "Spotlight Award" Finalist
• 2023 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Controller of the Year" Winner
• 2023 UK National Pest Awards "Large Company of the Year" Finalist
• 2023 BPCA Member Awards "Innovation Award" Winner
• 2023 BPCA Member Awards "Leadership Award" Highly Commended
• 2023 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to CPD Award" Highly Commended
• 2023 BPCA Member Awards "Business Growth Award" Highly Commended
• 2023 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to Training Award" Finalist
• 2023 Lanarkshire Business Awards "Customer Service Excellence" Finalist
• 2022 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Controller of the Year" Finalist
• 2022 UK National Pest Awards "Young Pest Controller of the Year" Winner
• 2022 UK National Pest Awards "Large Company of the Year" Finalist
• 2022 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to CPD Award" Winner
• 2022 BPCA Member Awards "Spotlight Award" Highly Commended
• 2022 BPCA Member Awards "Innovation Award" Finalist
• 2022 BPCA Member Awards "Business Growth Award" Finalist
• 2022 BPCA Member Awards "Commitment to Training Award" Finalist
• 2022 Glasgow Business Awards "Community Wealth Building" Winner
• 2022 Glasgow Business Awards "Best Performing Small Business" Highly Commended
• 2022 Glasgow Business Awards "Fair & Healthy Workplace" Finalist
• 2022 Glasgow Business Awards "Entrepreneur of the Year" Finalist
• 2022 Lanarkshire Business Awards "Lanarkshire's Best Business" Finalist
• 2022 Lanarkshire Business Awards "Customer Service Excellence" Finalist
• 2021 UK National Pest Awards "Pest Controller of the Year" Winner
• 2021 UK National Pest Awards "Young Pest Controller of the Year" Winner
• 2021 UK National Pest Awards "Small Company of the Year" Finalist

Requirements:

You will be able to work independently and as part of a team, have great communication skills, excellent customer service skills and have the ability to show empathy to your customers. You will use your graduate experience to help develop solutions for pest problems as well as improve the customer experience.

As a fast-growing, ambitious organisation, after a successful period as a pest control technician, you would have the opportunity to choose your own career path down the following routes:

• Sales Surveyor
• Field Biologist
• Service Team Leader

Sound Good? We’re looking for Graduates who:

• Have a minimum of a 2.2 in a Science degree
• Have a full UK driving licence
• Enjoy meeting and interacting with people daily
• Are looking to start a career and progress within the Pest Control industry.
• Want to work hard and be successful and also who like to have fun
• Satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the DBS / Disclosure Scotland
• All candidates must be UK-based and have the right to work in the UK (overseas candidates will not be considered).

Benefits:

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Salary increase on progression through the scheme qualification framework
• Bonus & Incentives (OTE and performance-based)
• Company van and fuel card
• Company mobile phone
• Structured and performance-based grading
• Sales & lead commission
• Optional overtime
• Ongoing training & career development
• Significant training & personal development investment
• Excellent career prospects

If you would like to be part of an exciting and ambitious organisation that is at the forefront of customer service in the pest control industry, then apply now, and if successful, our management team will contact you to discuss the next steps

Work remotely

• No

No Sponsorship !
No Agencies !

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: £29,700.00-£38,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• Do you have a valid Satisfactory enhanced DBS / Disclosure Scotland?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road