Senior Materials Technician

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Materials Technician to join our Highways team to work in Godstone .

Role Purpose:

To support the management and delivery of materials engineering services.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Materials Technician, you will have the following responsibilities:

Plan and undertake inspection and testing on site and in the laboratory as required by the contract, identifying and reporting areas of risk and opportunity immediately; Maintain high standards of work and compliance with UKAS accreditation requirements; Comply with the site quality system for the materials testing laboratory, including materials reporting; Deliver results by deadlines as required by the contract and project teams; Maintain equipment calibrations and notify the lab manager of any defects requiring attention; Identifying, recording and reporting of Best Practice to project and offsite; Producing summary compliance reports of material compliance as required by the contract; Undertake audits of Laboratory Quality System on the project, and other contracts as required by agreed rotas and ensure that identified findings are closed out; Manage dispatch of samples to external test laboratories and review reports; Daily allocation of testing resources; Managing supplier test results as required by the contract; Training and development of junior staff to ensure succession plan in place.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following qualities and experience:

Previous experience working in a UKAS accredited laboratory and working with construction materials and specifications; Experience in auditing, training / development of junior staff and monthly KPI reporting is also necessary; Key focus on health and safety within the laboratory and writing / reviewing risk assessments, methods statements and carrying out daily briefings to the site technicians will be crucial; Assisting the site health and safety department with auditing on site if required; NVQ level 3 or equivalent is required for this role; Ability to operate and work to an agreed budget; Materials technical experience is also required to be able to advise the contracts where necessary; Proficient I.T. skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access; Must hold a valid CSCS card and a full driving licence and desirable to hold B & E for safe towing of coring rig.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

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