Environmental Test Technical Specialist

QinetiQ; Shoeburyness; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan, private medical &amp

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant & DEFENCE

Job summary

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is seeking an Environmental Test Technician Specialist to lead environmental test programs and provide technical leadership within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. You will supervise test activities, assess asset performance under harsh conditions, and ensure safety and compliance throughout the testing lifecycle.

The role involves designing and executing complex environmental trials, reviewing data, and delivering high-quality reports while mentoring junior staff and

Qualifications

• Hold HNC/HND in engineering or science.
• Proven track record delivering complex projects.
• Experience with environmental testing principles.

Responsibilities

• Leading environmental test programmes, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, quality standards, and safety legislation
• Leading the design, planning, and execution of complex environmental trials, providing technical direction and support to team members
• Reviewing documentation, analysing test data, and producing high-quality reports with robust quality assurance checks
• Collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders, providing progress updates, solutions, and recovery plans where required
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing capabilities, operational efficiency, and safety performance
• Developing, training, and mentoring team members, promoting knowledge sharing, professional growth, and a strong safety culture

Skills

Technical leadership

Safety compliance

Engineering fundamentals

Cross-functional teamwork

Instrumentation data

Education

HNC/HND in engineering

Job description

Package: £49,275 - £54,750

Role ID: SF20815

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Environmental Test Technician Specialist at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As an Environmental Test Technician Specialist, there is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team of multi-disciplinary engineers delivering critical test & evaluation of defence munitions through the application of vibration, shock, climatic & radiography test programs.

Day-to-day, you’ll work within a team of senior engineers, providing technical supervision and leadership to test programs. Assessing asset performance within the demanding environments that the systems will be subjected to throughout their operational life, simulating some of the most challenging environments in the world to ensure that the systems are ultimately safe and suitable for service.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading environmental test programmes, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, quality standards, and safety legislation
• Leading the design, planning, and execution of complex environmental trials, providing technical direction and support to team members
• Reviewing documentation, analysing test data, and producing high-quality reports with robust quality assurance checks
• Collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders, providing progress updates, solutions, and recovery plans where required
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing capabilities, operational efficiency, and safety performance
• Developing, training, and mentoring team members, promoting knowledge sharing, professional growth, and a strong safety culture

Essential experience of the Environmental Test Technician Specialist:

• Demonstrating technical leadership and accountability, with a proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects
• Applying a rigorous approach to compliance, safety, and best practice within test and engineering environments
• Utilising a strong engineering background, with knowledge of structural behaviour, analysis, and environmental testing principles
• Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and drive successful outcomes
• Using instrumentation, data analysis tools, and IT systems to support testing, reporting, and decision-making activities

Essential qualifications for the Environmental Test Technician Specialist:

• Holding an HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline.

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Shoeburyness

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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Our Recruitment Process:

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail]. One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

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