Materials Laboratory Technician – Marine & Tunneling

Balfour Beatty plc; West of England; Hybride; GBP 32 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave pro rata

Family friendly policies including 28+

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Résumé du poste

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting for a Materials Testing Lead to support marine and tunnels projects in the UK. You will establish safe lab practices, conduct on-site and lab testing, ensure UKAS compliance and drive data-driven reporting for quality and KPI purposes.

Joining a major infrastructure contractor, you will develop testing programmes, train junior staff and collaborate with project teams to meet deadlines while enabling remote work where role allows.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a UKAS accredited laboratory and with construction materials.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to collect, manage and present data clearly.

Responsabilités

• Establish safe methods of work for materials team on site and in the lab.
• Undertake inspection and testing on site and in the laboratory as required by the contract.
• Maintain high standards and comply with UKAS accreditation requirements.
• Comply with the site quality system for materials testing laboratory and reporting.
• Deliver results by contract deadlines.
• Maintain equipment calibrations and notify lab manager of defects.
• Report best practice to Project and offsite teams.
• Produce summary compliance reports by deadlines.
• Train and develop junior staff to ensure succession.
• Manage expectations on test result reporting and timescales.
• Develop testing programmes for trials.
• Execute trials and ongoing quality testing as per specifications/ITP.

Formation

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent

Full UK driving Licence

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting for a Materials Testing Lead to support marine and tunnels projects in the UK. You will establish safe lab practices, conduct on-site and lab testing, ensure UKAS compliance and drive data-driven reporting for quality and KPI purposes.

Joining a major infrastructure contractor, you will develop testing programmes, train junior staff and collaborate with project teams to meet deadlines while enabling remote work where role allows.