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Job summary

Join a leading company as a Materials Technician for the Sizewell C project, contributing to a groundbreaking clean energy initiative. Work on diverse materials testing responsibilities, ensuring safety and quality standards. Opportunities for training and professional development in a supportive environment await you.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave
Smart working options
Family friendly policies
Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

  • Prior experience in a UKAS accredited laboratory.
  • Ability to collect, manage, and present testing data clearly.
  • Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct materials testing for construction projects.
  • Maintain lab equipment and ensure compliance with quality standards.
  • Prepare summary compliance reports within deadlines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills
Data management
Organizational skills

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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About The Role

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.

About The Role

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.

The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke.

We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of the role is: To undertake any required aspects of construction materials testing (Concrete,Earthworks, Aggregates, Grout) for the marine and tunnels, earthworks and MCA backfill packages

  • Live the Project Values
  • Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
  • Support the delivery of Sustainability activities
  • Establishing and maintaining safe methods of work for the materials team on site and in the laboratory
  • Undertake inspection and testing on site and in the laboratory as required by the contract, identifying

and reporting areas of risk and opportunity immediately

  • Maintaining high standards of work and compliance with UKAS accreditation requirements
  • Comply with the site quality system for 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 and pass to Laboratory

Manager

  • Producing summary compliance reports of material compliance as required by the contract by

required deadlines

  • Training and development of junior staff to ensure succession plan in place
  • Manage expectations of materials team in regards to test result reporting and testing timescales
  • Development of testing programmes for trials
  • Executing trials and ongoing quality testing requirements as per agreed Specifications, Scopes or

ITP’s

Who we're looking for

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal/communication skills
  • Ability to collect, manage and present data in a clear manner

Desirable

  • Knowledge of construction materials (Concrete, Grout, Earthworks, Aggregates, Asphalt)
  • Desire for continuous improvement and development
  • Quick learner
  • Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (particularly excel)
  • Well organised

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

  • Previous Experience of working within a UKAS accredited laboratory and working with construction

materials

  • Minimum NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent
  • Full UK driving License

Desirable

  • SMSTS or SSSTS qualified
  • Member of a professional institute
  • Experience in training others
  • Experience in reporting KPI’s and reports to a timescale
  • Experience managing a defined budget
  • Experience of preparing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As If Contributing To And Supporting Work That Makes Life Better For Millions Wasn’t Rewarding Enough, We Offer a Full Range Of Benefits Too. You’ll Have The Freedom To Shape The Package That’s Right For You And Your Life. Here Are Some Of Our Key Benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 42 hours per week.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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