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Travail Employment Group; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime and allowances

Company vehicle

Gym membership

Clear progression opportunities

Job summary

Travail Employment Group has a field-based role across South Yorkshire, Doncaster operation. The Construction materials testing technician will carry out on-site sampling and in-situ testing of construction materials, working independently on live sites while representing the business professionally.

Typical duties include sampling, testing, data recording and liaising with site teams. Local work, overtime opportunities, and clear progression are offered.

Qualifications

• Graduate technician with a year or two of experience or a lab technician moving to site work.
• Experience testing soils, asphalt, concrete or aggregate is preferred.
• Full UK driving licence and strong client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• On-site sampling and in-situ testing of soils, asphalt, concrete and aggregates.
• Liaising with site managers, engineers and clients.
• Accurate recording, checking and reporting of test data.

Skills

Soil testing

Materials testing

Client liaison

Documentation

Education

Graduate technician / relevant lab qualification

Tools

Testing equipment

On-site sampling tools

Job description

Field-based across South Yorkshire | Doncaster operation

Permanent | Typically earnings of c.£34k DOE including paid overtime & allowances.

We are recruiting geotechnical graduates or lab technicians with experience testing soils, concrete, aggregate or asphalt for a field-based position working across construction sites throughout South Yorkshire.

Why apply?

Our client is growing its established Doncaster-based team and offer:

• Local work across South Yorkshire
• Overnight stays typically only once per month
• Strong pipeline of secured work
• Paid overtime and allowances
• Clear opportunities to progress
• Well-equipped vehicle and support from an established team

The role:

The Construction materials testing technician, carries out on-site sampling and in-situ testing of construction materials in accordance with British and European Standards, working independently on live sites while representing the business professionally.

Typical duties include:

• On-site sampling and in-situ testing of soils, asphalt, concrete and aggregates.
• Liaising directly with site managers, engineers and clients.
• Accurate recording, checking and reporting of test data.
• Working to quality systems and test procedures.

Please apply if:

• You are a graduate technician with a year or two of experience or a lab technician wanting to move into site work, training to work independently on live construction sites.
• Experience of testing soils, asphalt, concrete or ground investigations.
• Have a full UK driving licence, strong client-facing communication skills.
• High attention to detail and quality standards.

Benefits of the construction materials technician include:

• Base salary up to £30,000 plus an estimated £4k in overtime and allowances.
• Overtime paid after 40 hours with additional payments for weekend work and overnight stays
• Fewer overnight stays - typically once every month
• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (additional hours available by choice)
• Subsidised gym membership
• Long-term stability with a full order book and clear progression opportunities