Senior Metallurgist/Material Scientist

TÜV Rheinland Group; Derby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share bonus

Private medical healthcare

Pension (7.5% company contribution)

Annual salary review

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Metallurgist/Material Scientist in Derby to lead metallurgical investigations and deliver solutions in power and clean energy sectors. The role requires a degree in metallurgy or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years in failure analysis. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and be willing to travel occasionally. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, along with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' industrial failure analysis experience related to the power industry.
• Experience in high temperature degradation mechanisms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver metallurgical failure examinations including formal reporting.
• Schedule and prioritize failures arriving at TUV Rheinland UK.
• Mentor and develop less experienced failure investigators.
• Produce formal technical reports and project deliverables on time.
• Develop relationships with clients.

Skills

Ferrous metallurgy

Failure analysis

Root cause investigation

Excellent communication

Report writing

Education

Degree in metallurgy, materials science, or materials engineering

Job description

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Senior Metallurgist / Materials Scientist – Conventional Power and Clean Energy Industries

Overview

Job type: Full time

Salary or rate: Competitive Salary, Profit share bonus, Private medical healthcare, Pension (7.5% company contribution), Annual salary review plus benefits

TUV Rheinland UK is seeking an experienced metallurgist (permanent role) to take up a senior position in its expanding Asset Integrity Management team based in Derby, UK. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading and delivering solutions for our clients.

The majority of the team’s activities are focused on the Conventional Power and Clean Energy sectors (primarily CCGT, Biomass and Energy from Waste plants).

The candidate must have experience in the following:

• Ferrous metallurgy, failure analysis and root cause investigation – experience in high temperature degradation mechanisms, including creep, and corrosion in biomass / energy from waste boilers would be a particular advantage.

It is highly desirable that the candidate has a power plant background. Alternatively, experience of damage / degradation mechanisms and life assessment associated with the oil & gas, petro-chem industries may be considered suitable.

In addition, you must have excellent, communication and report writing skills.

Duties and responsibilities

• Leading and delivering metallurgical failure examinations (includes laboratory work and formal reporting). This may include site visits to carry out investigations and inspections.
• Scheduling and prioritisation of failures arriving at TUV Rheinland UK.
• Mentoring and development of less experienced failure investigators.
• Producing formal technical reports and other project deliverables on time and to budget.
• Creating proposals and tender return documents and developing new business.
• Developing relationships with clients.
• Managing larger, project-based investigations.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of standards, legislation and good practice.

The role may periodically involve short periods of travel, both within the UK and abroad, to meet project requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of a degree in metallurgy, materials science, materials engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ industrial failure analysis experience related to the power industry (although other large industrial sectors such as petro-chem and oil & gas may be considered depending on experience)

Rewards

A competitive package of salary and benefits is offered for permanent staff, including profit share, private medical insurance, and contributions into a pension scheme.

Flexible home-working arrangements, but with minimum of three days in the office / week.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Manufacturing

Derby, England, United Kingdom

2 months ago