Senior Metallurgist - Materials Engineer

Risktec; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Metallurgist to join its Asset Integrity Management team in Derby. The successful candidate will lead metallurgical examinations primarily in the power and clean energy sectors. With a minimum of 5 years' experience required, you will be responsible for producing technical reports, mentoring junior staff, and developing client relationships. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working arrangements with a minimum of three days in the office each week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Profit share bonus

Private medical healthcare

Pension (7.5% company contribution)

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial failure analysis experience in the power industry.
• Experience in damage/degradation mechanisms in petro-chem or oil & gas is considered suitable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver metallurgical failure examinations.
• Schedule and prioritize failures at TUV Rheinland UK.
• Mentor and develop less experienced failure investigators.
• Produce formal technical reports and project deliverables.
• Create proposals and develop new business.
• Maintain knowledge of standards and legislation.

Skills

Ferrous metallurgy

Failure analysis and root cause investigation

High temperature degradation mechanisms

Excellent communication skills

Report writing skills

Education

Degree in metallurgy, materials science, or related discipline

Job description

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

Overview

Job type : Full time

Location : Derby (UK)

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

Expected duration : Permanent

Application deadline date : Ongoing

Approximate start date : As Soon As Possible

Job description

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 will include :

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