Materials Technician (Sizewell C)

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. Materials Technician CWA Sizewell C 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. 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) • 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 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 regard 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 For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.