Materials Technician - Sizewell C - Sizewell C site

About the role

Earthworks - As part of the earthworks package there is approximately 8

Mm3 of materials excavation with approx. 6.5

Mm3 of deposition as part of the works and 1.5

Mm3 of material to be landscaped at project completion. Within this package there are conventional cut to fill earthworks operations, technically demanding stabilised backfill below nuclear classified structures and stabilisation of high moisture content peat/alluvium materials within the borrow pits. All these elements require input from the Materials engineering discipline to ensure; material volumes are managed in the overall site balance and materials are suitable for reuse and tested according to the Earthworks specification.

The earthworks package also includes the planning, execution and reporting of laboratory scale and site scale trials to demonstrate proof of concept for the Backfill beneath the nuclear buildings in the MCA and for the backfill to borrow pits, these trials and the following construction phase Quality Testing as per the contract specifications are managed by this role.

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 off‑site 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 ITPs

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

• 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 Qualifications

• 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

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.
• 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…

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