Trainee Materials Technician

About the role

Do you want the chance to say you were a part of history? If so, we’re offering you the opportunity to work using cutting edge technology to test construction materials.

Balfour Beatty is the UK’s largest construction company with involvements in a wide range of projects across the UK including Nuclear
, High-Speed Rail
, Highways and Net-Zero/Carbon reduction projects.

As a Trainee Materials Technician
, you’ll be working as part of a small team to ensure the effective delivery of the major construction projects within the United Kingdom, creating better connections for the local community.

What you'll be doing

• Working safely within the Laboratory and in the construction site
• Working alongside other team members, testing the properties of construction materials including Concrete, Grout and Aggregates.
• Improving the performance of existing products, already in place.
• Developing an understanding, knowledge and practical methods used to examine materials, including non‑destructive testing (NDT).
• Working to established test methods to ensure quality and to support the Lab in maintaining its accreditation to operate.
• Travelling to and from sites, collecting materials to be tested.

Who we're looking for

• Whilst previous experience is great, we are always open to wildcards. We’re not just interested in experience and qualifications; we’re looking for someone with the right attitude and aptitude to fit right in at Balfour Beatty.
• It’s about enthusiasm, not school results. Often the most successful apprentices are those who have drive to find out more about the sector, can be up front about what they do and don’t already know, and are impatient to learn the job role!
• We’re looking for a creative and committed individual who is proactive in identifying problems and defects.
• You’ll be flexible in your ability to work across the various locations required to meet the needs of business, as well being comfortable working on your feet.
• Be prepared for a challenge as you take on activities to ensure the targets are met, whilst standards are upheld to ensure the safety of your team.
• Even if this doesn’t sound quite like you, but you still think you could do a great job in the role, get in touch. We’re always open to wildcards.

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate:

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available via our  portal.

Why work for us

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…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we…