Senior Materials Technician (Sizewell C)

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Senior Materials Technician (Sizewell C)

Job Category: Engineering

Employing Company: Balfour Beatty

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Senior Materials Technician (Sizewell C)
CWA
Sizewell C

The purpose of the role is:

To establish, operate and manage all aspects of construction materials testing (Concrete, Earthworks, Aggregates, Grout) for the earthworks and MCA backfill packages.

• Experience in concrete and civil engineering materials testing within major infrastructure or heavy civils projects.
• Understanding of laboratory and field-testing procedures.
• Experience supporting piling / CFA / groundworks operations.
• Working knowledge of relevant British Standards (e.g., BS EN 206, BS 8500).
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and quality documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in recording results.
• CSCS card or ability to obtain one.

• Experience working on nuclear, rail, or regulated infrastructure projects.
• Prior involvement in large-scale civils projects (tunnels, earthworks, reinforced concrete).
• Knowledge of Nuclear Safety Culture principles.
• Experience with digital quality systems (BIM 360, Fieldview).
• UKAS-accredited lab experience.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Construction Materials Testing, Civil Engineering, or equivalent.
• Training in concrete or geotechnical materials testing.
• Additional certifications (e.g., UKAS training, PASMA, Confined Space) beneficial

Scope

• Establishing and maintain safe methods of work for the materials team on site and in the laboratory
• Plan and undertake inspection and testing on site and in the laboratory as required by the contract, identifying and reporting areas of risk and opportunity immediately
• Maintain high standards of work and compliance with UKAS accreditation requirements
• Comply with the site quality system for the 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
• Undertake audits of Laboratory Quality System on the project, and other contracts as required by agreed rotas and ensure that identified findings are closed out
• Manage dispatch of samples to external test laboratories and review reports
• Daily allocation of testing resources
• Managing supplier test results as required by the contract

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.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.

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