Building Test Technician

Job Title: Building Test Technician

Location: North West London (Watford)

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About BSRIA:

BSRIA provides a nationwide service for compliance across the UK with airtightness (Part L or Section 6), sound insulation (Part E or Section 5) and ventilation (Part F) testing and consultancy. Our range of services to help constructors and designers comply with Building Regulations, and ensure buildings are completed to design requirements.

Reporting to the Team Leader, your role will be to prepare and conduct tests on new and existing buildings, at client sites, using specialist equipment and reporting software in order to demonstrate compliance with Building Regulations requirements and similar.

Exciting work you will be doing:

• Conducting the following testing -
• Airtightness tests in accordance with Building Regulations Part L, Section 6 of Scottish Building Standards, Passivhaus and client specified standards
• Ventilation performance tests in accordance with Building Regulations Part F and similar
• Heat transfer coefficient testing
• Related advisory services as required
• Liaising with, and presentation of findings to clients and site management
• Fault detection, results analysis and producing findings in accordance with the Company and regulatory reporting procedures
• Conduct routine checks of the equipment and vehicle, etc. to ensure that the equipment/vehicle is in good working condition and reporting any faults/repairs requirements as required.
• Operate in adherence with the Corporate, Client and competent persons schemes standards, policies, & procedures
• Completion of administrative duties to required timescales
• Other duties commensurate with the role

Due to the customer requirements/our business model, the services we provide can occur outside of daily commuting distance and require overnight stays and/or include evenings or weekends, require early or late finishes, and are subject to change at short notice.

About you:

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations and relevant test standards
• Clean driving license
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety Regulations
• Excellent diagnostic skills (investigative, problem identification and solution)
• Excellen organisational, planning and time management skills
• Confident and assertive communicator with ability to positively influence, persuade and build rapport
• Ability to work unsupervised, collaborative team player with dynamic and flexible approach
• Commercial acumen
• Analytical mindset with ability to understand, interpret and apply regulations, standards and procedures
• Customer focus with the aim to deliver excellent service
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Computer literate
• Commitment to maintenance of technical knowledge of regulations and standard
• CSCS card, or equivalent (Desirable)

Qualification(s) Required

• A University level degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent.

What BSRIA can offer you:

• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual gross reference salary
• Help@Hand – Online GP Support Services
• 26 Annual Holidays (pro-rata) and additional Bank Holidays
• Non-contractual employee discount voucher benefit portal – people value
• Company Sick Pay (after confirmation)
• Eye tests
• Compassionate Leave
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Bounty Scheme (referral program)
• Christmas Shutdown period (with nominated Annual Holidays)
• Free car park on a first come first serve basis
• Electrical Vehicle Charging point in the car park
• Employee well-being: Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential service)

More information including a full job description will be sent in an email upon applying.

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Please Note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role so all applicants will need to already possess the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Quality Development Engineer, QA, Product Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Engineer, QA Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Quality Engineering, Quality performance Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Tester, Quality Management System Auditor, QMS may also be considered for this role