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Site Technician - Welwyn - £28,000 - £32,000 + Benefits
Hello Recruitment is pleased to be recruiting for a Site Technician for a well-respected construction company based in Welwyn.
As a Site Technician, you will play a key role in conducting specialist structural investigations and testing on roads, bridges, railways, and buildings across the UK and Ireland. You will work hands-on with coring, drilling, and non-destructive testing (NDT) methods to assess material properties and structural integrity.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct on-site investigations and structural testing, including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), coring, drilling, Schmidt hammer testing and other Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques.
- Prepare and maintain testing equipment, ensuring calibration and accuracy before and after use.
- Work closely with engineers and site managers to ensure testing is carried out efficiently and safely
- Collect, document and report data from field tests for engineers to analyse.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations, especially regarding confined spaces, hazardous environments and equipment handling
- Support and mentor junior team members
Essential skills:
- Experience in civil engineering, structural engineer, or construction-related site work
- Comfortable with hands-on, physical work in outdoor environments
- Basic mechanical or technical knowledge of testing equipment (e.g. drilling, coring, NDT)
- Ability to work safely in challenging site conditions (e.g. bridges, railways, confined spaces)
- Strong problem-solving skills when working on-site with unexpected challenges
- Team player with good communication skills, able to work with engineers and site managers
- Flexibility to travel and stay overnight for projects across the UK and Ireland
- Full UK driving license (ideally experience driving vans)
Desirable skills:
- Valid CSCS card or equivalent site-safety qualification
- Experience in drilling, coring or NDT techniques
- Confined Spaces Training or willingness to complete training
- Rope Access Training or willingness to complete training
- First Aid Certification
Benefits:
- Excellent overtime rates
- Death in service
- Casual dress code
- Free staff parking
- Fully funded inductry training and certifications (with bonding agreement)
- Long-term career progression
Site Technician - Welwyn - £28,000 - £32,000 + Benefits
