Engineering Support

The role: Offering a unique combination of one of the UK's leading UKAS accredited test facilities with specialist global leading test engineers and industry leading consultants BSRIA is ideally placed to offer a solution that provides the independent and authoritative technical input and support that will allow you to achieve your objectives working with one partner. Reporting to the Product Performance Lead, your role is to carry out testing and commissioning for a range of clients in the built environment. This includes assisting with building of test rigs, using test instrumentation and assisting with the production of reports for clients. In this position you will be working in a friendly environment as part of the Test House. Exciting work you will be doing:

• Responsible for housekeeping activities in the laboratory including preparation of
instrumentation, test rigs and test samples.
• Assist with the construction, maintenance and operation of test rigs
• Assist with testing of heating, ventilation air-conditioning and refrigeration
products and systems.
• Assist with carrying out standard laboratory, bespoke site based investigations
and physical mock-ups.
• Assist with reviewing test data and preparing reports
• To ensure that the work of the section is properly documented and filed,
complying with formal procedures.
• To ensure the tasks undertaken within the Section are performed efficiently and
to high technical and quality levels in accordance with the required standards.
• Compliance with all Health and Safety requirements
• To seek and promote opportunities for new work
• Any other duties that commensurate with the role
  
  Ability to fulfil routine tasks and seek help when and where necessary
• Ability to approach tasks positively with confidence and enthusiasm
• Good Time-Management skills i.e. ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks
• Co-operative atitude to work colleagues
• Pragmatic with a flexible approach
• Must be articulate and be able to express yourself clearly
• PC literate and numerate
• Report writing skills
• Current driving licence
• Academic and professional qualifications including working in accordance with
ISO 17025 and ISO 9001Quality Management systems advantageous.

Founded in 1955, BSRIA is an ISO 9001 Registered test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation, providing specialist services in construction and building services. As a non-profit distributing, member-based association any profits made are invested in our on-going research programme, producing industry recognised best practice guidance. We employ over 160 people at our head office in Bracknell (UK), at BSRIA North in Preston, at regionally based construction compliance offices throughout the UK; at offices in France, China, USA; and Associates in Northern Ireland, Japan, Brazil and Australia.

What we can offer you:
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance - 4 time gross reference salary (following probation completion)
• 26 Annual holidays (Pro-rata) - 3 of which are allocated for Christmas shutdown
and additional bank holidays
• Compassionate leave
• Ride to Work scheme
• Bounty Scheme (referral program)
• Independent Financial Advisor visits/ Pension Clinics
• MyBSRIABenefits (Non-contractual discounts platform)
• Free car park on a first come first serve basis
• Electrical Vehicle Charging points in the car park (Bracknell site only)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential service)