Senior Certification Engineer

• We are now looking to recruit a Senior Certification Engineer to join our Building Envelope team.
• The role is located in our Watford, Croxley Park office.

About Us:

• The British Board of Agrément (BBA) provides services that help clients create accountability and mitigate risk. Through extensive research, auditing, inspection, testing and certification, we help to instill confidence in the entire Construction product supply chain.
• With a 50-year legacy as a trusted certification body, the BBA develops long-term partnerships with clients, assisting in the innovation and development of products and services, enabling continued commercial growth in both the UK and Global marketplaces, while remaining reassuringly impartial.
• As a for-profit organisation Limited by Guarantee, the BBA looks to reinvest in the industry for the benefit of all stakeholders.

About You:

• We’re looking for a candidate that is excited about excellence and playing a critical part in the business’ focus on serving our customers better. You are comfortable working in a structured environment, with the agility to adapt when necessary. You can work independently, and as part of a team and confident to suggest improvements to work more efficiently.

Role Purpose:

• The Senior Certification Engineer role is to plan, co-ordinate and carry out assessments of construction products and systems. You will be managing multiple projects where you will be expected to prepare contract offers and estimates for the assessment of various types of construction products and systems related to the structural engineering field of work

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Contract Preparation and Planning Duties Prepare contract offers for assessments, ensuring that they are proportionate and realistic for the work to be done and that they are delivered within agreed timescales. Plan allocated assessments and produce, maintain and update detailed work programmes.
• Draft Certificates and Reports, seek and take due regard of comments thereon and arrange production of documents for publication. Review the reports and draft certificates prepared by junior colleagues and provide guidance to them on how to best carry out such work.
• Product Assessment and Research Duties Research and investigate aspects of construction product/system performance as required. Assess the fitness for purpose of construction products and systems within contract periods and price estimates.
• Co-ordinate all work and activities involved in assessments, including sub-contracting work, e.g. testing and inspection of production. Ensure that satisfactory information and data is available for the timely progress and completion of assessments.
• Carry out Certificate maintenance tasks, such as assessment of factory surveillance reports, as required. Monitor progress on allocated work and adjust priorities as required.

What we offer:

• We believe that our strength lies in our people; that’s why we invest heavily in them through providing training to maintain and develop the skills of all our teams, enabling us to serve our clients better.
• Because of that, we offer a total reward package including competitive salaries and benefits, including:
  • BBA Contributory Pension Scheme of 6%
  • Life assurance
  • Generous holiday allowance starting at 25 days and increasing to 30 after five years of service
  • Health care cash plan scheme
  • An Employee Assistance Programme – with up to 6 counselling sessions
  • Flexible working hours to fit in with individual lifestyles
  • Opportunity to work from home (Most roles eligible to apply for the Hybrid Homeworking Scheme for up to 3 days a week following completion of induction)
  • Free Car Parking and an onsite restaurant at our Watford site.

We’re a social group and when we’re not working, we love to get together socially, and support local community initiatives whenever possible