Senior Structures Technician
Test, inspect, and sample iconic structures daily! Join us for a career in in-situ testing and make your mark!
Location: Leicester, LE3
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: 40 hours per week - Permanent
We are looking for a Senior Structures Technician to support our structures and pavements department in Leicester.
Day to day you will be carrying out specialist in-situ testing, inspections and sampling of Structures and Pavements. This can involve working in an array of Listed Bridges, Iconic Buildings and pavement surveys to several National Highway assets. As part of your role at CTS, you will be provided with external training for working at height, confined spaces, and enrolled into appropriate Health and Safety courses.
As the role is working within a site team it is key that you are a good team player that can work well with other members of the team as well as an individual. Some of the areas we work in can be difficult so we would be looking for someone that is forward thinking and is motivated to get the work done in a correct and safe manor.
Core Responsibilities
· Carrying out site testing, inspections, and sampling
· Responsibility for facilitating site works on specific projects
· Assisted mentoring of site technicians, and training of technicians as requested
· Ensuring that all test records submitted by the site team are complete and accurate and QC checked before handing them to the Project Manager.
· Review of incoming client instructions and inclusion of these into the contract review and put in place any required actions.
· Checking that equipment to be used is within calibration, functioning properly and fit for use
· Identification of any health and safety concerns to supervisor or senior site representative, and completing on-site Dynamic Risk Assessments as appropriate
· Ensuring work environment is maintained to suitable standard including cleaning and tidying
· Ensuring site sampling and testing is carried out to high standards of safety, quality and efficiency
· Ensuring test equipment is checked, cleaned, calibrated, and functioning properly
· Having a professional persona when representing the company on site with clients and suppliers
Essential Experience/ Skills
· Full driving license essential
· Great team player
· Ability to problem solve
· Good communication skills
· Willingness to learn
· CSCS Card (Essential) however if you do not hold an up to date CSCS card, CTS Group will organise for you to attend a CSCS test.
· SSSTS (Essential) however if you do not hold an up to date SSSTS, CTS Group will organise for you to attend the course.
If you are all of these things then please do not hesitate, apply today for the chance to be part of a great company where your career can develop quickly if you are willing to work hard!
Job specifics
Monday - Friday 40 hours, regular weekend/night work to be expected. Our projects can vary in locations and scale, so it will be expected that you stay away from home for different time scales depending on the project in hand. Your office base will be in Leicester but travel nationwide is required for the role.
We offer a competitive salary, plus allowances for overtime, night work and staying away.
Our Values
Think Customer
Our customer is the focus of everything we do and through them we maximise our reputation and growth.
Speed and Agility
Own it. Be Bold. Take Action. Get it done.
Be Transparent
We are open and honest and act with integrity at all times.
Work Together
We work and collaborate as one team and look out for our fellow colleagues.
Act Responsibly
Fearless in taking accountability, we give responsibility to other and treat everyone with courtesy dignity and respect.
Be Proud
We celebrate our achievements, learn from our experiences, and take pride in all we do.
- Department
- Structures
- Locations
- Leicester, LE3
Leicester, LE3
Employee Benefits
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🏝️ Holiday Purchase Scheme
Ability to purchase extra days holiday -
❤ Westfield Health
Giving you money back towards essential health costs such as optical and dental. Also giving access to a range of health and wellbeing services -
👀 Free Eye Tests
Get a free eye examination and money towards single-vision glasses with Specsavers -
🚗 Car Maintenance Scheme
Includes MOT’s, service, repairs and tyre replacements. -
🚴♀️ Cycle2Work
Save up to 42% on new bikes and accessories from Halfords and pay in installments -
👫 Refer a Friend
Earn rewards for referring a friend or family member to work for us -
👪 Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave Packages
Expectant parents can benefit from our Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave -
💚 Mental Health First Aid support
We have 40 trained Mental Health First Aiders across the Group, giving you support you need, when you need it -
🎉 Perkbox
Get exclusive discounts, cashback and offers
About Construction Testing Solutions
CTS and our range of independent UKAS accredited laboratories provide on-site testing and laboratory services to the construction, quarry products and civil engineering industries across the whole of the UK.
Our purpose-built laboratories are fully equipped to test the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of soils, aggregates, concrete and bituminous materials as well as other construction materials and products.
Our highly-trained technicians and engineers either visit sites and take representative samples for subsequent laboratory testing, or conduct in-situ field tests.
Senior Structures Technician
Test, inspect, and sample iconic structures daily! Join us for a career in in-situ testing and make your mark!
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