Senior Metallurgist – Materials Scientist

• Leading and delivering metallurgical failure examinations (includes laboratory work and formal reporting). This may include site visits to carry out investigations and inspections
• Scheduling and prioritisation of failures arriving at TUV Rheinland UK
• Mentoring and development of less experienced failure investigators
• Producing formal technical reports and other project deliverables on time and to budget
• Creating proposals and tender return documents and developing new business
• Developing relationships with clients
• Managing larger, project-based investigations
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of standards, legislation and good practice
• The role may periodically involve short periods of travel, both within the UK and abroad, to meet project requirements

• Minimum of a degree in metallurgy, materials science, materials engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ industrial failure analysis experience related to the power industry (although other large industrial sectors such as petro-chem and oil & gas may be considered depending on experience)
• Experience in ferrous metallurgy, failure analysis and root cause investigation
• Worked within a power plant background. Alternatively, experience of damage / degradation mechanisms and life assessment associated with the oil & gas, petro-chem industries may be considered suitable
• Excellent, communication and report writing skills

Experience in high temperature degradation mechanisms, including creep, and corrosion in biomass / energy from waste boilers would be a particular advantage

• Profit Share
• Pension (7.5% company contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Leave
• Flexible Working
• Employee Discounts
• Salary Sacrifice Options
• Professional and Postgraduate Training
• Professional Subscriptions
• Skills Training