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Date: 16 Feb 2025

Location: Birmingham, GB, B37 7ES

Company: LRQA

Job ID:41726
Location:Birmingham : 1 Trinity Park : Bi
Position Category:Engineering
Position Type:Employee Regular

Who are LRQA?

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We’ve grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customized assurance, cybersecurity, inspection, and training.

While we’re proud of our heritage, it’s who we are today that really matters, because that’s what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

LRQA currently operates across 50 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates £315m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

Role Purpose:

To assess the design, manufacture and in-service aspects of engineering assets, against agreed Codes, Standards, specifications, procedures, using experience and knowledge appropriate for routine situations.

Key Responsibilities

To perform assessments and provide advice for service delivery within agreed parameters that include budget constraints and contractual requirements.
To produce the deliverable within the agreed parameters in a defined format.
To discuss/present the deliverable with the external client and be able to assess alternative solutions where appropriate.
Undertake routine administration as required in line with current processes and procedures.
To assess/ recommend the time/value of the work to be undertaken for an external client within an agreed fee/cost structure and issue quotations up to an agreed limit and LRQA’s standard terms and conditions (e.g. Commercial Notice).
To pursue Continuing Professional Development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation and industry standards.
To give technical guidance to other employees, as appropriate, and disseminate information to achieve effective knowledge transfer and application.
To assist in service delivery improvement by communicating to internal/external client feedback as appropriate.
Assess the risks and work in a safe manner at all times, robustly implementing health and safety rules, instructions and systems and refuse to undertake work that compromises your safety or health.
Report in a timely manner all incidents including near miss and safety observations (NMSO), accidents and injuries and raise any health and safety concerns with your line manager.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

Shall possess a relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised university.
Shall possess sufficient relevant working experience to demonstrate good awareness of the relevant specialist requirements, knowledge and application.
Shall have relevant power station site experience, and experience of writing written schemes of work.
To be addressed within authorisations framework, but able to work unsupervised and make decisions on the condition and future use equipment.
Thorough knowledge of material, welding and pressure vessel construction codes, particularly PD5500 and ASME Section VIII
Knowledge and understanding of EC Directives e.g. PED 2014/68/EU
Knowledge and understanding of PSSR, LOLER, PUWER
Knowledge and understanding of PSSR & PUWER regulations.
Knowledge and understanding of commissioning and maintenance requirements for commercial refrigeration systems as deployed in the retail food sector.
Knowledge and understanding of refrigeration safety standards BS EN 378 and Institute of Refrigeration codes of practice.
Understanding of refrigerant properties and their safety groups.
Knowledge of F gas regulations and requirements for refrigerant handling qualifications.
Good working knowledge of IT, including Work, Access and Excel
Able to work unsupervised and make decisions on the condition and future use equipment.
Able to produce clear and concise computer-generated inspection and NDT reports
Able to work at height and in confined spaces.
Able to travel to and stay in locations throughout the UK.
Strong relationship building skills and the ability to influence customers

Why join us

As the world's leading global assurance provider, we’re a force for good with sustainability at our core.
We operate in over 150 countries, are recognised by over 30 accreditation bodies worldwide, and defined by our world-class expertise in assessment, advisory, inspection and cyber security services.
We’re here to shape a better future together, helping our clients improve their cybersecurity maturity, source responsibly, achieve product integrity, navigate the energy transition and assure their assets and management systems.
And while we’re proud of our history of delivering game-changing markets first, we’re quick to adapt to new ideas and to the people that bring them. People who are ambitious and forward-thinking and share our passion about doing better; for our clients, the world, and each other.

We are LRQA

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

LRQA is a leading global assurance provider. The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future. (Group entities).

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