Concrete Engineering Specialist (Client Side: 14172)

Job description

Concrete Engineering Specialist

• Location: homebased
• Travel: monthly site visits to the South West
• Staff/contract option

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

Supporting one of our key clients we are seeking an experienced Concrete Engineering Specialist. This role is crucial to ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance in all concrete works. You will be responsible for evaluating contractor proposals, monitoring compliance, and performing quality control checks in line with the technical specifications.

Responsibilities

As the Concrete Engineering Specialist you will also be responsible for the following:

• Technical Review: Assess and set baselines for reinforced concrete specifications.
• Material Qualification: Review and approve contractor proposals on concrete materials, mix designs, and aggregate testing.
• Suitability & Sensitivity Testing: Validate suitability tests and assess concrete mix sensitivity to batch variations.
• Thermal Control: Ensure compliance with thermal cracking precautions and temperature monitoring.
• Quality Control: Conduct periodic reviews on conformity controls and validate Quality Assurance plans.
• Defect & Methodology Review: Oversee defect remediation processes, pour sequences, and adherence to best practices.

Desired profile

Qualification/experience

To be considered for the Concrete Engineering Specialist role you should have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related field.
• Chartered Engineer, or working towards. 
• Proven experience in concrete specification, compliance assessment, and quality control.
• Strong ability to interpret and review technical specifications and material qualifications.
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to ensuring quality and compliance.
• Demonstrable experience in the design and construction of Quality Grade 1 Class A Reinforced Concrete Structures.
• Experience working in heavy concrete structures preferably with experience working in the specialist field of concrete materials (mix development, defect remediation, site construction etc.) and specification writing.

About NUVIA UK

NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation.

NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.