Engineer, Data in Surrey

As the Certification Engineer, you will provide support to the current certification team and simultaneously develop specialist technical skills and knowledge to interpret and support client requirements against different standards and schemes through various activities.

Required skills and experience:

• Previous experience in Electronical or Electrical Engineering, either professional experience or through relevant education.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to scrutinise and compare technical documents.
• Good IT literacy skills (Microsoft Office).
• Knowledge of Fire Detection products is advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO 17065 and/or ISO 17025 is advantageous.

About the opportunity:

The role of Certification Engineer comes with excellent and necessary training to support and develop you within this role. The position will entail following processes and procedures of the broader team and the wider organisation in order to best support colleagues and clients within certification.

Key activities:

• Conducts certification reviews of test reports and technical files against the Product Scheme and standards including preparation of issuance of certificates.
• Assesses client's approval requirements against published approvals standards and develops test programmes to support certification requirements.
• Assist commercial teams with the preparation of quotations and attendance at key commercial/technical meetings as required.
• Ensures compliance with accreditations and works to acquire new accreditations, where market need exists including liaising with external accreditors and the quality team as required.
• Acts as a source of technical expertise across a range of standards and is technically proficient in multiple engineering disciplines.
• Ensures internal processes and procedures are followed in execution of work.
• Delivers technically sound and on-time certification recommendations ensuring best in class customer service to exceed client expectations.
• Undertakes revenue earning work through auditing, certification, or similar providing accurate forecasts of activity completion.
• Represents Intertek's interests with external bodies (e.g. standards committees; Scheme Working Groups).
• Produces technical whitepapers and other marketing material as required.

What we offer:

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits.
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe.
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.