Job description:
Building Tester - Air Leakage Testing Ltd
Company description
Air and sound testing company working on all types of buildings around the South East, as well as further afield. We pride ourselves on our customer service and technical expertise. Our helpful, personal and flexible approach is coupled with being well organised and responsive, as well as competitively priced. We work closely as a team despite operating remotely from each other and it is important that we communicate regularly and support each other to achieve our business and personal goals.
Job description
Air tightness testing is a requirement for almost all new build properties in the UK as per Part L of the Building Regulations. Air tightness testing is carried out in houses and flats to measure air leakage, ensuring that energy requirements are met in order to reduce CO2 emissions.
The job involves a mixture of driving, dealing with people (on the phone and face-to-face), physical work (moving test equipment around site) and technical aspects (taking measurements and using software).
We are ideally looking for someone who is familiar with working on building sites but who is looking for a more technical role. We provide in-house and external training to be able to carry out the job so no previous experience of air testing is required, all relevant training and equipment will be provided. A valid CSCS card would be beneficial.
We are looking for someone ideally based in the South East area but are open to applications from the right candidate in any location.
Role
* Contacting site managers/agents to make appropriate arrangements to attend site
* The role is based from home, and largely involves working alone once training is completed
* Driving to building sites in the South East as well as other areas within the UK, sometimes involving overnight stays
* Calculating envelope areas of properties on site or from site drawings
* Carrying out air tests in accordance with ATTMA standards
* Identifying potential air leakage paths and notifying relevant site personnel
* Analysing data and writing reports
* Producing air test certificates through the ATTMA lodgement system
* Some weekend / out of hours work required including overnight stays
Requirements
* Experience of working on construction sites
* Problem solving ability & desire to help
* Basic IT, Maths and English
* Self-motivated and happy to work alone
* Health and safety awareness
* Fast learner with an interest to learn
* Confident communicator - phone, face-to-face and email with a variety of roles/levels
* Able to carry equipment around sites
* Full clean driving licence
* Able to work independently
Benefits
* £28,000-32,000pa - dependent on experience
* Performance related bonus
* Full training provided
* Flexible hours (40hrs per week, including travel time)
* Company vehicle, laptop & mobile phone provided (Company use only)
* Pension
* 25 days holiday
* Opportunity to develop and progress within the company
* Workwear, PPE etc provided
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
Application question(s):
* IT skills, using Microsoft word/excel/outlook
* Are you located in Wokingham or nearby?
Experience:
* Site: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* CSCS Card (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
* 50% (required)
Work Location: On the road