Location
Staines, Surrey (Home-based position with extensive travel mainly within the UK, including frequent overnight stays)
Hours
Full Time
Salary
£45,000 per annum
About the Role
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is seeking a skilled and experienced Assessment Manager to join our Environmental Engineering team. This role requires a passion for quality and hands-on experience within an Environmental Engineering environment. You will be the key focal point for customers, ensuring their accreditation expectations are met with objectivity, diligence, and excellent customer service. Your responsibilities will include selecting assessment teams, establishing assessment approaches, leading and coordinating assessments, collating and reporting results, and managing each assessment project from start to finish. This is an engaging and rewarding opportunity to work in the public interest for the world's leading accreditation body.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
UKAS values diversity and is committed to fostering a culture of belonging. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, circumstances, and identities to support our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion commitments.
Experience
- Strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and its implementation
- Practical experience in environmental engineering, including one or more of the following areas: temperature testing (including thermal shock), corrosion testing, vibration and shock testing, accelerometry, HALT & HASS testing, dynamic & static load testing, ballistics, packaging
- Relevant hands-on experience and broad sector knowledge
- Experience in organisation auditing or assessment
- Proven ability to add value through quality management systems
About you
- Customer-focused with excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
- Passionate about quality and committed to delivering excellent customer service
- Able to lead and coordinate assessment teams effectively
- Willingness to travel extensively within the UK, including overnight stays
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level is desirable but not essential
- Practical experience in a relevant discipline will also be considered
