Location
Staines, Surrey (Home-based 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 progressing 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 is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and values the diversity of minds, backgrounds, and experiences. 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, and packaging
- Relevant hands-on experience and broad sector knowledge
- Experience in organisation auditing or assessment
- Familiarity with modern quality management systems in organisations

About you
- Customer-focused with excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
- Mindset of adding value and delivering quality outcomes
- Passionate about quality and environmental engineering
- Able to work independently and lead assessment teams effectively

Qualifications
- Degree level education is desirable but not essential
- Practical experience in a relevant discipline will also be considered