Job summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Highways Laboratory Technician to join them on a long term contract.

Key skills required for this role

Highways Laboratory Technician

Important

Some experience of working in a Civil Engineering or related testing laboratory

Job description

Construction materials technician, undertaking sampling and testing of highways and construction materials. This includes soils, aggregates, concrete and bituminous materials.

Will be based in Highways Laboratory in Micheldever (just outside of Winchester, Hampshire). From there you will be required to travel to sites across Hampshire as well as neighbouring counties across the south of England.

As part of this role, the candidate should expect to carry out work within the following areas:

* To prepare surveys and information essential to record the condition of highways and other related sites.

* To prepare information from surveys into format for use by designers, Clients and others.

* To liaise with relevant bodies (i.e. contractors, public utilities and the like) to gain access to sites as required.

* To undertake laboratory tests and record results and calibrate equipment.

* To work with due regard to Health and Safety for themselves and others at all times.