Senior Metallurgist
Risktec Solutions Ltd · London, England ·
About Us TV Rheinland Solutions is an established and specialist risk management consulting, inspection and training company, and is part of the TV Rheinland Group. We help clients to manage health, safety, security, environmental (HSSE) and business risk in sectors where the impact of loss is high.
Our people are high calibre and motivated professionals, with a clear focus on meeting clients expectations. Our principal office is in Warrington, with other UK Offices in Aberdeen, Bristol, Derby, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, Great Yarmouth, London and Stockton.
We also have international offices in key locations in Europe, Middle East, South East Asia and North America. Our activities are supported by a comprehensive network of TV Rheinland offices and local representatives in other regions around the world.
We are privileged to have many of the worlds best companies as clients in many sectors, including oil, gas and chemical, nuclear and defence, transport and renewables. We have delivered over 13,000 projects to over 1,800 clients in over 80 countries.
Further information is available at https://solutions.tuv.com/ We are seeking an experienced Metallurgist (permanent role) to take up a senior position in its expanding Asset Integrity Management team based in our new Laboratory in Derby, UK.
The successful candidate will play a key role in leading and delivering solutions for our clients. Most of the teams activities are focussed on the Conventional Power and Clean Energy sectors (primarily CCGT, Biomass and Energy from Waste plants).
Responsibilities
Leading and delivering metallurgical failure examinations (includes laboratory work and formal reporting). This may include site visits to carry out investigations and inspections. Scheduling and prioritisation of failures arriving at TUV Rheinland UK.
Mentoring and development of less experienced failure investigators. Producing formal technical reports and other project deliverables on time and to budget. Creating proposals and tender return documents and developing new business.
Developing relationships with clients. Managing larger, project-based investigations. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of standards, legislation and good practice. The role may periodically involve short periods of travel, both within the UK and abroad, to meet project requirements.
Experience: The candidate must have experience in the following: Ferrous metallurgy, failure analysis and root cause investigation experience in high temperature degradation mechanisms, including creep, and corrosion in biomass / energy from waste boilers would be a particular advantage.
Worked within a power plant background. Alternatively, experience of damage / degradation mechanisms and life assessment associated with the oil