NDT Technical Consultant

NDT Technical Consultant

Serco Rail Technical Services

37.5 hours per week- Monday- Friday

Competitve salary plus Serco benefits

Serco have a fantastic opening for an NDT Tech Consultant to join the Rail Technical Services team in Derby.

You’re role will be to provide specialist governance to support and enable the technical teams to deliver against, and meet, our contractual arrangements to our customers in delivering a range of NDT services (on-site inspection, technical training, auditing and surveillance) in accordance with the applicable requirements and standards.

Reporting to the Head of NDT, will need to create, develop, and maintain key relationships with all colleagues at Serco Rail Technical Services, our customers and strategic partners who enable the delivery of our key contracts.

Main Accountabilities:

• Apply appropriate technical governance to all NDT activities within the business.

• Ensure local operating procedures are fit for purpose, regularly updated, and adhered to.

• Ensure compliance with relevant standards to enable the Training team to operate effectively.

• Ensure compliance with relevant standards to enable the On-site NDT team to operate safely and efficiently.

• Manage the development of key skills, capability, and competency related to NDT across the organisation.

• Provide specialist NDT support, advice, and guidance to the business and its customers.

• Develop and strengthen relationships between Serco and collaborative partners.

What you’ll need to do the role:

• At least 5 years experience as an NDT practitioner.

• Experience within the rail industry is desirable.

• High level of interpersonal and communication skills

What we offer: 

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

• Annual leave purchase scheme

• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression

• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres

• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel

• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community

• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

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