The role involves attendance at properties with suspected mould proliferation and other issues related to the indoor environment, in order to carry out tests and diagnose the expected cause, nature and extent of such issues, and creation of technical reports to inform remediation protocols. You would then conduct post-remediation evaluation and offer scientific interpretation of results.
You would discuss your recommendations with customers and insurance companies, and would review and comment on recommendations of other restoration professionals.
You would keep abreast of research in areas including mycology and building science, and help shape our methodologies and processes. This includes conducting literature reviews of academic material and industry standards and guidelines, as well as conducting experiments to test the efficacy of existing or prospective new decontamination products and methods.
We will provide you with relevant training.
About You
You will have:
- Education: A Master’s degree or Doctorate in a relevant scientific or quantitative discipline*
- Preparedness to, as business needs require, travel and work outside of the standard 09.00 to 17.00 working hours
- You would be based at our office in Upminster, (Underground Zone 6) and will sometimes need to attend affected properties. Most of such properties would be in the South East of England but could be anywhere in the UK and Channel Islands and your attendance at these sites may involve overnight stays. There may also be opportunities to attend international training and conferences
- Demonstrable IT experience or relevant qualifications
*including but not limited to: Mycology, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Occupational Hygiene, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
- A full category ‘B’ or equivalent driving license which permits you to drive manual vehicles
- Proficiency in Excel / Numbers for Mac and a programming language such as R or Python is desirable
- Professional or academic experience in a relevant field, such as mycology, statistics, air quality management, psychrometry, industrial hygiene or building science
About the Benefits
- Your annual salary would initially be around £33-36K per annum. This is expected to increase once you are fully trained.
- Access to a company dental and private health-insurance scheme.
- 28 days’ paid holiday including bank holidays.
- Access to a company pension scheme
- A company car will be considered
- There may also be opportunities to attend international training and conferences
About the Application:
Please click on apply now. You will need to include a covering letter, a CV detailing your work experience and educational background, and the names of two professional or academic referees whom we have permission to contact by phone. Please note that covering letters and supporting information MUST be included within your CV as this cannot be sent or received separately.