Certification Engineer

ABOUT YOU 

As the Certification Engineer, you will have strong analytical skills, enabling you to review technical documentation, make sound engineering judgements, and support certification decisions. Organised and detail-oriented, you can manage multiple projects while collaborating effectively with colleagues and clients. 

Required skills and experience:

• Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent in terms of education, experience, or training.

• Experience in testing and/or certification of electrical products.

• Experience with switchgear and control gear products and standards (IEC 61439 series).

• Ability to make sound engineering judgements based on relevant professional experience.

• Ability to scrutinise and compare technical documents.

• Good IT literacy skills (Microsoft Office).

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY 

As the Certification Engineer you will help coordinate the company’s product certification activities and take an active role in the product certification process for our ASTA certification schemes. 

Key activities:

• Conducting certification activities (Recommendation and Certification Decision) for all schemes.

• Preparation, review and authorisation of test programmes.

• Creation and checking of certificates and technical reports.

• Assessment of laboratories to ISO 17025 and Intertek Requirements.

• Witnessing of testing activities undertaken as part of the ASTA schemes.

• Processing and management of enquiries, quotations and orders for type testing and certification.

• Regular monitoring of project status including discussions with colleagues in other offices.

• Supporting of sales teams to progress the technical aspects of the sales process.

• Liaising with clients, including the development of professional relationships and providing technical support.

• Undertaking project work primarily for products within the IEC 61439 series of standards.

WHAT WE OFFER

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.