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As our Team Leader - Rock Testing, you will lead the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of testing services within Fugro’s geotechnical laboratory in Wallingford. You will combine technical expertise with supportive leadership, helping your team produce reliable geotechnical data that enables our customers to understand the ground and make confident decisions about their projects. Reporting to the Deputy Laboratory Operations Manager, you will play an important role in developing our rock-testing capability, improving laboratory processes and maintaining excellent standards of safety, quality and customer service.\nYour role and responsibilities:\nLead and support a dedicated team of laboratory professionals, creating an inclusive environment in which everyone is encouraged to contribute, develop and take ownership of their work.\nPlan and coordinate rock-testing activities, workloads, resources and equipment to deliver accurate results safely, efficiently and on time.\nAct as the technical lead for rock testing, providing guidance to colleagues, project managers, customers and other stakeholders.\nOversee technical data review, validation and reporting, ensuring that laboratory outputs meet customer specifications and data-integrity requirements.\nMaintain compliance with relevant safety, quality and accreditation requirements, including supporting audits, equipment maintenance and calibration.\nWork closely with project managers to ensure testing programmes are delivered to the required quality, timescale, budget and specification.\nCoach and develop team members while identifying opportunities to improve testing methods, operational efficiency, laboratory capability and customer satisfaction.\nWhat you’ll need to thrive in this role\nEssential:\nPractical experience in geotechnical soil or rock testing, with the technical knowledge required to review, interpret and validate laboratory data.\nExperience leading, supervising or coordinating a small technical team, with an inclusive and supportive approach to coaching and development.\nA degree in Engineering Geology, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.\nStrong communication, numerical and organisational skills, with careful attention to safety, quality and detail.\nPreferred: Knowledge of relevant rock-testing and logging standards, professional membership or progress towards chartership, and experience using Microsoft 365, Excel or a Laboratory Information Management System.\nAbout Us\nWho we are \nDo you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative but work well within a team.\nWhat we offer\nFugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So, bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.\nOur view on diversity, equity and inclusion\nAt Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ - and to each other.\nBenefits of joining our team\nExtensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally.\nContributory pension scheme\nPrivate medical insurance\nHealth cash plan\nGroup life assurance\nGroup income protection\nElectric car scheme\nCycle to work scheme\nDiscounted gym membership\nDiscounts platform\nThe Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)\nEnhanced maternity and paternity pay\nLong service awards\nFugro values awards\nEmployee referral bonus scheme\nDisclaimer for recruitment agencies:\nFugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. 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