Frazer Nash
Hazardous Materials Defence Engineer
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Hazardous Materials Defence Engineer
Hazardous Materials Defence Engineer
Salary & Location
- Salary range: Up to £45,000 per annum
- Location: Bristol
- Working pattern: Flexible hybrid, including office, client sites, and home working
- Closing date: 31st July (early applications encouraged)
About the Role
We’re expanding our Materials Performance team to support critical UK defence programmes, where sustainable, compliant, and safe material use is vital. This role is ideal for someone starting their career who wants to develop hazardous materials expertise, take on challenging projects, and grow rapidly in a structured environment.
You will gain deep hazardous materials knowledge within a highly regulated engineering setting.
Why This Role Stands Out
From the start, you’ll work on real projects:
- Learn alongside experienced consultants to understand materials compliance in practice.
- Develop confidence through a mix of hands-on project work, mentoring, and formal training.
- Gain the technical depth and judgement needed for regulated industries like defence.
- Ideal if you thrive on fast learning, asking insightful questions, and high-stakes work that is scrutinised and compliance-led.
Key Responsibilities
What You’ll Work On
You’ll assist senior engineers in:
- Materials regulations & compliance: Applying frameworks like REACH and RoHS to engineering projects.
- Hazardous materials management: Safely controlling materials across an asset’s entire lifecycle.
- Assurance activities: Supporting assessments for regulatory compliance, client policies, and internal standards.
- **Environmental & safety considerations:**Championing decision-making that protects people and the environment.
- Technical evidence: Creating clear, well-structured documentation to justify engineering decisions.
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Day-to-Day Tasks
- Provide Technical support for compliance and assurance tasks (developing structured, evidence-led approaches).
- Assist in developing & reviewing compliance workflows and documentation.
- Support project delivery (scope, quality, and timelines) and gather/reinterpret technical data.
- Build practical knowledge of relevant legislation and its real-world applications.
- Collaborate with senior engineers in a mentorship-driven learning environment.
- Contribute to high-quality, auditable technical reports.
Requirements
Essential Criteria
- Experience: Some exposure in a relevant field (industry placement, postgraduate work, or related roles).
- Degree: In materials science, chemistry, engineering, or cognate subject.
- Core interests: Materials compliance, safety, or environmental impact.
- Communication skills: Confident verbally and in writing, with a structured and clear approach.
- Attention to detail: Suited to highly regulated environments.
- Nationality: Sole UK nationality (required due to UK EYES ONLY work).
Nice-to-Haves
- Industry exposure in defence or defence-related materials.
- Familiarity with REACH, RoHS, or similar regulations.
- Technical experience in materials testing, lab work, or analysis.
- Postgraduate qualification or further study in a related field.
Development Pathway
- Live projects: Immediate access to commercially relevant challenges.
- Mentorship: Support from experienced consultants.
- Skill-building: Tools to explore materials compliance, regulations, and practical applications.
- Gradual independence: Opportunities to incrementally take on responsibility.
- Career trajectory: Clear progression towards substantive subject-matter expertise.
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Notes on Vetting
Due to work nuances, candidates are required to:
- Undergo pre-employment security screening.
- Meet UK National Security Vetting clearance criteria.
Benefits
Frazer-Nash offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Salary: Competitive base rate with annual reviews.
- Holiday entitlement: 25 days + 5 extra buypurchaseable days.
- Workplace culture: Ethical company with supportive, inclusive values.
- Flexibility: Happy to discuss arrangements suited to your needs.
- Family support: Enhanced parental benefits to help long- and short-term.
- Retirement: Company pension scheme for savings.
- Professional development:
- Schemes for targeted skills training and obtaining professional memberships.
- Cover for real membership fees (e.g. professional bodies).
- Well-becoming:
- Integrated life assurance in place.
- Access to private medical insurance memberships.
- Performance-linked bonus scheme.
- Commute & smarter living:
- Season rail ticket loan.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Tailored perks: Flexibility to customise other benefits.
Please apply before 31st July or sooner, as positions may close when sufficient applications are received.
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