Job Description

Ignite Your Career - Join Us as a Fire Testing Technician!



Are you ready to get hands-on with cutting-edge materials and play a key role in fire safety? Our Reaction to Fire team is looking for a Fire Testing Technician specialising in roofing manufacturing materials. In this vital role, you'll help test and evaluate how roofing products perform under fire conditions--contributing to safer buildings and better industry standards. If you enjoy practical work, precision, and working at the forefront of fire testing, this is your chance to make a real impact.
Help BRE make buildings safer and more sustainable!
BRE aims to be the world's leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.
Your role at BREThis role supports the delivery of fire testing services for construction products, with a focus on roofing materials. Working within the Fire Protection, Passive and Suppression team, the technician will assist in the preparation, execution, and documentation of tests in line with relevant fire safety standards.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Prepare and carry out fire tests, including ignition, flame spread, heat release, smoke opacity, and toxicity assessments

Maintain accurate records and test documentation in accordance with regulatory and internal standards

Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and laboratory protocols during testing activities

Maintain and calibrate testing equipment and ensure the laboratory is kept in a compliant state

Follow work instructions and standard methods accurately and reliably

Report progress, test outcomes, and any potential issues to the Section Leader

Manage time effectively to meet testing schedules and maintain throughput targetsSupport continuous improvement and routine problem-solving within the lab environment


What we are looking for
Essential Criteria
These are required for successful performance in the role:
Ability to maintain a clean and calibrated laboratory environment

Self-motivated with a focused and diligent approach to work

Strong accuracy in note taking, record-keeping, and reporting

Organised and able to manage own time effectively

Flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities or tasks

Ability to receive, interpret, and clarify technical work instructions

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Good written communication skills for documentation and reporting

Reliable with strong punctuality and attendance

Desirable Criteria
These would enhance performance or ease transition into the role:
Experience working in a UKAS-accredited laboratory environment

Skills in managing or supporting customer relationships


BRE Benefits
At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.
Financial & Security Benefits
Pension scheme - 5% employer-matched contributionLife assurance - 4x your basic salaryEnhanced maternity package

Health & Wellbeing
HealthPartners cashback scheme - Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and moreOnsite facilities - Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points

Career Development
Learning & development - Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platformProfessional membership reimbursement

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits
Work Location Options



On-Site - This role requires full-time presence at our Watford office. You must live within a commutable distance.
Our Recruitment Process
Online Assessment
Shortly after you apply (within approximately 10 minutes), you'll receive a link to complete an online assessment. This takes around 20 minutes and helps us better understand your skills and suitability.

Note to Employment Agencies
At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.
Equal Opportunities Statement
BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.
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Department

Assurance

Locations

Watford

Yearly salary

26,000 - 27,000

CONTACT

Sian Rouse
Resourcing Partner - People
About BRE
BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We're ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.

Founded in

1921

Co-workers

500+