UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
RECRUITMENT ROLE PROFILE FORM

Job Title: KTP Research Associate – Sustainable Building Technologies Design Engineer

Theme: Sustainable energy technology

Salary: £27,000 per annum, negotiable depending on skills and experience. Plus significant personalized training and development package worth around £10,000.

Project: Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): Development and implementation of a methodology in testing combined material systems and thermal bridge junctions to quantify heat flow though domestic building systems.

School/Department: Faculty of Engineering - Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology, Faculty of Engineering and BPB Limited (Saint Gobain)

Contract: 38 hours per week (full-time), this post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 36 months.

Location: British Gypsum, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire and Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham

1. Job purpose:

The job purpose is to lead a 3 year project funded by Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. The objective of the project is to develop and implement a standardized testing methodology to quantify the heat flow through building systems and thermal bridging junctions, and implement a standard for warrantable designs.

2. Duties and responsibilities:

·  Gain thorough understanding of BPB, the wider Saint Gobain business and impact of the changing legislation

·  Establishment of a knowledge exchange framework and an Industry Advisory Board

·  Undertake a review of existing products, test processes and construction systems

·  Lab test drawing for development and investigation into systems and junctions

·  Full scale testing and modelling on systems and junctions

·  Development of a training programme and delivery of training

·  Development of technical and marketing materials for commercial roll out

·  Embedding of the methodology across the company/group and elevation of industry standards

·  Commercialisation and marketing of the methodology for adoption by the industry

3. Special Conditions:

Whilst the position will be based at the company’s R&D division in East Leake, Leicestershire, the Associate must be prepared to travel within the UK to other companies within the BPB Saint-Gobain group and its client partners, which may not be easily reached by public transport. The Associate will also be expected to spend some time working at the University of Nottingham.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

Person Specification:

Essential / Desirable
Education / ·  Hold a Masters/MEng or equivalent in one of the following disciplines: Applied Physics, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or building related disciplines, such as Architectural Engineering (1) / ·  Hold a PhD/ EngD or equivalent in one of the following disciplines: Applied physics, heat transfer, building physics, low energy building technology, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, Architectural Engineering (1)
Experience / ·  Developing lab based experimental methodologies, undertaking laboratory testing and transference of lab tests to reality on site testing. (1,3)
·  Specifying and setting up of test and data logging equipment. / ·  Relevant industrial experience (including work placements or sponsorship) in the construction industry or engineering environment would be desirable (1,3)
·  Knowledge of building materials and traditional building methods.
·  Experience in Finite Element Analysis modelling packages and/or other numerical methods. (1,3)
General Skills and Abilities / ·  Written and verbal communication is clear, well-structured and easy to understand (1,3)
·  Adapts communication to suit the audience e.g. management, technical engineers, clients, industry professionals (1,3)
·  Ability to build strong alliances with colleagues, stakeholders and clients and regulatory bodies, develop network of contacts and builds trust (1,3)
·  Establishes credibility and work cooperatively with others: company staff and management, clients and industry professionals (1,3)
·  Be accustomed to working in a team environment and see yourself as a member of a team (1,3)
·  Approachable and receptive. (3)
·  Organised and methodical with ability to manage own time and workload effectively (1,3)
·  Exhibits drive and motivation and accepts responsibility for delivering project objectives (1,3)
·  Have the ability to understand the main drivers for a commercially driven company (1,3)
·  Plans and coordinates own work to meet objectives and development plans (1,3)
·  Monitors the progress of work against project milestones and/or agreed standards of work (1,3)
·  Able to analyse data and carefully present data for presentation (3)
·  Excellent IT skills (1) / ·  Develops new approaches to improve or replace existing procedures or systems (3)
·  Flexible approach to problem solving (1,3)
Technical Skills and Knowledge / ·  Knowledge and experience of building physics, building materials and building materials engineering (1,3)
·  Skills in numerical modelling and analytical experimental work. (1,2,3) / ·  Thermography testing techniques (1,3)
·  Measurement of building fabric U values
·  Knowledge and experience of low energy building technologies and thermal bridging models (1,3)
Training / ·  Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development (1,3)
·  Willingness to undertake appropriate further training and to adopt new procedures as and when required (1,3)
Other / ·  Willingness to travel (3)
·  Suitable arrangements for personal business travel (3)
·  Commitment to observing Equality & Diversity policies at all times (1,3)
·  Commitment to maintain confidentiality at all times (3) / ·  Ability to travel and access to own transport as travel will be required to other company/client sites that may not be easily accessible via public transport (3)

Stages in Assessment (shown in brackets):

1 = Application form and CV,

2 = Work-based test / presentation and questions,

3 = Interview.

Applicants will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by the UK Border and Immigration Agency. Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Chris Wood email: Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a government funded technology transfer initiative that supports partnerships between business and universities, placing graduates on challenging, high profile projects. Further information is available at: http://ktp.innovateuk.org/