Job Title

Materials Technician

Location

Aberdeen

Project Type

Civils / Energy

Company

Balfour Beatty Group

Job Overview

The Netherton Hub is a major new energy infrastructure development near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, part of SSEN Transmission’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment programme. The role provides hands‑on experience in a UKAS‑accredited laboratory, supporting high‑profile projects that strengthen Scotland’s renewable‑powered future.

Responsibilities

• Sampling materials for approval and compliance testing to UKAS standards.
• Sample preparation, including quartering, riffling and crushing.
• In‑situ testing: dynamic cone penetrometer, plate load, sand replacement, lightweight deflectometer, nuclear density testing and pavement quality testing.
• Laboratory testing: moisture contents, moisture condition values, particle size distr...