Technical Assessor - Seattle, WA (BVTA)

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: Seattle 

State: Washington

WE are looking for YOU if… you have experience with data aggregation, bar coding of equipment, and data entry utilizing a web-based program.  We are looking for you if you have experience performing walk-through surveys of major building equipment and systems.  We are looking for you if you have excellent time management skills, the ability to perform multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to work independently. We are looking for you if traveling 90% of the workweek excites you!

YOU are looking for US if… you enjoy a fast-paced, work-hard play-hard environment working with industry experts who are also awesome people!  We are committed to providing our employees with a flexible work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. At BUREAU VERITAS, we are here to create trust and leave our mark responsibly. If this sounds like you, join the team! 

You will be primarily responsible for…   

• Performing various building assessment-type projects, including but not limited to data aggregation, bar coding of facility equipment, housing data collection projects, and parking lot studies. Programs may include client specific protocols as outlined by leadership team.
• Conduct General Skills and walk-through surveys of major building equipment and systems.
• Apply bar codes to identified equipment.
• Provide photographic documentation of equipment and data tags.
• Observes Property’s mechanical systems, components and equipment, for the purpose of identifying significant Physical Deficiencies and evaluating the condition of each piece of equipment.
• Conducts interviews with the owner (or their on-site representative and other individuals knowledgeable about the subject property.
• Maintains project-by-project communication with Lead and Senior Project Manager and keeps them informed of any actual or potential problems, including access or delivery issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required.
• Valid driver's license required with no significant MVA points/violations (clean driving record).
• Personal credit sufficient to charge business travel expenses of up to $3,000 required.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing Onsite / Field Assessor duties, the employee is required to:

• Travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, Train (90% of workweek) to client sites across the U.S. On-sites can occur up to two continuous weeks at a time; travel and on-site work is anticipated and expected. Overnight stays away from home may be required, along with weekend travel.
• Walk (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time)
• Stand (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time)
• Sit, Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to observe basement and grade-level crawl spaces, and/or to read equipment data plates when necessary (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance Stairs (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance various types of ladders to access flat roofs/hatch access (at least once for each building assessed)
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers for keyboard interaction (frequently)
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talking (communicate with onsite contact)
• Vision (close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus)
• Lift and or move (occasionally up to 40 pounds)
• Operate an electronic tablet in the field for live data collection.
• Operate a computer (up to 100% of workweek)
• Operating a motor vehicle

While performing the office/offsite duties of this job:  

The employee is regularly required to use hands. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the home or company office environment is usually quiet.

Benefits:
At Bureau Veritas, we are dedicated to ensuring our employees receive fair and competitive pay, accompanied by comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

Here's a breakdown of what we provide:
Starting hourly rate: $25/hour

Our Health and Welfare Benefits are designed to meet your needs, with eligibility starting on your first day of employment:

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Company-matched Retirement plan
Generous Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
Life Insurance and AD&D coverage
Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Optional life and pet insurance
EAP and Total Wellbeing Lifestyle Programs
Tuition Assistance and/or Professional Development
Employee Discounts

This information is transparently provided in adherence to several state and local Equal Pay and Pay Transparency Laws.

Join us at Bureau Veritas, where your well-being and professional growth are our top priorities.

If you are an individual with a disability and you would like us to assist you with searching the Careers Page site for employment opportunities and/or assistance with completing your profile and application, please contact us at 1-888-357-7020 or email us with your request to NorthAmericaTA@bureauveritas.com. 

We are happy to assist you and encourage you to consider Bureau Veritas for your next great career opportunity!

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