Principal Certification Engineer

Job Summary: Kiwa Building Products is looking for a Principal Certification Engineer to provide senior technical leadership and expert guidance across complex and high\-risk projects. This role focuses on advising teams, resolving technical challenges, and ensuring consistent, high\-quality delivery aligned to scope, budget, and regulatory requirements. While primarily advisory, you will lead strategically critical projects where required. This is a remote UK role. About the role:

• Act as a senior technical authority across projects, providing expert guidance and assurance


• Support development of robust, compliant technical scopes and challenge key assumptions


• Provide oversight to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with standards and certification requirements


• Support teams in resolving complex technical issues and act as an escalation point where needed


• Engage with clients, regulators, and internal stakeholders on complex technical matters


• Identify and manage technical risk, ensuring effective governance and decision\-making


• Contribute to continuous improvement, best practice, and technical consistency across the business


• Mentor and support colleagues, strengthening technical capability and knowledge sharing

Do you have what it takes?:

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline and Chartered Engineer (CEng) status


• Membership of a recognised professional engineering body (e.g. ICE, IStructE, IMechE, CIOB, IOMMM)


• Deep technical expertise in building products, construction, and regulatory frameworks


• Strong understanding of certification schemes and UKAS\-accredited environments


• Extensive experience of technical assessment, certification, or product approval processes (e.g. Agrément, CE/UKCA, third\-party certification).


• Proven ability to interpret complex standards and assess technical evidence


• Experience resolving high\-risk, non\-standard technical challenges and acting as a technical authority


• Background in construction\-focused certification, product approval, or assessment processes


• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across clients, regulators, and internal teams

What can you expect from us in return?:

• up to £65,500 per annum


• Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 25 days plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy additional leave and increased entitlement with length of service


• 37\.5 hours per week \- Monday to Friday, UK remote role


• Private Medical Insurance


• Enhanced Family Leave – Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave with 6 months full pay, plus 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave


• Milestone Rewards – paid and unpaid sabbaticals, charity donations, personal gifts, and retail vouchers


• Salary Reviews


• Company Bonus Scheme


• Enhanced Pension Contributions


• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary


• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support, advice, and counselling available 24/7, 365 days a year


• 24/7 GP Service – Access to medical advice anytime


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Eye Care Vouchers – Supporting your health and well\-being


• Welcome Pack – Filled with company\-branded goodies to kickstart your journey with us

At Kiwa, we deliver results driven by our core values: Ambitious, Reliable, and Engaged the principles that guide how we work with colleagues, customers, and everyone we encounter. We are committed to fostering personal development, encouraging you to be ambitious, explore new ideas, and contribute to making the world a safer, more sustainable place. Here, you’ll thrive in a dynamic environment with ample opportunities for growth and self\-development.
As an equal opportunity employer, Kiwa celebrates diversity and is dedicated to building an inclusive, supportive workplace. We embrace flexibility in hiring talented individuals from all backgrounds globally, ensuring a work environment free from prejudice, discrimination, and intimidation. Inclusivity and equality are core to who we are, and we uphold these values without exception.
If you have any questions about this role and would like to speak a member of the Talent Team, please e\-mail us at uk.careers@kiwa.com.

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