Certification Project Manager

Fire Detection and Testing / Electronic SecurityLocation: BRE Science Park, WatfordWorking pattern: Hybrid, 2 days per week on siteContract: PermanentSalary: £40-45,000

Help customers navigate the product approval and certification journey

BRE is looking for a Certification Project Manager to join our Fire Detection and Testing / Electronic Security team.

This is a customer-facing role where you will manage product approval projects from initial enquiry through to final sign-off. You will work closely with customers, internal laboratories, technical colleagues, approval agencies and accreditation bodies to ensure projects are scoped, progressed and completed in line with the relevant approval, testing and compliance requirements.

You do not need to come from an identical certification project management background. We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have an electronics qualification or electronics background and are looking to move into the world of certification, technical approvals and customer-facing project management.

This could be an excellent opportunity for someone with technical knowledge who enjoys working with customers, solving problems, coordinating activity and bringing structure to complex technical processes.

What you will be doing

In this role, you will:

• Manage product approval projects from initial enquiry through to final project sign-off.

• Scope new projects and prepare quotations for customers.

• Review customer technical product documentation and identify any gaps or issues.

• Compile and verify test programmes and technical approval files.

• Review test reports from internal laboratories.

• Support customers in understanding what is needed to demonstrate compliance.

• Help resolve type approval, testing or process issues.

• Liaise with internal departments, customers, approval agencies and accreditation bodies.

• Keep clients updated on project progress and next steps.

• Support delivery in line with LPCB schemes, Construction Products Regulation requirements and internal processes.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who can bring a mix of technical understanding, project coordination, customer communication and attention to detail.

You may have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Product approvals, certification, compliance or technical project management.

• Fire detection, fire testing, electronic security, life safety systems, construction products or product testing.

• Technical documentation review, test reports, technical files or approval files.

• Working with laboratories, certification bodies, approval schemes or regulated technical processes.

• Managing multiple customer-facing projects or technical workstreams.

• Supporting customers, suppliers or internal teams to resolve technical or compliance issues.

We would also be happy to hear from candidates with an electronics qualification, electronics engineering background, apprenticeship, BTEC or similar technical foundation, especially if you are looking to develop into a certification and approvals role.

You will be a good fit if you

• Enjoy working with technical information and evidence.

• Have strong attention to detail.

• Can manage multiple projects, customers or priorities at the same time.

• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Are comfortable asking questions, clarifying requirements and challenging incomplete information.

• Can balance customer support with the need to maintain standards and compliance.

• Are organised, proactive and able to keep projects moving.

Why join BRE?

This is a great opportunity to join a respected organisation working at the centre of testing, certification and the built environment.

You will be part of a technical environment where your work helps customers bring products through robust approval and certification processes, supporting safety, quality and compliance across the market.

The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with 2 days per week at BRE Science Park in Watford. This gives you the balance of on-site collaboration with technical colleagues and laboratories, alongside flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.

Benefits

At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, wellbeing and career development.

Our benefits include:

• Pension schemewith 5% employer-matched contribution.
• Life assuranceat 4x your basic salary.
• Enhanced maternity package.
• HealthPartners cashback scheme, allowing you to reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care and more.
• Onsite restaurant, nursery and free parkingat BRE Science Park.
• At-cost EV charging points.
• Free access to BRE Academyand our online learning platform.
• Professional membership reimbursement.

Recruitment process and key dates

We want to be clear about the process and timescales from the start.

• Ryan AI interview:17 to 24 June
• In-person interviews:2 and 3 July at BRE Science Park, Watford

Interested?

If you have experience in technical approvals, certification, compliance, testing or technical project management, we would like to hear from you.

We are also keen to hear from candidates with an electronics background who are ready to take the next step into a customer-facing certification and project management role.

Department

Assurance - Fire Safety & Security

Locations

Watford

Remote status

Hybrid

Yearly salary

£40,000 - £45,000

Employment type

Full-time

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.