Engineering Support Officer
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,485 to £31,246 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Nuneaton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 440930/1 |
Summary
We have a unique opportunity to join our engineering team where you will be at the heart of daily mission to ensure a safer, cleaner future through excellence. To learn about us and what you can look forward to, here is Andrew Neil, to tell you more. You can also find information about the role and the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) in our candidate pack and role profile, attached below.
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About Us
Our work is focused on improving vehicle safety and environmental protection by providing robust testing and certification to national and internationally recognised standards. We are a part of the Department of Transport as the designated UK Vehicle Type Approval Authority. With more than 40 years’ experience, we have become one of the largest and well-respected approval bodies around. This position has been built on a reputation for technical expertise and quality, which is at the heart of everything we do, and what you could be a part of.
You will get the opportunity to work alongside our expert engineering team at our specialist site in Nuneaton, supporting them to test vehicles and components to the latest technical standards. Daily tasks will include witness testing, draft approval certification prior to technical clearance and assistance with conformity of production audits. An eye for detail and effective communication will be essential, to ensure you can confidently liaise with your team and customers, as well as meeting the legal requirements we are required to work in accordance with.
The environment we deliver our service will be fast-paced and continues to evolve with the landscape of the automotive industry and development of regulations, in the UK and overseas. This will enable you exciting opportunities to work with the vehicles of tomorrow, global customers and engineering specialists. Your work will have true impact and will make a real difference to millions of road users.
We are passionate about offering all our colleagues' equal opportunities to develop and learn new skills that will enable us to thrive together. We also ensure we promote a work-life balance where you can benefit from flexible and hybrid working, regular health and wellbeing webinars and a friendly community of colleagues who will support you to succeed.
Your main duties will include but will not be limited to:
- Accurate and efficient completion of approval certification, prior to issue by the Certification Team, using various sources of data such as engineers’ test reports and manufacturer’s documentation.
- Liaising with stakeholders to schedule Conformity of Production audits / Facility Appraisals, raise invoices and maintain Register of Approval Facilities.
- Assisting in the preparation of test vehicles and components for applicable tests as requested by the engineer, fitting test equipment and components as necessary.
- Assisting and monitoring component tests in co-operation with test engineers and carry out technical assessments of in accordance with UN ECE Regulations and manufacturer declared specifications, completing test reports as necessary.
- Completion of type approval extensions deemed “paper only applications” by engineers.
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