Element has an opportunity for a Regional Chemist to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your career within a Global TIC business.

To be responsible for providing technical support, expertise along with training and guidance across a broad range of chemistry and environment related services in the MEAP region—including the UAE, KSA, Qatar, and Singapore.

Positively contribute to the activities of the chemistry and environmental teams to achieve our primary objectives of safety, quality, and service delivery that Element and its client require.

Core Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Principal Chemist to support the regions chemistry and environmental businesses
• Adhering to the Health & Safety and Quality standards within our ISO 17025 accredited facility
• Support the introduction, development and validation of new tests, instrumentation, and technology to our laboratories
• Positively relate and contribute to a multicultural working environment, with the ability analyse problems, troubleshoot systems solving technical issues related to both client and operational queries in a practical and timely manner
• Discharge duties with a strong awareness of budget, timeline, and resource management for designated projects
• To undertake training & upskilling of colleagues on technical and quality related topics
• Act as a subject matter expert for chemistry
• Undertake audits of technical activities related to chemistry and environmental services
• Support IT and operational projects related to the development and growth of the chemistry and environmental operations in MEAP

Skills / Qualifications:

• Proven technical skills, with the candidate having a minimum of 5 years’ experience, ideally 10+ years in a role that included significant aspects of method implementation, development, validation, and auditing of manual and instrumental chemistry methods
• High degree of integrity and impartiality is critical
• Educated to at least Degree level with significant relevant industry experience in analytical chemistry
• The candidate must have extensive knowledge and experience of working to ISO 17025
• Ideally to be ISO 17025 Lead Auditor certified
• Must have a strong background/understanding/expertise in at least one or more of the following disciplines:
• Wet Chemistry
• Inorganic instrumental analysis
• Organic instrumental analysis
• Metallurgical chemistry
• Environmental site testing
• Indoor air quality testing
• Industrial hygiene testing
• Ideally to have a strong working knowledge of all these disciplines, or as a minimum a willingness to acquire it
• Strong and determined quality focus
• A strong understanding and hands on experience of how LIMs systems and efficient laboratory processes operate
• Self-motivated team player with excellent organisational and communication skills with an ability to work under pressure
• To be flexible working in a dynamic environment where priorities may change at short notice
• The ability to work under minimal supervision and travel as required within the MEAP region
• Must be fluent in both oral and written English