Engineer Surveyor

Description:

As an Engineer Surveyor you will assess a wide range of installations, these could be lifts located in Canary Wharf or a hydraulic excavator in Birmingham working on HS2. You will anticipate our client's needs and help them in ensuring that they comply with the relevant legislation. You will work closely with your Engineer Surveyor Team managed by one of our Senior Operations Team Leaders. You will prepare reports of examination following your inspections using electronic reporting to ensure fast and efficient delivery to our clients. 

This role forms an integral part of our business, as you carry out hands-on inspections of various items of plant and equipment such as lifts, material handling equipment, cranes, and construction plant. The Engineer Surveyor role can be physically demanding and may require working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting, and climbing in both hot and cold conditions. It involves exposure to noise and dust, so you need to be happy being in a hands-on environment

The role requires the successful applicant to be:
 

• Up to date on your knowledge and understanding of all relevant compliance and regulatory rules and procedures that relate to the Lift and Crane discipline.
• Able to make well informed decisions, and willing to take responsibility.
• Organised and effective at short, medium and long-term planning, in order to diarise meetings, visits and work allocation.
• Able to travel effectively within your local allocated work area.
• Able to process documentation, as well as undertaking general administration in a timely manner.
• Willing to support and deputise for fellow Engineer Surveyors (of own discipline) as and when required.

Skills & Experience:

• You will need to be passionate about engineering, self-driven with the ability to interact with a variety of clients daily 
• A background in working with lifts, cranes, materials handling equipment, with hands on experience of working in a role such as manufacturing / repair / maintenance.
• Strong customer interaction skills are essential, including good oral and written communication skills.
• Incorporated Engineer (desirable)
• A holder of a full valid UK driving licence
• Time management skills are essential as you will be required to independently organise your week's work in an effective manner 
• As tablets and smartphones are crucial tools for an Engineer Surveyor, you will need to be comfortable using these as part of your working day