Engineer Surveyor - Lift & Crane - Reading / Maidenhead

Allianz UK; United Kingdom; Híbrido; GBP 41.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company car

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Overtime earnings

Remote working

Tools/equipment provided

Travel time included

Development days

Flexible holiday options

Insurance product discounts

Health & lifestyle benefits

Volunteering days

Descripción de la vacante

Allianz UK is hiring a Lift & Crane Engineer Surveyor to inspect lifts, cranes, and material handling equipment across a nationwide network. You will work independently, manage your schedule, and deliver expert guidance for safe, compliant operations at customer sites.

The role offers hybrid working options, ongoing technical development, and a competitive package with a company car and benefits.

Formación

• Level 3 qualification (or above) in a mechanical engineering-related discipline.
• Practical engineering experience with lifts, cranes or similar plant.
• Experience in maintenance, repair, servicing, manufacturing, installation, testing or inspection.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Organised with good time management.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• Comfortable using tablets and digital reporting systems.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out statutory inspections of lifts, cranes and lifting equipment across sites.
• Manage inspection schedules and build strong customer relationships.
• Provide guidance to support safe and compliant operations.
• Work independently across allocated area with support from senior surveyors.

Conocimientos

Mechanical engineering qualification (

Educación

Level 3 qualification in mechanical engineering

Descripción del empleo

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Allianz Engineering Inspection Services as a Lift & Crane Engineer Surveyor. As part of Allianz, one of the world's leading insurance and risk management organisations, you'll join a nationwide network of over 700 engineering inspection professionals, helping customers operate safely, manage risk and meet their legal obligations.

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Allianz Engineering Inspection Services as a Lift & Crane Engineer Surveyor. As part of Allianz, one of the world's leading insurance and risk management organisations, you'll join a nationwide network of over 700 engineering inspection professionals, helping customers operate safely, manage risk and meet their legal obligations. Whether you're already working within engineering inspection or have a qualification in a mechanical engineering-related discipline and are looking to apply your skills in a specialist inspection and compliance role, this position offers the opportunity to build a rewarding career within a respected and growing industry. As a Lift & Crane Engineer Surveyor, you'll carry out statutory inspections of lifts, cranes, lifting equipment, materials handling equipment and associated plant across a variety of customer sites. Using your engineering knowledge and practical experience, you'll provide expert guidance that supports safe and compliant operations. Working independently across your allocated area, you'll build strong customer relationships while managing your own inspection schedule. You'll be supported by experienced Engineer Surveyors and Team Leaders, with access to ongoing technical development and a comprehensive induction and training programme. This is a varied, hands‑on role involving inspections across industrial, commercial and construction environments, including working at height and accessing a range of operational settings where required.

Salary Information

Pay: Starting from £45,539 per year + Company Car

About You

• Passionate about engineering and committed to maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
• Customer-focused with the ability to build strong professional relationships.
• Able to work independently and effectively manage your own workload and priorities.
• A practical problem solver who can make sound decisions in a variety of situations.
• Confident communicating technical information clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Organised, self-motivated and adaptable in a field-based environment.
• Able to undertake the responsibilities of the role, including visiting customer sites and carrying out inspections in a range of working environments.
• Committed to continuously developing your knowledge and expertise within engineering inspection.

Essential Skills

• Level 3 qualification (or above) in a mechanical engineering-related discipline.
• Practical engineering experience working with lifts, cranes, materials handling equipment, lifting equipment or similar mechanical plant.
• Experience gained within maintenance, repair, servicing, manufacturing, installation, testing or inspection environments.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Effective organisational and time-management skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Competent in the use of tablets, smartphones and digital reporting systems.

We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience working as an Engineer Surveyor.
• Knowledge of LOLER, PUWER and associated lifting equipment legislation, regulations and industry standards.
• Experience carrying out statutory inspections, thorough examinations or compliance assessments.
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, or working towards professional registration.
• Experience across a broad range of lifting equipment, cranes, materials handling equipment or other industrial plant.
• Understanding of lifting operations, crane systems, passenger and goods lifts, hoists or construction plant.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Incremental salary increases for the first 2 years
• Company car
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Overtime earnings
• Remote working
• Tools/equipment provided
• Travel time is included within working week
• Development days
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Health & lifestyle benefits for you and your family
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you. If you have a disability or long term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for any assistance with during the recruitment process including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. [e-mail]

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Dharmesh Pancholi

Closing date 30th November 2026 We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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