Engineer Surveyor - Lift & Crane - Sunderland/Newcastle

Allianz; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance company is looking for an Engineer Surveyor to progress your engineering career. You will conduct inspections on various equipment, ensuring client compliance with relevant legislation. Responsibilities include preparing detailed reports and traveling to client sites. This full-time position offers a starting salary of £44,213 along with numerous benefits, including a company car and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Incremental salary increases

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

50% discount on insurance products

Qualifications

• You should be self-driven with strong communication skills.
• Experience with lifts, cranes, and material handling equipment is essential.
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory rules in the Lift and Crane discipline.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections of various items of plant and equipment.
• Prepare reports following inspections using electronic reporting.
• Anticipate client's needs and ensure compliance with legislation.

Skills

Hands-on engineering experience

Strong customer interaction skills

Time management

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above in a Mechanical related subject

Job description

Role Description

Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you'll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

Progress your engineering career in one of the key roles within Allianz Engineering Inspection Services. Our Engineer Surveyors are at the forefront of our business, visiting client sites to carry out inspections and assess a wide range of plant, equipment, and installations.

As a newly recruited Engineer Surveyor at Allianz Engineering Inspection Services, you would automatically be enrolled onto our unrivalled induction training programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer with a good knowledge of the Lift and Crane discipline to join Allianz Engineering, a division of one of the largest insurers and financial services companies in the world.

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.

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.

Salary Information

Pay: Starting Salary £44,213 plus company car and so much more

Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As an Engineer Surveyor you will assess a wide range of installations and anticipate our client's needs and help them in ensuring that they comply with the relevant legislation.

• 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.
• Making well‑informed decisions, and willing to take responsibility.
• Being effective at short, medium and long‑term planning, in order to diarise meetings, visits and work allocation.
• Being able to travel effectively within your local allocated work area.
• Processing documentation, as well as undertaking general administration in a timely manner.
• Willingness to support and deputise for fellow Engineer Surveyors (of own discipline) as and when required.
• 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.

Essential Skills

• NVQ Level 3 or above in a Mechanical related subject.
• A holder of a full valid UK driving licence.
• Time management skills are essential as you will be required to self‑sufficiently 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.

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

Desirable Skills

• Incorporated Engineer (desirable).

What We Will Offer You

• Incremental salary increases for the first 2 years.
• Annual performance‑related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• Company car.
• 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.
• You will be based from home, regular travel to clients' sites.
• 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.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long‑term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

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For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact Sophie Mayes

Closing date 26th October 2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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81236 | Operations | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent