Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector

Essex County Counci; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector to ensure compliance with engineering standards and specifications. This role involves inspecting contractor designs and installations, fostering strong relationships with partners, and delivering quality reports. The ideal candidate will have a solid educational background in engineering, extensive knowledge of site-based installations, and the ability to navigate complex situations. Join a dynamic team committed to delivering impactful projects across Essex, where your expertise will contribute to the success of vital community infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC/City & Guilds with extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering.
• Experience in managing challenging situations and promoting energy efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and inspect mechanical engineering elements of construction projects.
• Collaborate with construction partners and deliver quality performance reports.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Relationship Building

Communication Skills

Education

HNC/City & Guilds in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector

Permanent, Full Time

£42,679 to £50,211 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 18th February 2025

The Engineering Quality Inspector (Mech) will undertake inspections and reviews of contractor’s design and installation solutions, ensuring that engineering systems comply with Council specifications, statutory requirements, and industry best practice.

Educated to HNC/City & Guilds, with an extensive knowledge of site-based mechanical engineering installations and a deep understanding of current engineering standards, statutory provisions and building regulations. This role will act as a conduit between the Council and contractor partners, so the ability to build strong working relationships is essential as is experience of managing and resolving challenging situations and promoting the Councils energy efficiency targets.

About us

The Infrastructure Delivery team will develop and deliver the capital programme for Essex County Council, principally Education projects but also Libraries, Council offices and other works.

Accountabilities

1. Responsible for monitoring and inspecting the progress of mechanical engineering elements of construction projects on site, ensuring workmanship is in accordance with the contract and appropriate statutory and industry standards.
2. Works collaboratively with internal and external construction partners, engage in value engineering exercises, ensuring implications of value engineering decisions are recorded.
3. Delivers to the project manager/sponsor, quality, and performance reports, outlining progress against the project plan, highlighting concerns and risks. Maintains effective communication with the contractor and Infrastructure Delivery team.
4. Acts as the delegated NEC project supervisor, issuing appropriate notifications as required.
5. Accountable for reviewing additional work outside the scope of the contract.
6. Delivers a detailed inspection of the work at practical or sectional completion, to ensure that defective, missing or incomplete work is recorded and presented to the contractor. Assists the project manager/sponsor in determining practical completion, delivering reports on the project performance of the Council’s appointed contracting partners.
7. Work collaboratively with the project manager and contractor to deliver a programme of defect rectification.
8. Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

1. Educated to HNC/City & Guilds in engineering trades or equivalent by experience.
2. Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
3. Extensive knowledge of site-based engineering installations, including commercial Ventilation, Heating Systems, Domestic Water Services, Renewables and Control Systems (BMS).
4. Deep understanding of current engineering standards, statutory provisions and building regulations.
5. Evidence of analytical and problem-solving skills.
6. Holder of a valid CSCS card or prepared to undertake the relevant training to obtain one.
7. An ability to build strong relationships and partnerships which encourage collaboration and engender delivery.
8. Experience of influencing and delivering change in complex and challenging situations.
9. Experience with Microsoft Office.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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