Senior Bridge Inspector[1125817]

Up & Under; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based engineering firm is seeking a Bridge Inspector to manage inspection projects, lead teams, and deliver high-quality reports. Candidates should have experience in bridge inspection, good leadership capabilities, and a relevant degree. This position offers a hybrid work model and requires a full UK driving license.

Benefits

Hybrid working

In-house support and guidance

Qualifications

• Experience of bridge inspection to a senior level.
• Sound technical understanding of construction materials.
• Good mentoring skills with proven experience.
• Proven high quality report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects to provide high-quality service.
• Deliver projects on time while maintaining safety standards.
• Inspect a variety of structures.
• Lead inspection teams and mentor lower grade staff.
• Prepare and check reports and drawings.

Skills

Bridge inspection

Leadership

Report writing

IT skills

Construction materials knowledge

Education

HND/Degree in relevant construction discipline

NVQ in relevant construction discipline

Tools

CAD

Job description

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Our works are spread throughout the UK which allows the successful candidate to utilise hybrid/ working from home, or from one of our many alternative RSK offices throughout the country.

The successful candidate will be working towards qualification or have successfully qualified in, the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme (BICS) to Senior Inspector level or Network Rail STE levels. Additional information can be found here https://www.lantra.co.uk/nhss/bridge-inspectors. Support and guidance will be given to those working towards the schemes by in house staff and assessors.

Responsibilities:

• Management of individually assigned projects (including strategic, complex and large projects) to ensure that the Company provides a high-quality service in all areas of the project, meeting the requirements of our customers and ensuring a high standard of cooperation with our suppliers.
• Tasked with delivering projects on time, within programme while maintaining high safety standard.
• Inspection of a variety of structures including those of nationally strategic importance
• Leading inspection teams and mentoring/guiding other lower grade staff
• Preparation, checking and authorising of reports / drawings / schedules of defects
• Aiding the Project Estimator in assessing the capability of the company to undertake works and providing knowledge to ensure competitive tenders/quotes are submitted.
• All the work we complete adheres to our comprehensive quality, health and safety systems, we are ISO compliant.
• The role will involve hybrid working and site-based projects with the balance dependent on the commercial requirements of the business.
• Where possible we aim to assign work local to an inspector’s base. However, there may be a requirement to work away from home with travel throughout the UK, therefore a full UK driving licence is required. Night and weekend work will be required on occasion, where additional overtime rates will apply.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience of bridge inspection/examination or maintenance to a senior level (Highways or rail. We may consider candidates with other structural inspection experience if it is relevant)
• Sound technical understanding of construction materials and forms
• Good mentoring and leadership skills, with proven experience
• Good basic office IT skills including word / excel /databases / CAD / web research / email / file management
• Well organised, focused and able to work with and motivate others
• Interested in the fundamentals of engineering and able to communicate that to others
• Proven high quality report writing skills, experience in checking and authorising reports
• Knowledge / experience of investigation methods of common construction materials
• A full UK driving licence
• Candidates are required to have a reasonable level of fitness as the work can involve walking over rough terrain, up and down steps and steep embankments, the use of ladders and scaffold and potentially adverse weather conditions.

Preferable Qualifications:

• HND/Degree in relevant construction discipline
• NVQ in relevant construction discipline
• IEng or CEng
• BICS (Senior Inspector)
• STE02, 03, 04, 05 or 07
• any combination of the above
• Successful candidates will undertake drug and alcohol screening prior to and during employment. This is strictly enforced by ourselves and our clients.