Senior Inspection Engineer

XEIAD; Dale Abbey; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Annual salary review

25 days leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working

Job summary

British Engineering Services Group is hiring a Senior Inspection Engineer for nationwide work. You will independently deliver complex infrastructure examinations, including tunnel inspections, and lead high‑risk activities across rail and structures portfolios.

You will coordinate teams, plan access and sequencing, produce quality reports, and mentor junior engineers while supporting programme delivery. Based in/around major hubs, travel nationwide is required.

Qualifications

• A Degree, HND or HNC in Civil Engineering.
• To hold STE2 and STE6 competencies.
• PTS (Personal Track Safety) is required.
• Strong experience in infrastructure or structural engineering, including inspections, examination and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake tunnel and structural examinations independently, acting as Examining Engineer where required.
• Deliver technical inspections, investigations and surveys, providing engineering review and assessment across infrastructure assets.
• Lead on Tunnel Examinations and other complex inspections, ensuring compliance with standards and best practice.
• Coordinate teams and manage inspection programmes, including planning methods, access and sequencing.
• Produce high‑quality examination reports and monitor progress, identifying and managing delivery risks.
• Support project delivery and team development, including client engagement, supplier coordination, mentoring and acting (or working towards) as a Delegated Engineer.

Skills

PTS (Personal Track Safety)

Infrastructure engineering

Structural engineering

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Civil Engineering

STE2 competencies

STE6 competencies

Job description

Who We Are In a Nutshell.

At British Engineering Services Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end-to-end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our job is to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all, safe. We achieve this by bringing together a team of the very best and most talented people.

SENIOR INSPECTION ENGINEER

NATIONWIDE

£45,000-£55,000

Who We Are In a Nutshell.

At British Engineering Services Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end-to-end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our job is to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all, safe. We achieve this by bringing together a team of the very best and most talented people.

XEIAD is a specialist engineering inspection consultancy delivering high‑quality inspections and assessments on critical infrastructure assets. Using specialist access techniques such as rope access, diving and confined space working, their expert engineers inspect structures including bridges, tunnels and culverts, providing reliable insight to help asset owners manage risk and maintain safety.

Ideally, the successful candidate for this role would be based in/around Manchester, Leeds or Derby.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Inspection Engineer for XEIAD, part of British Engineering Services Group, you will independently deliver complex infrastructure examinations and lead high‑risk activities such as tunnel inspections, supporting the safe and efficient delivery of programmes across the rail and structures portfolio.

You will:

• Undertake tunnel and structural examinations independently, acting as Examining Engineer where required
• Deliver technical inspections, investigations and surveys, providing engineering review and assessment across infrastructure assets
• Lead on Tunnel Examinations and other complex inspections, ensuring compliance with standards and best practice
• Coordinate teams and manage inspection programmes, including planning methods, access and sequencing
• Produce high‑quality examination reports and monitor progress, identifying and managing delivery risks
• Support project delivery and team development, including client engagement, supplier coordination, mentoring and acting (or working towards) as a Delegated Engineer

As part of our team, you will get:

• A salary of £45,000 to £55,000 dependant on professional qualifications, competencies and experience
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual salary review
• 24 days annual leave rising to 25 days after 4 years’ service plus 8 bank holidays
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
• Access to our buy holiday scheme
• Opportunity for flexible working
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Companywide volunteering scheme

To join our team, you will need:

• A Degree, HND or HNC in Civil Engineering.
• To hold STE2 and STE6 competencies.
• PTS (Personal Track Safety).
• Strong experience in infrastructure or structural engineering, including inspections, examination and maintenance.
• Proven ability to manage your own workload and contribute to programme delivery.
• The ability to mentor and support junior engineers and examiners.
• Willingness to travel nationally.
• To be medically fit for rail work and hold the appropriate railway medical.
• Full UK Driving License.

We want you to be you!

Diversity, equality and inclusion are fundamental to who we are.

Our team is made up of incredibly skilled and talented people, and that’s what matters most to us. At British Engineering Services Group, we want everyone to feel they can be their true, authentic selves at work.

We’re also proud to support the military community through our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Go for it!

Please note that successful candidates will need to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

British Engineering Services Group, where our people and our customers matter most.