Up and Under Ltd, a member of the RSK Group, are an engineering consultancy, undertaking inspections and surveys of various bridges, buildings and other structures within the transportation, utilities and built sectors.
We now have opportunities for Bridge Inspectors/Examiners within our team managed from our head office in Crewe, Cheshire.
This is a full time, permanent position. 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. Responsibilities:Inspection of a variety of structures including those of nationally strategic importanceLeading inspection teamsPreparation of reports / drawings / schedules of defectsUndertaking complex one-off projectsAll 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.Essential Requirements:Experience of bridge inspection or maintenance (Highways or rail.
We may consider candidates with other structural inspection experience if it is relevant)Sound technical understanding of construction materials and formsGood basic office IT skills including word / excel /databases / CAD / web research / email / file managementWell organised, focused and able to work with and motivate othersInterested in the fundamentals of engineering and able to communicate that to othersProven high quality report writing skillsKnowledge / experience of investigation methods of common construction materialsA full UK driving licenceCandidates 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 in relevant construction disciplineNVQ in relevant construction disciplineEngTechBICS (Inspector)STE03, 04, 05 or 07any combination of the aboveSuccessful candidates will undertake drug and alcohol screening prior to and during employment.
This is strictly enforced by ourselves and our clients.The successful candidate will be working towards qualification or have successfully qualified in, the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme (BICS) to inspector level or Network Rail STE levels.Additional information can be found here https://www.lantra.co.uk/nhss/bridge-inspectors.
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