Structural Examiner – STE4 Bridge Examinations
Location: Home-based (Nationwide Projects)
Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits

About the Client:
Our client is one of the UK's leading consulting and engineering services companies, specializing in civil engineering and asset management. With over 500 employees nationwide, they are renowned for delivering professional, high-quality services that set them apart in the industry. Their expertise spans structural inspections, investigations, testing, monitoring, maintenance, and repair of various structural assets.

Committed to innovation, they invest in the latest equipment and technology to manage the full asset lifecycle, from small private projects to large multi-disciplinary schemes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team known for technical excellence and innovation.

About the Role:
As a Structural Examiner, you will play a critical role in inspecting key infrastructure assets, including bridges, culverts, viaducts, and retaining walls. You will lead inspection teams, assess the condition of structures, and provide recommendations for maintenance and repair to ensure their continued safety.

You’ll be responsible for conducting detailed examinations across rail and highway projects, producing high-quality reports, and making sound engineering judgments based on the condition and deterioration of assets. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior team members and contribute to shaping future examination practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct inspections of bridges, culverts, viaducts, retaining walls, and other structures.
• Lead and coordinate inspection teams on various rail and highway projects.
• Produce detailed reports, drawings, and schedules of defects.
• Make informed engineering decisions about structure conditions and deterioration, considering environmental and causal factors.
• Mentor and support junior staff in technical aspects of examinations.
• Ensure adherence to relevant technical standards and procedures.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualified STE4 Examiner with experience in structural asset inspections.
• Strong knowledge of examination techniques and defect identification.
• Experience working with masonry, metallic, concrete, and timber structures.
• Familiarity with bridges, retaining walls, culverts, viaducts, and ancillary assets.
• Clear and concise communication skills, able to translate technical information effectively.
• Evidence of training and mentoring staff is highly desirable.

Rewards & Benefits:

• Competitive salary with opportunities for career progression.
• Comprehensive training, including IPAF & PASMA, COSS Competence, and IRATA Level 1.
• Full examination kit provided (laptop, mobile, van, fuel card).
• Flexitime: 10am to 3pm core hours.
• Overtime opportunities at double time for weekend work.
• 20 days annual leave, plus 5 additional days during the Christmas period.
• Birthday leave and additional leave for long service (up to 4 extra days).
• Generous pension scheme (employer contributions from 4% to 7%).
• 30 days of company sick pay following probation.
• Paid paternity leave.

How to Apply:
If this exciting opportunity matches your skills and aspirations, please submit your CV or contact Neesha Kanani on (phone number removed) for more information.