Senior Bridge Inspector

Job title:

Senior Bridge Inspector

Company

RSK Group

Job description

Up and Under Ltd, a member of the RSK Group have opportunities for Senior Bridge Inspectors/Examiners to join our team managed from our head office in Crewe, Cheshire. This is a permanent, full-time position. Current openings include posts in both our conventional and specialist access teams. 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 . 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.

Essential Requirements:

  • 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.

#surveyor #rskfamily #Recruitment

RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

Whether it’s inspecting high-rise tower blocks, repairing rail infrastructure or conducting bridge maintenance, we can reach it! We specialise in at-height and difficult-to-access structural inspections, repairs, and maintenance. From major UK national landmarks, including the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank and highway bridges over the River Thames, to minor roads, culverts, masts, and towers, we apply our specialist (rope, confined, and pontoon) access techniques to carry out work safely, efficiently and professionally.

When you work for Up and Under, you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across the UK and internationally.

Up and Under is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.”

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.

Expected salary

Location

Crewe, Cheshire

Job date

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:23:15 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.

Share
Tags: tenders

Recent Posts

Accessible Wildland Trails Research Intern

tendersglobal.net Adirondack Land Trust Internship for the Future of the Adirondacks2025 Project: Broad Survey of…

16 minutes ago

Human Resources Analyst, Business Solutions

tendersglobal.net Background Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  we value diversity as…

16 minutes ago

Policy Specialist, Inclusive Growth

tendersglobal.net Background   Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  we value diversity…

16 minutes ago

Operations Analyst

tendersglobal.net Job Description Job Purpose and Organizational ContextThe United Nations Development Program – UNDP works…

16 minutes ago

Occupational Therapist – Alstonville

tendersglobal.net Job descriptionAre you an Occupational Therapist looking for an incredible opportunity to make a…

16 minutes ago

Upper Colorado River Watershed Coordinator

tendersglobal.net Description: National Forest Foundation (NFF) is pleased to offer a two-year term position that will…

16 minutes ago
For Apply Button. Please use Non-Amp Version

This website uses cookies.