Job Description
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Lifting Equipment / Cranes
Wigan Home Based £42,000 £45,000 Basic Total Package circa £54,000
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor required for a leading test, inspection and certification organisation covering Wigan. This role is perfect for engineers with hands-on experience maintaining, servicing, or inspecting cranes and lifting equipment who want to step up into a professional Engineer Surveyor position.
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Role Overview
As a Mechanical Engineer Surveyor specialising in Lifting Equipment, you will:
- Inspect and certify lifting equipment and cranes, including Gantry Cranes, Crawler Cranes, Scissor Lifts, MEWPs, Excavators, and Forklift Trucks anything covered under LOLER & PUWER regs
- Ensure compliance with LOLER and PUWER regulations
- Manage your own patch, diary, and client relationships
- Provide technical advice and clear inspection reports
- Operate within agreed inspection authorities and H&S standards
- Deliver excellent customer service in a professional environment
This home-based surveyor role allows autonomy with support from a centralised diary management team and no mandatory overtime.
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Package
- £42,000 £45,000 basic salary
- Total package circa £54,000
- Company car or car allowance with fuel card
- Private health care
- Double matched pension
- Annual bonus
- 33 days holiday (including statutory) with ability to buy/sell extra days
- 40-hour flexible working week
- Overtime opportunities available (not mandatory)
- Structured training programme with £55,000 investment in the first 12 months
- weeks modular classroom & practical training
- Support with professional membership renewal fees
- Career ladder with 8 progression options
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Requirements
- Practical experience maintaining, inspecting, servicing, or repairing lifting equipment or cranes
- Ideally a Level 4 qualification (HNC or above) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum a Level 3 Mechanical qualification accepted with strong hands-on experience
- UK Driving Licence
- Comfortable in customer-facing roles
Ideal Backgrounds
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
- Crane Engineer / Lifting Equipment Engineer
- MEWP Engineer
- Forklift / Plant Engineer
- Ex-Forces Engineer (REME)
- Existing Engineer Surveyor
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Lifting Equipment / Cranes
Wigan Home Based £42,000 £45,000 Basic Total Package circa £54,000