Engineer Surveyor, Lift - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Zurich Insurance

Description

Location:
Birmingham/Bromsgrove


Salary:
Competitive salary, up to £52,444 depending on experience.


Car:
Essential Car User


So what's it all about:

At Zurich, our Engineer Surveyor workforce is central to our continued success, being the 'Face of Zurich' to our large and varied client base.

You'll find a fully flexible offering that means you can manage your own diary to service your own client area.

This will allow you to broker and develop your relationships whilst representing Zurich Engineering.

No two days will ever be the same, as you'll work in a variety of interesting environments and you will have control over your own work/life balance, as we believe our people are what makes us successful.

Our Engineer Surveyor roles allow you to develop your mechanical engineering skills further and work for a market-leading engineering inspection provider.

Zurich Engineering is looking to expand our highly skilled, field-based, Engineer Surveyor team, and we currently have a vacancy for the Birmingham area for a Lift and Crane Engineer Surveyor.

What will I be doing?

You'll start with our industry-leading, bespoke training and move swiftly to carrying out hands-on statutory inspections, providing your expert opinion on a wide range of equipment, enabling our clients to comply with all relevant legislation and to the exacting standards both we and our clients demand.

Following your inspection, we'll need you to report back using a rugged laptop, and then issue electronically to our clients, so good IT skills and high levels of literacy are required.

You will be an excellent communicator, and confident in your ability to make sound engineering judgements.

What skills/qualifications will I have?

You will be an experienced engineer with a sound knowledge of your engineering discipline and be part of our multi-disciplined inspection team within your geographic area.

You will report to a Team Manager and be based from home, with your client base a reasonable travelling distance from your home.

Because this role is SAFEd governed, we need you to ideally have obtained:

A Level 4 qualification (HND / HNC etc.) in a relevant engineering field

Either a time served or Modern Apprenticeship

Hands-on experience in a relevant engineering discipline

A background in working with lifts and/or crane equipment would be an advantage, with hands on experience of working in a role such as manufacturing / repair / maintenance / mechanical / motor trade.

A full valid UK driving licence.

Be willing and able to work paid overtime.

Our Culture

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we're particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we've won numerous awards for.

We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture.

We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We've an environment that places a real importance on our people's wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective.

We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support.

We're also committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We're passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK.

In that time, we've awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.