Principal Crane Specialist

Role: Principal Crane Specialist

Location: Flexible on location - must be UK based

Package: Up tocar allowance or Company Car Fuel Card OT available Up to 12% Pension Health Care and other flexible benefits listed below

The Role:

• Provide external expertise to customers that require schemes of examination or other technical assistanceassociated with the crane discipline.
• Provide technical support as and when requested to by the Technical Manager to the internal inspection team
• Deliver customer training as needed
• Carry out a minimum of 24 hours of chargeable work per week
• Seek commercial opportunities to ensure there is a pipeline of work

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide external expertise to customers that require schemes of examination or other technical assistanceassociated with the crane discipline.
• Provide technical support as and when requested to by the Technical Manager to the internal inspection team
• Deliver customer training as needed
• Carry out a minimum of 24 hours of chargeable work per week
• Seek commercial opportunities to ensure there is a pipeline of work
• Keep abreast of technical and legislative changes taking responsibility for being the subject matter expert for thediscipline
• Work with Technical Specialists in the provision of specialist services to customers in the designated field ofexpertise and maintain technical control to ensure optimum efficiency and profitability
• Maintain and update as needed the procedures for development of schemes of examination.
• Work towards gaining UKAS ISO 17020 accreditation for development of schemes of examination

Experience & Skills Required:

EEssential DDesirable

• Demonstrable high technical understanding of a wide range of lifting equipment E
• Experience of developing / working with schemes of examination under LOLER E
• Detailed understanding of LOLER E
• Computer literateE
• Strong communication skillsE
• Knowledge of market industry trends developments and changes in legislation E
• Knowledge of in-service inspection procedures and processes in an ISO 17020 environment D
• Knowledge of relevant regulations E

Qualifications Required:

• Minimum HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering E
• Hold or have a willingness to work towards (IEng EngTech) E
• Member of an Engineering institute D
• Degree educated D
• Hold a current U.K. driving license E

Whats in it for you

• Salary: Up to 63000 DOE

• 5000 car allowance or company car
• 25 days holiday 8 bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays plus an option to carry over 5 days
• Combined employee/employer pension contributions of up to 12%
• Flexible working
• Flexible benefits scheme to suit what is important to you including Life Cover Private health care Dental Care GymFlex Techscheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
• Working for an Industry leading global Inspection company

Why Bureau Veritas

Our people are at the heart of everything we do which is why we have worked hard to create a supportive and engaging culture where individuals are given the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

At Bureau Veritas you can benefit from a busy and varied client facing environment working with market leaders across a wide range of sectors including but not limited to:

Food manufacturing Chemical manufacturing Banking Retail Logistics Power and Utilities including Nuclear Automotive Public Sector Mobile Plant Emergency Services Transport and Construction.

We pride ourselves on our partnership approach which means you will be encouraged to develop strong client relationships - combining technical expertise with service excellence to exceed your clients expectations.