Structure Examiner

Structure Examiner

**Location**: Remote

**Contracting Authority**:Network Rail

**IR35**: Inside

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- Are you looking to join an organisation where you do meaningful work every day?_
- As a Structure examiner, you’ll be starting a rewarding assignment with Network Rail._

Our role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity.

We're undertaking an ambitious change. Our vision is Putting Passengers First - a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users; that is easy to engage with and is an efficient and dependable partner; a company people are proud to work for; instinctively recognised as an industry leader.

We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

Network Rail is looking for several Chartered or Incorporated Engineers to undertake examinations on their Structures Assets forming part of a surge resource to assist in achieving compliance of this portfolio.

You will have demonstrable structural engineering and detailed report writing competence and be willing to work Saturday nights and some mid-weeknights. For the Detailed Examination of our assets, you will usually form part of a small team deployed at night to examine the structure, taking the role of leading the examination delivery and the technical lead. The railway safety aspects of the examination will be undertaken by another. You will however be required to hold a Personal Track Safety competence, but this is not a pre-requisite before interview.

The job can be home-based, and NR will provide a vehicle and equipment required for the examination role. The geographical areas you will be working in are West Coast South (generally Milton Keynes to Euston), Midlands and Manchester areas. We will try and keep individuals as close to their home location during deployment, but you should expect some working away. Where this occurs, NR will arrange and pay for any hotel stays needed.

**Assignment background**:
This will include undertaking examinations, and report writing.

Monday to Friday days either report write-up or day-time examinations.

Saturday day rest in preparation for a Saturday night shift undertaking examinations.

Sunday day rest.

For this, a 6-day week would be paid.

Alternatively, if a mid-weeknight was worked but no Saturday night then 5 days would be paid

**Essential Skills**

Experienced chartered or incorporated engineer

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Structural Engineering: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: Remote

Reference ID: PSR1JP00063729