Trainee Examiner Inspector - Academy

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000

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About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work-life balance.

You will be part of the North West & Central Region (NW&C) which consists of three routes: North West, Central, and West Coast South, and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

Brief Description
Looking for a new opportunity and a chance to gain new skills and qualifications? Join our Structures Examiner training academy!

Our network has a huge number of structures; buildings, viaducts, bridges (over, under, and foot), subways, retaining walls, and culverts. A key role in keeping passengers and freight users safe, it will be your job to carry out examinations, record defects, and report on your findings. Inspections will be varied in nature from visual examinations to determine the structures' current condition, detailed (within touching distance) examinations to identify signs of deterioration, and also special examinations using monitoring equipment. Working hours will be on a predetermined shift pattern spanning days, evenings, and 26 weekend shifts per year.

You will join a cohort of trainees in the Works Delivery Civils team where you will be supported by a dedicated trainer and an experienced team of Examiners. We will give you all the training and tools required to develop you into a competent STE4 qualified Examiner.

Location: Roles are location and home-based (located within territory). You will be asked to select your territory location preferences at the application stage. There are 7 territories within the NW&C Region. Your work site will generally be within a 60-minute commute to the site location.

Training will mostly take place within your territory, but occasional stays at one of our training centres may be required. Travel and accommodation will be provided.

So, if you are interested in a career where you are constantly learning and engaged, with excellent mentorship from skilled and knowledgeable colleagues, and with great progression and earnings potential, then please read on and learn more!
About the role (External)
What you'll do

1. Carry out site examination of structures to determine the structural condition as allocated within the Alarm system and within defined timescales.
2. Compile and submit condition reports using the Alarm electronic system or other agreed process and submit for reviewing by the Examining Engineers team.
3. Perform special examinations as directed including assistance with monitoring schemes for sensitive structures.
4. Undertake reconnaissance visits.
5. Provide assistance with specialist examinations undertaken by the Examining Engineers team, including unique structures and tunnel examinations.
6. Undertake all on-call duties in support of rapid response, including bridge strike.
7. Assist in provision of safety critical site support duties as required.
8. Co-operate with quality, safety and environmental objectives and contribute, where appropriate, to continual improvement initiatives.
9. Make observations and technically based decisions within the sphere of competence for the role.
10. Offer recommendations for consideration by the Examining Engineers team.
11. Make decisions and take action on site in respect of immediate safety issues, imminent structural failure, and operational capabilities of structures following bridge strikes, at times under pressure.
12. Have a direct impact on performance through delivery of completed examination reports.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• GCSE pass in English & Maths.
• C&G/ NVC Level 3 in any building construction trade (additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu on an individual basis).
• IT Literate with minimum word processing and drawing application.
• Full driving licence.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work alone with minimum supervision.

Benefits:
You will receive a full training plan with an STE4 qualification at the end.
Home start contract with homeworking allowance.
Training to be delivered across your first year by a competent examiner with many years of experience within the Works Delivery Civils team.
Other benefits including a company vehicle for use to get to and from sites, plus potential for overtime.