Job Description
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Mobile Plant & Lifting Equipment
Watford, Barnet & Enfield | Home Based | £44,000–£46,000 Basic | Total Package circa £54,000
Are you a Mechanical Engineer with hands-on experience maintaining, servicing, or inspecting cranes and mobile lifting equipment? Ready to step up from the tools into a professional Engineer Surveyor role with a world-leading inspection and certification company?
This is your chance to work with high-value industrial and commercial assets, gain structured training worth £55,000 in your first year, and enjoy career progression, flexibility, and excellent benefits.
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Role Overview
As a Mechanical Engineer Surveyor, you will:
* Inspect and certify cranes, mobile plant, and lifting equipment, including Gantry Cranes, Crawler Cranes, Scissor Lifts, MEWPs, Excavators, and Forklifts
* 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 with autonomy and professional support
Package & Benefits
* £44,000–£46,000 basic salary | total package circa £54,000
* Company car or £5,000 car allowance
* Private healthcare
* Double matched pension
* Annual bonus
* 33 days holiday (including statutory) with the option to buy/sell extra days
* 40-hour flexible working week
* Home-based role
* Structured training programme (£55,000 investment in year one)
* 12–16 week modular classroom & practical training
* Support for professional membership fees
* Career ladder with 8 progression pathways
Requirements – What We’re Looking For
* Practical experience maintaining, servicing, inspecting, or repairing mobile plant or cranes
* Minimum Level 3 Mechanical biased qualification
* UK Driving Licence
* Comfortable in customer-facing roles
Ideal Backgrounds
* Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
* Crane / Lifting Equipment Engineer
* MEWP Engineer
* Forklift / Plant Engineer
* Ex-Forces Engineer (REME)
* Existing Engineer Surveyor
Why Apply?
* Step away from reactive maintenance into a professional engineering role
* Industry-leading training and structured career progression
* Long-term security with a SAFED & UKAS accredited organisation
* Home-based role with flexible working and excellent work-life balance
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Mobile Plant & Lifting Equipment