Overview
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Role Description: Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 countries. From day one you’ll know your contributions are valued, with world-class learning and development opportunities and an inclusive culture. Progress your engineering career in one of the key roles within Allianz Engineering Inspection Services. Our Engineer Surveyors visit client sites to carry out inspections and assess a wide range of plant, equipment, and installations. As a newly recruited Engineer Surveyor, you would automatically be enrolled onto our unrivalled induction training programme. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer with a good knowledge of the Lift and Crane discipline to join Allianz Engineering, a division of one of the largest insurers and financial services companies in the world.
Responsibilities
* You will anticipate our client's needs and help them ensure they comply with the relevant legislation.
* You will work closely with your Engineer Surveyor Team managed by one of our Senior Operations Team Leaders.
* You will prepare reports of examination following inspections using electronic reporting to ensure fast and efficient delivery to our clients.
* You carry out hands-on inspections of various items of plant and equipment such as lifts, material handling equipment, cranes, and construction plant.
* The Engineer Surveyor role can be physically demanding and may require working at height, working in confined spaces, lifting, and climbing in both hot and cold conditions. It involves exposure to noise and dust, so you need to be happy being in a hands-on environment.
Salary Information
Pay: Starting Salary £44,213 plus company car and additional benefits. Salary is part of a total reward package.
About You
* As an Engineer Surveyor you will assess a wide range of installations and anticipate client needs to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
* Up to date knowledge of all relevant compliance and regulatory rules and procedures for Lift and Crane discipline.
* Making well-informed decisions and ability to take responsibility.
* Effective short, medium and long-term planning to diarise meetings, visits and work allocation.
* Ability to travel within your local allocated work area.
* Processing documentation and undertaking general administration in a timely manner.
* Willingness to support and deputise for fellow Engineer Surveyors as required.
* Passionate about engineering, self-driven with the ability to interact with a variety of clients daily.
* Background in lifts, cranes, materials handling equipment with hands-on experience in manufacturing, repair or maintenance.
* Strong customer interaction skills, including good oral and written communication.
Essential Skills
* NVQ Level 3 or above in a Mechanical related subject.
* Full valid UK driving licence.
* Time management skills; ability to self-organise weekly work.
* Comfortable using tablets and smartphones as part of the working day.
We support the government scheme “Access to Work”; please ask about the scheme during your application.
Desirable Skills
* Incorporated Engineer (desirable).
What We Will Offer You
* Incremental salary increases for the first 2 years.
* Annual performance related bonus.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Hybrid working.
* Company car and tools/equipment provided.
* Travel time included within the working week.
* Development days and flexible holiday options.
* Discounts on insurance products and retail discounts.
* Health & lifestyle benefits for you and your family.
* Based from home with regular travel to clients' sites.
* Volunteering days.
Our Ways of Working
We support flexible working patterns where possible. Allianz is signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter, balancing customer needs with personal circumstances to help you thrive.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
Allianz is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Disability Confident scheme and related accessibility initiatives. For adjustments or accessibility questions, contact our Resourcing team.
Closing date: 26th October 2025. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
What You Do | What You Bring | What We Offer
Location: London, England, United Kingdom; Surrey, England, United Kingdom; Hammersmith & Fulham, England, United Kingdom; Kensington, England, United Kingdom.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Financial Services and Insurance
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