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 xbpsjku 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