Mechanical Engineer Surveyor Lifting Equipment
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Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Lifting Equipment / Cranes
Wigan | Home Based | £42,000–£45,000 Basic | Total Package circa £54,000
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor required for a leading test, inspection and certification organisation covering Wigan. This role is perfect for engineers with hands-on experience maintaining, servicing, or inspecting cranes and lifting equipment who want to step up into a professional Engineer Surveyor position.
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Role Overview
As a Mechanical Engineer Surveyor specialising in Lifting Equipment, you will:
- Inspect and certify lifting equipment and cranes, including Gantry Cranes, Crawler Cranes, Scissor Lifts, MEWPs, Excavators, and Forklift Trucks anything covered under LOLER & PUWER regs
- 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 in a professional environment
This home-based surveyor role allows autonomy with support from a centralised diary management team and no mandatory overtime.
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Package
- £42,000–£45,000 basic salary
- Total package circa £54,000
- Company car or car allowance with fuel card
- Private health care
- Double matched pension
- Annual bonus
- 33 days holiday (including statutory) with ability to buy/sell extra days
- 40-hour flexible working week
- Overtime opportunities available (not mandatory)
- Structured training programme with £55,000 investment in the first 12 months
- 12–16 weeks modular classroom & practical training
- Support with professional membership renewal fees
- Career ladder with 8 progression options
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Requirements
- Practical experience maintaining, inspecting, servicing, or repairing lifting equipment or cranes
- Ideally a Level 4 qualification (HNC or above) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum a Level 3 Mechanical qualification accepted with strong hands-on experience
- UK Driving Licence
- Comfortable in customer-facing roles
Ideal Backgrounds
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
- Crane Engineer / Lifting Equipment Engineer
- MEWP Engineer
- Forklift / Plant Engineer
- Ex-Forces Engineer (REME)
- Existing Engineer Surveyor
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor – Lifting Equipment / Cranes
Wigan | Home Based | £42,000–£45,000 Basic | Total Package circa £54,000
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with explicit LOLER and PUWER experience, as the advert lists these regulations as the core compliance framework for the role.
📊 Quantify your inspection experience: e.g. 'Inspected and certified 120+ lifting equipment assets annually across 15 client sites, maintaining zero non-compliance incidents.'
🎯 List every equipment type you have hands-on experience with (Gantry Cranes, MEWPs, Forklift Trucks, Scissor Lifts, Excavators) as a dedicated 'Equipment Competencies' section — the advert names these explicitly.
🏆 Highlight your HNC or Level 3/4 Mechanical Engineering qualification prominently in your education section, as the advert specifies this as the minimum academic requirement.
🚗 Confirm your full UK Driving Licence in your CV header or personal profile, as this is a stated essential requirement for this home-based, patch-covering role.
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- •Conducted LOLER thorough examinations on 140+ lifting equipment assets annually — including Gantry Cranes, Scissor Lifts, and Forklift Trucks — maintaining a 100% on-time certification record across 20 client accounts.
- •Identified and reported 12 safety-critical defects across MEWP and crawler crane fleet during a 6-month inspection contract, preventing 3 potential equipment failures and ensuring full PUWER compliance.
- •Managed an independent inspection patch covering 30+ sites across the North West, self-scheduling diary and client communications with zero missed appointments over a 12-month period.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Anderson Wright Consulting's Mechanical Engineer Surveyor role covering Wigan is a strong match for my background in lifting equipment inspection and LOLER/PUWER compliance. Having worked hands-on with cranes, MEWPs, and forklift trucks throughout my career, I am confident in my ability to deliver thorough examinations and clear certification reports to a professional standard from day one.
My background in mechanical maintenance and plant inspection has equipped me with the technical knowledge to identify safety-critical defects, manage client relationships independently, and produce accurate inspection documentation. I hold a Level 4 HNC in Mechanical Engineering and have consistently operated within H&S frameworks on client sites across a wide geographic patch.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through the process you follow when conducting a LOLER thorough examination on a Gantry Crane.
- ›What are the key differences between LOLER and PUWER regulations, and how do they apply to lifting equipment certification?
- ›How would you approach inspecting a MEWP that has been flagged for a suspected structural defect?
- ›What documentation and certification outputs are required following a thorough examination under LOLER?
- ›Describe your experience with Forklift Truck or Crawler Crane maintenance — what common failure points do you look for during inspection?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safety-critical defect during an inspection and how you managed the situation with the client.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage a heavy workload across multiple client sites independently — how did you prioritise?
- ›Give an example of when you had to explain a complex technical finding to a non-technical client. How did you ensure they understood the risks?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly when a client's equipment presented an unfamiliar fault or configuration.
- ›Describe a situation where you disagreed with a client's assessment of equipment safety. How did you handle it professionally?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you identified a safety-critical defect during an inspection and how you managed the situation with the client.
Describe a situation where you had to manage a heavy workload across multiple client sites independently — how did you prioritise?