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PTS Assistant Examiner - Railway Structures

Job Description

Job Title: Structures Examiner Inspector Contract Duration: 6 months initially, with potential to extend Location: Home-based, covering the Central Region (Midlands) - Wolverhampton, Birmingham, and surrounding areas within a 1.5-hour radius from home IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Rate: £305/day via umbrella OR £221.75 PAYE Security Clearance Required: DBS Sentinel Role: Yes - Safety-critical from Day One Required Sentinel Competencies: PTS, STE4, Working at Heights

Role Overview This is a field-based safety-critical role focused on inspecting the condition of railway structures across the Central region. You'll carry out scheduled and specialist examinations and report findings using Network Rail's Alarm system. You must be Sentinel certified and fully competent in STE4 inspections from day one.

Key Responsibilities Inspect railway structures to assess their condition, following Alarm system schedules and deadlines

Use rope access for inspections if qualified

Complete and submit condition reports via the Alarm electronic system or other approved methods

Support special inspections and monitoring schemes on sensitive or complex structures

Perform reconnaissance visits as needed

Assist Examining Engineers with specialist and tunnel examinations

Take part in out-of-hours on-call duties, including emergency bridge strike response

Provide safety-critical support at inspection sites

Observe and assess structures, making technical decisions within your competency

Recommend actions or next steps for review by the Examining Engineers team

Make immediate decisions on-site during safety incidents or structure failures

Directly contribute to performance by submitting timely and accurate inspection reports

Essential Requirements GCSE English Language pass

City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in a construction trade (or relevant experience considered)

Fully competent in STE4 / SCMI

Sentinel PTS and Working from Heights certified

Bridge Strike Examiner qualification

Competent to work alone

IT skills - word processing and drawing software

Full UK driving licence

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision

As an equal opportunities employer McGinley Support Services (Infrastructure) Ltd is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective applicants. We actively seek applications from all sectors of the community and particularly encourage applications from women, those with a disability (that is permissible to a safety-critical environment) and ethnically diverse or ethnic minority candidates, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the construction industry.

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