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PTS Assistant Examiner - Railway Structures

Job details
Posting date: 30 July 2025
Salary: £221.75 to £305 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 06 August 2025
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4QA
Remote working: Fully remote
Company: McGinley Support Services Infrastructure Ltd
Job type: Contract
Job reference: AMS015_1753863970

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Summary

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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