Engineer Surveyor - Power Press - Cambridge

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Allianz Engineering Inspection Services as a Power Press Engineer Surveyor. As part of Allianz, one of the world's leading insurance and risk management organisations, you'll join a nationwide network of over 700 engineering inspection professionals, helping customers operate safely, manage risk and meet their legal obligations.

Whether you're already working within engineering inspection or have a qualification in a mechanical engineering-related discipline and are looking to apply your skills in a specialist inspection and compliance role, this position offers the opportunity to build a rewarding career within a respected and growing industry.

As a Power Press Engineer Surveyor, you'll visit a wide range of customer sites, carrying out thorough examinations of power presses, brake presses, injection moulding machinery, woodworking machinery and associated safety systems. Using your engineering knowledge and practical experience, you'll help customers manage risk, maintain safe operations and meet their legal obligations.

You'll assess equipment condition, safety-critical components and guarding systems, providing clear, professional reports and technical guidance. You'll also undertake specialist training in non-destructive testing techniques and carry out crack detection examinations on press components as part of your role.

Working independently across your allocated area, you'll manage your own inspection schedule and workload while building trusted relationships with customers. You'll also be supported by an experienced team of Engineer Surveyors and Team Leaders, with access to ongoing technical development and our industry-leading induction and training programme.

Salary Information

Pay: Starting from £45,539 per year + Company Car

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• Passionate about engineering and committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and customer service.
• Enjoy building professional relationships and providing expert advice and support to customers.
• Able to make informed decisions and apply practical problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.
• Comfortable working independently and managing your own workload and priorities effectively.
• Organised, self-motivated and able to plan and manage your schedule efficiently.
• Confident communicating technical information clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to fulfil the requirements of the role, including travelling to customer sites and carrying out examinations across a range of industrial and manufacturing environments.
• Committed to continuous professional development and expanding your technical knowledge and expertise.
• Enthusiastic about developing specialist technical expertise and learning new skills.

Essential Skills

• Level 3 qualification (or higher) in a mechanical engineering-related discipline.
• Practical engineering experience working with power presses, press brakes, injection moulding machinery, woodworking machinery, hazardous machinery or other industrial mechanical equipment.
• Experience gained within manufacturing, maintenance, servicing, repair, installation, testing, inspection or similar engineering environments.
• Good understanding of machinery safety principles, safeguarding systems and associated protective devices.
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Competent in the use of tablets, smartphones and digital reporting systems.

We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience working as an Engineer Surveyor.
• Experience examining or maintaining power presses, brake presses, injection moulding machinery or woodworking equipment.
• Knowledge of PUWER, power press regulations and associated industry standards.
• Understanding of electrical control systems, machine control circuits and associated technical documentation.
• Experience carrying out non-destructive testing (NDT) or crack detection activities.
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, or working towards professional registration.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Incremental salary increases for the first 2 years
• Company car
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Overtime earnings
• Remote working
• Tools/equipment provided
• Travel time is included within working week
• Development days
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Health & lifestyle benefits for you and your family
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.

If you have a disability or long term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for any assistance with during the recruitment process including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Dharmesh Pancholi

Closing date 30th November 2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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