Assistant engineer

Role: Assistant Engineer Location: Milton Keynes (2 days/ week on site ndash; Monday Thursday) IR35: Inside Rate: GBP270/day (Umbrella) MAX Duration: 12 Months The Role: The role is required primarily to support national bridge strike management related activities. This may include reviewing bridge strike incident data, identifying significant bridge strike incidents, compiling incident reports and reporting them to the relevant authorities. The role will also require creating, maintaining and manipulating large data sets, proficiency in working with data utilising software packages such as Microsoft excel and power BI would be beneficial. It is likely that there will also be involvement in other structures work streams. Team days are typically Monday Thursday in Milton Keynes, the candidate would normally be asked to attend the office on these days, although attendance on other days of the week may be requested. The candidate may be asked to travel to other locations to provide support at meetings. Assist with the inspection and assessment of engineering assets in compliance with Railway Group and company standards and procedures. Assist in the monitoring of trends of maintenance work undertaken, asset condition, asset failure and failure precursors to allow appropriate action to be specified. Assist in the evaluation of the output from inspections, examinations and assessments of asset condition to enable renewal/repair proposals to be formulated. Provide technical support in delivering goals with respect to activities. Proactively seek and obtain knowledge, skills and experience of railway engineering through a combination of working with senior colleagues, on-the-job training, formal training courses, personal research, and attendance at relevant meetings of professional and technical bodies. Prepare regular reports of progress on training and professional development for review by mentors, supervising engineers and other relevant persons. Pursue the achievement of core and specific objectives required by the post holder rsquo;s approved training scheme, where applicable, in a timely and effective manner. Required: HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in relevant engineering discipline (civil or structural engineering) Desirable Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (civil or structural engineering) Membership of a relevant professional institution Technician, incorportated or chartered member of a relevant professional institution - Membership of a relevant professional institution To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed) Disability Confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed). We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know