Surveyor

Job ID: 40740

Location: Houston, Texas  
Position Category: Surveyor 
Position Type: Full-Time 

Who are LRQA?

LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We’ve grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customised assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training.

While we’re proud of our heritage, it’s who we are today that really matters, because that’s what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.

What do we do?

We help our clients negotiate a rapidly changing world, by working with them to manage and mitigate the risks they face. We serve a wide variety of industries, from food, beverage and hospitality to automotive,  aerospace and transportation.

From independent third-party auditing, certification and training; to consultancy services; to real- time assurance technology; to data-driven supply chain transformation, our innovative end-to- end solutions help our clients shape their own future, rather than letting it shape them.

LRQA currently operates across 51 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates £315m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.

Role purpose:

Perform surveys and assess the design, manufacture and in-service aspects of engineering assets against agreed Codes, Standards, specifications and procedures, using experience and knowledge appropriate for routine solutions. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform technical inspections/assessments against defined specifications/scope and provide advice for service delivery within agreed parameters that include budget constraints and contractual requirements.
• Assess/recommend the time/value of the work to be undertaken for internal/external clients within an agreed fee/cost structure and issue quotations up to an agreed limit and LRQA’s standard terms and conditions meeting job/project requirements.
• Mentor, coach, give technical guidance to colleagues as appropriate to build capability, capacity and support networks to leverage knowledge transfer and application.
• Contribute to internal/external client management as appropriate, by acting as point of contact to effectively manage client and LRQA relationships and make recommendations based on client feedback to improve Service Delivery and to help build the business.
• Produce the deliverable (reports/certificates/documents) within the agreed broad parameters in an appropriate format and take responsibility to review other employees work as requested.  Discuss/present deliverable to internal/external client at a senior level and suggest alternative solutions where appropriate.
• Seek new opportunities with existing clients and identify new clients within the region, supporting Sales and Marketing activities
• Undertake and maintain agreed personal authorisations.  Follow up training plans, perform activity monitoring/document monitoring and pursue continuous professional development.  
• Maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
• Conduct all activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation and industry standards.

Key health & safety responsibilities:

• Eliminate or minimise employee exposure to risks by regularly reviewing the health and safety risk register, applying appropriate controls, communicating results of risk assessments, and ensuring health and safety is considered in the planning and execution of all LRQA activities.
• Manage your own, and your team’s, compliance with health and safety rules, instructions, systems and legal requirements to ensure employees are suitably trained and adequate resources are available to work safely.

Technical / Professional Qualifications / Requirements:

• Must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University, or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Shall possess appropriate trade/technical/vocational qualifications/certification, including job-specific certifications such as ASME, API, PED, etc.
• Preferably a qualified member of a recognised professional body e.g. www.nspe.org, www.cae.cn, www.engc.org.uk, www.ecindia.org.  Likely to be working towards Chartered/Professional Engineer
• Will possess sufficient, relevant previous working experience to demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the relevant requirements, knowledge and application
• Technical competencies to be assessed within the authorisations’ framework – supervised at this level
• Competent in MS Office suite of software
• Proficiency in English language commensurate with the work (both written and verbal)
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Likely to have 6-10 years’ relevant working experience

Local/Regional Requirements (in addition to those above):

• Carry out third party inspections and obtain authorization to carry out  accredited inspections in the USA.
• Manage all jobs in the area from the quotation to the invoice
• Report in a timely manner all incidents including near miss and safety observations (NMSO), accidents and injuries and raise any health and safety concerns with your line manager.
• Effectively control the technical and economical elements of local works (profitability, provision, missing time,).

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

LRQA is a leading global assurance provider.  The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future. (Group entities).

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