Trainee Inspection Engineer (Remote)

Location: Ratho, Edinburgh (home working during Covid-19)

Contract: 6-month contract with potential for a full-time role

Benefits: Subsidised lunches, free gym membership, free fruit, discounted climbing rates and a great Employee Benefits Scheme!

Cyberhawk is a fast-growing successful company with big ambitions. We already punch way above our weight and we are looking for someone to throw some punches with us!

We are industry leaders in providing drone inspection and survey solutions around the world but we are also becoming increasingly recognised as a world leader in visual asset management software solutions through our iHawk cloud-based software.

In short – we do cool stuff and we are really good at it.

We recently moved into a stunning new office on the upper floor of the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) at Ratho – Europe’s largest indoor climbing arena. Currently employing around 70 people with plans to grow aggressively in the coming years, it’s an exciting place to be and we want you.

We are focused on building strong, ethical relationships with our clients, that highlight the values that underpin our business. You will need to take ownership of your tasks while playing your part of the team.

Trainee Inspection Engineer – About the role:

As a Trainee Inspection Engineer, you will primarily work in our Electricity Utilities sector to assist our team in the delivery of transmission & distribution tower inspection services.

This role would ideally be suited to individuals with a mechanical engineering or other engineering qualification and have the expertise of completing tasks to deadlines with high attention to detail.

Trainee Inspection Engineer – Responsibilities:

• Assist the Department Manager ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of projects:
• Data management and QA of images & inspection data
• Curating data and assisting with the delivery of inspection reports
• Assist with the organisation, planning, and delivery of projects
• Reviewing inspection data, categorising defects against defined defect standards, and completing inspection reports. Assets will primarily include wooden and steel transmission & distribution towers and other assets as required. Full training will be given.
• Receiving and organising drone inspection data into appropriately structured formats
• Industry recognised health & safety and engineering qualifications/training will be provided as required
• Other duties as required
• Initially, this role will be office/home-based, but for permanent roles, this role is intended to have a balanced split in time between office work at our Ratho office and fieldwork in the UK, Europe, and beyond which will involve time spent working away from home. This will involve conducting inspection projects in the field as part of a drone inspection team and interacting with clients on-site. It will also include working on renewables projects

Key skills, competencies, and interests include:

• We are looking for a high performing individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, and at times, high-pressure environment
• Be a proactive and logical thinker
• In possession or working towards a qualification in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline
• Experience of image processing/manipulation – Adobe Lightroom or similar
• Have excellent IT skills – MS Office, creating file structures, data management and transfers – SFTP
• Be able to take ownership and responsibility of workload from project start to finish
• Enjoys spending time both outdoors and in the office
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK with high fluency in English
• Passport and full driving license are preferred

Whilst full training will be given, some knowledge in the electricity utility sector could be beneficial!

Please note: Cyberhawk take nothing more seriously than the safety of our staff, particularly in unprecedented times such as these with the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we are in a position to facilitate a fully remote recruitment process, and additionally a fully remote onboarding process.

No agencies please.