Survey Solutions is a leading engineering surveyor specialising in land, measured building and underground utility surveys as well as monitoring and site engineering schemes. We are looking to appoint a Utility Surveyor within the land department in our Ipswich office. We have a network of ten offices with our teams of surveyors and engineers working on some of the UK's major construction and infrastructure developments.
As a Utility Surveyor you will work independently completing a full range of small to large scale utility surveys, using innovative technology and processing data in the office to a high working standard. You will be confident working on multi-disciplined survey projects and will have a competent understanding of various surveying methods and data capture.
You will also share your expertise and knowledge with less experienced team members to assist their development, by providing practical experience onsite and office-based work.
This is a full-time role with office hours of Monday to Friday from 9.00 – 5.30, however site hours will vary so overtime and occasional weekend working will be required.
Main Duties/Key Responsibilities:
Complete a range of utility and CCTV surveys, of various scale and complexity, independently to a high standard
Work on large and complex surveying projects with team members of various technical ability and experience, to complete the project to a high standard
Provide guidance and direction, to team members on large and complex survey projects
Work effectively on projects with trainee, junior and survey technician level staff, assisting with their development by providing practical experience onsite and office work
Contribute effectively to the smooth running of projects with minimum supervision to achieve agreed goals, project outputs and consistently delivering high quality performance
Maintaining the instrumentation to a high working standard and ensuring its fit for purpose
Undertake initial site inspections and complete dynamic risk assessments when attending survey sites, reporting any safety issues to the wider surveying team or to management
The Person:
Previous experience working in the utilities surveying industry (2-3+ years).
Previous experience independently completing small to large scale utilities and CCTV surveys, of various complexities
Experience and knowledge of traversing and GPS control networks
Experience and knowledge of using GPS and Total Station equipment
Experience processing raw survey data and CAD data to a high working standard
Professional and approachable manner with excellent communication skills
Excellent understanding of the importance of health and safety at work in the context of the civil engineering industry and Survey Solutions
Passionate about pursuing a long‐term career with Survey Solutions
A minimum of 5 GCSE's including Maths & English to Grade C level/ Grade 4
Full UK driving licence.
Able to commute to our Ipswich office
Right to work in the UK
What we can offer you:
24 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing for years of service up to 30 days
Company sick pay
Life assurance
Company vehicle
Birthday gifts
Flexible holidays
Christmas bonus
Long service awards
Mental health & wellbeing schemes, including access to counselling and an employee assistance programme
Overtime
Refer a friend scheme - receive a payment for referring a friend to work for us & if they are hired!
Flexible working hours
Employee Recognition Scheme
Training & Development:
The opportunity to gain professional accreditation from the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) via our Approved Development Scheme
