Surveyor

Job Introduction

Working as part of a large engineering survey team, you will primarily produce surveys using Total Stations, laser scanners, and drones for design, construction, and as-built purposes. You will be required to work collaboratively within the team and with the full range of site disciplines on the project. You will be expected to assist with manual monitoring on the project as and when required. The role is based at West Ruislip but will require you to provide survey services across the whole of Area West.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Good work ethic, timekeeping, and attitude.
• Good attitude to safety and holder of a CSCS card.
• Able to carry out instrument calibrations and produce QA records.
• Competent in land surveying techniques and able to carry out unsupervised field work.
• Aware of the latest setting out techniques and have an understanding of the latest Leica equipment.
• Able to produce good quality QA records for all surveying work.
• Able to display good communications with other site disciplines including designers.
• Able to carry out recorded monitoring exercises.
• Have an understanding and some experience in other site disciplines.
• Basic user of surveying software (MicroStation, LSS, Starnet, Cyclone for survey related work).
• Cognizant in the use of the latest drone related hardware and software.
• Competent in the use of the commercial related software’s used on the project (Training to be supplied).
• Able to process and present topographical surveys from a variety of data collecting methods.
• Able to carry out pre-pour surveys to comply with ITP systems (Quality control).
• Able to carry out and present as-built surveys.
• Able to communicate the setting out to other on-site disciplines.
• Fully able to understand drawings and other electronic design information.
• Able to interrogate and QA design information as a last line of defense and be able to work directly with the design teams to resolve issues.
• Competent user of a range of survey equipment and software.
• Able to author and deliver task briefs, RAMS, drone related documentation, and tool-box talks.
• Able to establish and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control networks.
• Have an awareness of the latest advancements in surveying technology including GPS, laser scanners, and photogrammetry and associated software.
• Display good understanding of the commercial side of surveying and its interface with the project strategy.
• Have a good understanding of rail works, surveying, methods, and software.
• Keen to develop skills as a civil engineering surveyor.
• Able to manage people and survey sub-contractors.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Member of a construction-related professional body is preferred.
• Full driving licence.
• At least three years working on rail-related civils projects is preferred.

Desirable Qualifications and Skills

• MWEP ticket and PTS is preferred.
• At least three years working on rail-related civils projects is preferred.

In addition to the above discipline role, the Senior Engineering Surveyor must carry out their duties in accordance with the SCS JV Core Values.