Land Surveyor

at  Survey Solutions

We are a leading engineering surveyors, looking to appoint a Surveyor to join Survey Solutions’ surveying team in our Manchester 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 Surveyor at Survey Solutions, you will work independently completing a full range of small to large scale topographical, measured building and setting out 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 8.00 – 5.00, however site hours will vary so overtime and occasional weekend working will be required.

REQUIREMENTS

The Person:

• Previous experience working in the surveying industry (3+ years).
• Previous experience completing small to large scale topographical surveys, of various complexities, independently
• Previous experience completing measured building surveys, of various scales or complexities, with laser scanners and/or traditional methods independently
• 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 Manchester office
• Right to work in the UK

As a Surveyor you will…

• Complete topographical surveys, of various scale and complexity, independently to a high standard
• Complete measured building surveys, of various scale and complexity, independently to a high standard
• Take the lead on large and complex surveying projects, working with team members of various technical ability and experience, to complete the project to a high standard
• Organise and provide concise instructions, guidance and direction, to multiple teams 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
• Process multi data sets from various instrumentation to a high working standard, including topographical and measured building data
• 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