Graduate Geospatial Engineer, Nottingham

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Graduate Geospatial Engineer, NottinghamClient:

AECOM

Location:

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Technical

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

REF42747U

Job Views:

34

Posted:

03.03.2025

Job Description:

Company Description
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Our expanding Rail Asset Management Group are seeking graduates to develop and grow the Geospatial Engineering business within AECOM working on exciting projects across various infrastructure sectors. Geospatial Engineering is made up of the Geomatics, UAV, and Instrumentation & Monitoring team supported by BIM/CAD management, it specialises in the delivery of an integrated measurement service that provides precise surveying, mapping, and monitoring of assets.

Job Responsibilities
+ Planning the phasing of construction and commissioning work to minimise disruption to passengers and the public
+ Ensuring that designs and surveys maximise sustainability outcomes during construction and over the whole life of assets
+ Developing designs that are safe to build, operate and maintain, and that protect the safety of passengers and the public
+ Supporting engineering design teams from other complex railway skill areas such as signalling, electrification and permanent way
+ Building and processing geospatial datasets that include aerial imagery, asset monitoring data, topographical survey, or point cloud data for integration into engineering designs
+ Supporting survey teams in the field to carry out topographical, rail, UAV, asset monitoring, laser scanning, and surveys
+ Learning and developing new technical skills working with UAVs, GNSS, scanners, and other geomatic survey equipment

Qualifications
+ A degree in Geospatial / GIS / Geoscience, with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above
+ An MSc/MEng in Geospatial / GIS / Geoscience would be an advantage
+ Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
+ Good attitude to flexible working patterns, including nights and weekends
+ Effective communicator with colleagues, internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing
+ Capability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
+ Ability to think creatively and show initiative
+ Good time management skills
Some knowledge of technical aspects of Geomatics, UAVs, or Monitoring would be advantageous, this may include some of the following areas:
+ Land/Engineering Surveying
+ Railway and Topographic Surveying
+ Geospatial Information / Geographic Information Systems
+ GNSS Data collection
+ Laser Scanning and data delivery
+ Mobile mapping
+ UAV Operations & Pilots
+ Data Processing
+ Use of Bentley and Autocad products

Additional Information

About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [emailprotected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID:REF42747U
Business Line:Transportation
Business Group:DCS
Strategic Business Unit:Europe & India
Career Area:Science
Work Location Model:Hybrid
Legal Entity:AECOM Limited

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