Land Surveyor

Vision Survey Ltd
Manchester
2 weeks ago
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Come join the team asLand Surveyorin our growing business and along with exciting opportunities to work on some of the largest UK construction projects.

Ambition and innovation is at the heart of the company, and we are committed to investing in our people, technology, and processes. If it is above or below the ground we can survey it, and support clients, designers and contractors throughout the lifecycle of projects.

With offices in the Midlands & South-East, we are continuously developing and expanding our team. Our Vision is to be the number one supplier of Engineering and Utility Services in the UK.

Responsibilities

  • Working with modern survey methods and survey devices such as total stations, GNSS and data collectors
  • Setting out for different trades in construction
  • Establishing survey controls, setting out gridlines, levelling, traversing and other land surveying work
  • Resolve any unexpected site issues and resolve with help from the team and management as required
  • Accurately and consistently record surveying information on site to the agreed specification and scope
  • Process data from the field into the office, post processing with software, such as AutoCAD
  • Building and maintaining client relationships ensuring we deliver to our client's expectations
  • Assisting with detailed field and office surveying assignments
  • Checking the quality of information collected on site, and the successful transition to deliverables
  • Ensure that all survey kit is maintained and well kept
  • Deliver to company policies, procedures, standards and best practices
  • Working with the Project Manager to assist with quoting for jobs

Requirements

  • This can be a fast-paced environment that changes quickly, so candidates need to be able to adapt to change and prioritising workloads
  • We want somebody who can multi-task, be adaptable, and become a valuable member of our team
  • Surveying experience
  • Flexibility to travel to our sites nationwide
  • Able to work collaboratively in a team and deal with clients on site
  • Clean & Full UK manual driving license
  • Excellent communication skills, and ability to work closely with all levels of stakeholders

Desirables

  • RICS/ ICES Qualified
  • University degree in survey related field
  • CSCS Card folder (This will be required before starting work)
  • N4CE experience or software knowledge
  • Laser Scanning Experience with point cloud registration & BIM workflows
  • Monitoring Experience
  • UAV / Drone Experience
  • GIS and/or BIM Software Experience (ArcGIS Pro, Revit, Civil 3D etc)

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries (DOE)
  • Staff benefits package including discounts at retailers and gym memberships
  • Pension Scheme
  • Health Insurance (Vitality)
  • Life Insurance
  • IT & Phone Package
  • Social events throughout the year eg Annual General Meeting, Summer Event, and Christmas Event
  • Continuous on-the-job training and development

Vision Survey is an equal opportunities employer with the aim of providing a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage suitably qualified applications regardless of race, disability, age, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, and religion or belief. We are a culture that celebrates success on merit.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

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