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Senior Utility Surveyor

Kentish Town
8 months ago
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Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure.
 
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.
 
Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. 

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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Utility Surveyor 

Undertaking of high-quality utility surveys in a variety of environments using the latest EM and GPR technologies and equipment available.
Site visits and client meetings to assist in job quotations and tendering stage of larger projects. 
Advising projects in the wider business on best survey methods to meet project requirements.
Handling, processing, and interpreting geospatial data within the sub-surface environment
Supporting other team members and survey specialisms of the Geomatics team as and when required.
Using your survey knowledge and experience to help influence, shape and evolve the utility survey capability as a core service within the geomatics team to sit alongside the other established survey specialisms. 
Engaging with and developing your own skillsets in similar survey specialisms to be able to provide project support to other team members as and when required, such as 3D Laser Scanning, UAV Surveying, Rail Surveying & Monitoring, Dimensional Control & Setting Out.
QCF3/QCF5 highly desirable but not a requirement 
Strong knowledge of the principles and practices of GPR and underground surveying
Ability to use EML and GPR with high proficiency
Understanding and knowledge of PAS128
Ability to understand and analyse asset owner record drawings  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Practically minded: good problem-solving and decision-making skills. 
Ability to communicate technical information effectively
Strong leadership skills, willing to work as a team to achieve objectives
Possess the ability to manage your own workload effectively and to work with autonomy and/or as part of a team.
Experience in using AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and/or N4ce
Site experience working across a range of different infrastructure, including Gas above ground installations (AGIs), High Voltage Substations, clean water and wastewater treatment sites, rail. (Desirable but not a requirement)

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