Assistant Site Technician

AECOM; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Site Technician to join our roads survey team in the United Kingdom. The role involves conducting visual condition surveys and inspections, primarily on roads, to support infrastructure projects.

This position suits a detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to safety and accuracy. You will travel to survey locations, operate GPS-enabled handheld devices, and collect data while adhering to project requirements and industry standards.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at grade C or above.
• Full UK Driving licence is required.
• Detail-driven approach with a focus on accuracy and safety.
• Ability to work independently.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Experience in surveying, civil engineering, or highways projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct accurate and detailed condition surveys on roads and infrastructure.
• Ensure survey data is collected and recorded per project requirements and standards.
• Operate and maintain survey equipment for optimal performance.
• Drive to and from survey locations in a timely and efficient manner.
• Tow trailers and transport equipment safely per legal requirements.
• Adhere to health and safety protocols, including PPE.
• Collect survey data on handheld devices.
• Undertake asset data collection surveys using GPS devices.
• Collaborate with project teams to meet survey objectives.

Skills

GCSEs including Maths & English (C+)

Full UK Driving Licence

Detail-oriented

Independent worker

Reliability & punctuality

Tools

CSCS Card

Safety Critical Medical

Trailer Towing Competency

Van driving experience

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

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 over 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.

Job Description

No prior experience required and all training will be provided.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Site Technician to join our team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality survey services. The role involves conducting visual condition surveys and inspections, primarily on roads, to support infrastructure projects. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to safety and accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct accurate and detailed condition surveys on roads and other infrastructure.
• Ensure all survey data is collected and recorded in compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Operate and maintain survey equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Drive to and from survey locations, ensuring timely and efficient travel.
• Tow trailers and transport equipment safely and in accordance with legal requirements.
• Adhere to health and safety protocols, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Collecting survey data on handheld devices.
• Undertake asset data collection surveys employing GPS enabled handheld devices.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure survey results meet project objectives.

Qualifications

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 5 GCSEs (Including Maths and English grade C and above)
• Full UK Driving licence
• A detail-driven approach with a strong focus on accuracy and safety
• Ability to work independently
• Reliability and punctuality

Previous experience in surveying, civil engineering, or highways projects is advantageous, as well as relevant competencies such as:

• CSCS Card – proof of site safety awareness.
• Safety Critical Medical – fit for safety-critical work.
• Trailer Towing Competency – ability to transport equipment safely.
• Previous van driving experience.

Work Environment

• This role is primarily site-based , involving outdoor work in varying weather conditions.
• Working away from home Monday-Friday will be required for some projects.
• Working occasional night shifts, paid at 1.5x your standard hourly rate.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. 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 [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10161173

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On-Site