Land Surveyor

The Survey Association; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering surveyor is seeking a Surveyor for their Nottingham office. The role involves completing a full range of surveys, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality project output. The company offers comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities including professional accreditation.

Benefits

24 days holiday, rising with length of service

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Long service awards

Flexible holidays

Christmas bonus

Health & wellbeing schemes

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in the surveying industry.
• Experience completing small to large scale topographical and measured building surveys.
• Professional and approachable with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete topographical and measured building surveys independently.
• Lead large surveying projects and guide junior staff.
• Maintain instrumentation and conduct risk assessments at survey sites.

Skills

Communication

Data processing

Health and safety awareness

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths & English to Grade C/Grade 4

Job description

We are a leading engineering surveyors, looking to appoint a Surveyor to join Survey Solutions’ surveying team in our Nottingham 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.

Responsibilities:

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

Requirements

• 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 Nottingham office
• Right to work in the UK

What we can offer you:

• 24 days holiday, rising with length of service to 30 days + bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Company sick pay
• Long service awards
• Birthday gifts
• Flexible holidays
• Christmas bonus
• Health & wellbeing schemes, including a company wellbeing helpline
• Refer a friend scheme – receive a payment for referring a friend to work for us & if they are hired!

Training & Development:

• The opportunity to gain professional accreditation from the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) via our Approved Development Scheme
• The opportunity to develop key skills and competencies to succeed in a career as a Surveyor