PDP Asset Survey Technician

Surrey County Council; Guildford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Surrey County Council as an Asset Survey Technician, an exciting role focused on outdoor site work aiming at the highways sector. This entry-level position offers a clear career path supported by training in civil engineering, with competitive salaries and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

26 days' holiday (rising to 30 after 5 years)

Option to buy up to 10 days of annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous local government pension

Lifestyle discounts (gym, travel, shopping)

2 paid volunteering days per year

Extensive training and development resources

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSE's required.
• Good standards of communication skills needed.
• Interest in pursuing a career in civil engineering is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out compliance coring on VCO's.
• Conduct investigatory coring works for the maintenance program.
• Conduct external coring requests when needed.

Skills

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Ability to work independently

Teamwork

Education

5 GCSE's

Job description

• Directorate: Highways, Infrastructure & Planning
• Location: Merrow Complex, Merrow Lane, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ

Description

The starting salary for this role is £26,777 per annum for working 36 hours per week. As you progress through your professional qualification your salary will increase up to £34,654 per annum.

Do you enjoy working outdoors in a physically active role? The main focus of an Asset Survey Technician involves taking core samples from the road for either compliance or investigative purposes. Although the role involves other condition surveys, the emphasis of the position is core sampling.

This is an exciting opportunity to start a career path as an Asset Survey Technician within the highways sector where personal and professional development is provided with no previous experience required.This is a Professional Development Programme position in Environment, Transport and Infrastructure (ETI). The position provides a formal career development opportunity supported by a comprehensive training and development offer which will involve undertaking a professional qualification in Civil Engineering.

The role is based at the Surrey County Council Merrow Complex, Guildford. The role involves carrying condition and performance surveys on Surreys highway network so will be predominately site-based.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Role

The Asset Survey Team sits within the Asset Planning Team and is responsible for carrying out a range of condition and performance surveys for compliance and investigative purposes. This provides appropriate data to assist with the practical application and management of Asset Planning in Surrey by enabling informed decision making, prioritisation and sufficient project and programme progression within the Network and Asset Management Group.

As an Asset Survey Technician, you will occupy an essential role coring, surveying, and inspecting various asset types to deliver quality condition data and inventory information to improve the decision making across the directorate.

This role will predominantly involve working outside, and at times will be required to work unsocial hours when needed and due to the necessity for site visits, it is essential that a full UK manual driving licence is held due to the nature of the job. If you are unable to drive for any reason, we welcome a discussion in how you intend to meet the requirement for travel.

Some of the tasks you will undertake as part of this role includes:

• Undertake a program of NRSWA compliance coring annually
• Undertake investigatory coring works for the SCC major maintenance program annually
• Carry out compliance coring on VCO's upon request
• Undertake external coring requests
• Assisting with any other condition and performance surveys when needed

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• A minimum of 5 GCSE's
• Good standards of communication skills
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours when required
• An interest in pursuing a career in civil engineering
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team

Surrey has both urban and rural areas therefore you will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 23rd of June 2025 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.