Senior Underground Utility Surveyor
Spatial Dimensions
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Job summary
Spatial Dimensions are recruiting a Senior Underground Utility Surveyor for a hybrid role based in Sevenoaks, Kent, with travel across the UK, mainly Southeast England. The candidate will lead utility mapping projects, interpret data, and ensure PAS128 compliance while mentoring others.
You will be part of a professional surveying team, able to manage multiple surveys, coordinate with clients, and maintain strong health and safety standards on site.
Qualifications
- 6+ years’ experience delivering Utility surveys.
- Understanding hazards and managing health & safety risks on site.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and make technical decisions.
Responsibilities
- Carry out all aspects of utility mapping projects. Ensure PAS128 compliance.
- Contribute to health & safety and follow company policies.
- Communicate instructions clearly with team and clients; daily site readiness by 8:30am.
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Job description
Ultimately, you are passionate about underground utilities, driving standards and is keen to teach others. You want to work for an employer that deals with a wide variety of projects across multiple sectors. You are committed to problem solving, finding solutions, and anticipating the needs of others. You may feel your career progression is limited where you are and are seeking a fresh start with a forward-thinking company.
We need you to join our professional surveying team as we have a vacancy available due to our continued success and company growth. The successful candidate will have an array of experience within underground utilities. This is a physically demanding role that involves being on your feet all day and lifting manholes when on site. You will be given a wealth of opportunity to grow and develop your career and experiences, becoming an important and valued part of our fabulous team.
You will be working on a wide variety of surveys including commercial, residential, heritage and the public sector.
The Underground Utility Surveyor will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of utility mapping projects. Knowledge and understanding of PAS 128 is essential and you must be able to demonstrate experience of using utility detection instruments, location instruments and have the skills to post process the data for production of a detailed PAS128 utility survey. You will contribute to maintaining a high level of health and safety and always conduct yourself in a professional manner. You will need to have an understanding and be able to follow company policies and procedures. Customer service will always need to be at the front of your mind. You will champion health and safety compliance across all survey activities.
Communication is another key responsibility for this role. You will have to be able to take instructions and clearly share information with others. This could be for working practices/management systems, Health and Safety, team communicating (both on site and back at the office) and liaising with our clients. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for the role. You will need a flexible approach to working hours and be able to get yourself to the office or any site location by 8:30am. Overtime, night and weekend work, naturally form part of this role.
Communication is a key responsibility for this role. Therefore, excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Reporting and collating Management Information is important. Line management, coaching and mentoring others, will naturally form part of this role.
You will need a flexible approach to working hours and be able to get yourself to the office by 8:30am.
- 6 + years’ experience delivery Utility surveys
- Understanding hazards, capable of communicating & managing health & safety risks whilst on site
- Work without direct day-to-day supervision & make technical decisions for projects assigned, within specified limits of authority
- Demonstrable experience working as part of a team of surveyors on specific projects
- Experience operating & interpreting digital outputs including Ground Penetrating Radar & Electromagnetic Locators
- Experience with Survey modelling software
- Understand and work to detailed specifications and standards such as PAS128.
- Experience of planning daily activities considering possible multiple projects to meet productivity goals set by Project Manager
- Maintain awareness and develop skills in new and emerging technologies
- Experience in understanding CAD drawings
- Have a full clean UK driving license for use of company vehicles
- Punctual and able to manage your own time
- Would be beneficial to be able to carry out CCTV surveys of drainage systems, assess pipe conditions
- analyse results. Knowledge of WinCam or other CCTV software desirable.
- Would be beneficial to have experience with GPS and total stations
- Would be beneficial to have knowledge of N4ce or other survey software
- QCF level 5 surveyor
- Health and safety training certificates
- Confined Space trained
- Have a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Excellent attention to detail and methodical work approach
- Proactive communicator and good listener
- Confident talking with clients and speaking on the telephone
- Super organised
- Good at juggling tasks and prioritising
- A great team player with awesome communication skills
- A desire to show initiative
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Willing to teach others and adapt to learn new skills
- Use of company vehicle
- Full training to be able to use all the surveying equipment, technology, and software
- On-going training courses as and when required
- Structured career path and support working towards professional memberships for RICS and CICES if desired
- Your birthday off work
- Socials event with your colleagues
- Pleasant office environment – staff days out and regular social events
- Annual leave starting at 22 days plus bank holidays
- Company life insurance
- Company pension scheme
- Great office location near to the amenities.
- You’ll work 40 hours a week, our basic office hours are 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. This varies when travelling to and from sites.
- Company workwear and PPE
- Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5 your daily/hourly rate and flexi working
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