Surveyor

SCS JV; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

SCS JV Railways in London is seeking a Senior Engineering Surveyor to join a large survey team. The role focuses on producing surveys with Total stations, laser scanners and drones for design, construction and as-built work, with field duties across the western area.

You will collaborate with site disciplines and produce QA records and pre-pour surveys. The role requires experience on rail civils projects, CSCS card, driving licence, and an ability to train others.

Qualifications

• Member of a construction related professional body is preferred
• Full driving licence is required
• At least three years working on rail civils projects is preferred

Responsibilities

• Carry out surveying using total stations, laser scanners and drones
• Produce QA records and pre-pour surveys to ITP standards
• Communicate setting out to on-site disciplines and design teams
• Manage survey sub-contractors and data across a western area
• Maintain horizontal and vertical control networks and QA documentation

Skills

CSCS card

Full driving licence

Rail civils experience

Total stations

Laser scanners

Drones

QA records

Survey communications

Education

Professional body membership preferred

Tools

Micro Station

LSS

Starnet

Cyclone

Job description

Job category:
Structures & Earthworks

Job reference:
scsrail/TP/49152/4257

Job introduction

Role

Working as a part of a large engineering survey team predominantly producing surveys via Total stations, laser scanners and drones for design, construction, and as-built purposes. Will be required to work collaboratively within the team and with the full range of site disciplines on the project. Will be expected to assist with the manual monitoring on the project as and when required. Will be based at West Ruislip but will be expected to provide survey services across the whole of area west.

Flexible working:We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Good work ethic. Time keeping and attitude.
• Good attitude to safety and holder of a CSCS card.
• Able to carry out instrument calibrations and produce QA records.
• Competent in land surveying techniques and able to carry out unsupervised field work.
• Aware of the latest setting out techniques and have an understanding of the latest Leica equipment.
• Able to produce good quality QA records for all surveying work.
• Able to display good communications with other site disciplines including designers.
• Able be able to carry out recorded monitoring exercises.
• Have an understanding and some experience in other site disciplines.
• Basic user of surveying software. Micro Station, LSS, Starnet, Cyclone for survey related work.
• Cognisant in the use of the latest drone related hardware and software.
• Competent in the use of the commercial related software’s used on the project. (Training to be supplied)
• Able to process and present topographical surveys from a variety of data collecting methods.
• Able to carry out pre-pour surveys to comply with ITP systems (Quality control)
• Able to carry out and present as-built surveys.
• Able to communicate the setting out to other on-site disciplines.
• Fully able understand drawings and other electronic design information.
• Be able to interrogate and QA design information as a last line of defense and be able to work directly with the design teams to resolve issues.
• Competent user of a range of survey equipment and software.
• Able to author deliver task briefs, RAMS, drone related documentation and tool-box talks.
• Able to establish and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control networks.
• Have an awareness of the latest advancements in surveying technology including GPS laser scanners and photogrammetry and associated software.
• Display good understanding of the commercial side surveying and its interface with the project strategy.
• Have a good understanding of rail works, surveying, methods and software.
• Keen to develop his/her skills as a civil engineering surveyor.
• Able to manage people and survey sub-contractors.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Member of a construction related professional body is preferred
• Full driving licence.
• At least three years working on rail related civils project is preferred

Desirable Qualifications and Skills

• MWEP ticket and PTS is preferred.
• At least three years working on rail related civils projects is preferred

In addition to the above discipline role, the Senior Engineering Surveyor must carry out their duties in accordance with the SCS JV Core Values:

Location

• SCS Jv Railways
• London
• NW1

Hiring Process

1

Your application is received and shortlisting takes place

2

If you're shortlisted, your CV is anonymised and sent to our hiring managers for review

3

We'll invite you for interview at one of our sites where you'll discover more about the role and meet some of our team

4

If you're successful, you'll receive a job offer and contract from the relevant parent company

5

Subject to vetting and references, your onboarding process begins

6

Onboarding is complete! Welcome to SCS JV

• Location: London,
• Contract type: Temp - PSC
• Job category: Structures & Earthworks
• Job reference: scsrail/TP/49152/4257