Utility Survey Technician

Survey Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering surveyor seeks a Utility Surveyor to perform utility surveys in Manchester. Candidates must possess 2-3+ years experience in the field, along with excellent communication skills and a commitment to safety standards. The role involves both independent and collaborative project work, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

24 days leave plus bank holidays

Company sick pay

Life assurance

Company vehicle

Flexible holidays

Christmas bonus

Mental health & wellbeing schemes

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years experience in utilities surveying.
• Ability to complete small to large scale utilities and CCTV surveys independently.
• Professional and approachable manner with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete a range of utility and CCTV surveys independently.
• Provide guidance to team members on complex survey projects.
• Ensure high quality performance and maintain equipment to working standards.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Education

5 GCSE's including Maths & English to Grade C level/ Grade 4

Tools

GPS Equipment

Total Station Equipment

CAD Software

Job description

Survey Solutions is a leading engineering surveyor specialising in land, measured building and underground utility surveys as well as monitoring and site engineering schemes. We are looking to appoint a Utility Surveyor within the Utility department in our Manchester office. We have a network of 12 offices with our teams of surveyors and engineers working on some of the UK’s major construction and infrastructure developments.

As a Utility Surveyor you will work independently completing a full range of small to large scale utility 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 Utility Surveyor, you will:

• Complete a range of utility and CCTV surveys, of various scale and complexity, independently to a high standard
• Work on large and complex surveying projects with team members of various technical ability and experience, to complete the project to a high standard
• Provide guidance and direction, to team members 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
• 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

• Previous experience working in the utilities surveying industry (2-3+ years).
• Previous experience independently completing small to large scale utilities and CCTV surveys, of various complexities
• Experience and knowledge of traversing and GPS control networks
• Experience and knowledge of using GPS and Total Station equipment
• 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 Manchester office
• Right to work in the UK

A wide range of employee benefits including;

• 24 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing for years of service up to 30 days
• Company sick pay
• Life assurance
• Company vehicle
• Birthday gifts
• Flexible holidays
• Christmas bonus
• Long service awards
• Mental health & wellbeing schemes, including access to counselling and an employee assistance programme
• Overtime
• Refer a friend scheme - receive a payment for referring a friend to work for us & if they are hired!
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Recognition Scheme

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 Utility Surveyor