Jobs at WSP in United Kingdom

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

To find out information on what we do as a team within Surveying Services please click on the link: Surveying Services (UK)

YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED?

1. Managing your own projects
2. Carrying out below ground utility and drainage surveys
3. Quality Assurance – Ensure that standards are being followed on site and in the office
4. Mentoring of junior team members

YOUR TEAM

1. Surveying Services (UK)
   • Working within a team of 28 Surveyors based UK wide, consisting of Topographical, Measured Building & Buried Services Surveyors and UAV Pilots.
   • Working mainly on surveying projects based in Scotland
   • Varied client base from Local Authorities to Multi-Discipline Consultants
   • Reporting to the survey team leads in Edinburgh/Glasgow
   • Hardworking
   • City based offices, with excellent transport links and surrounding area includes shops/caf/parking train station
   • Surveying Services promote the power of joined-up geospatial technologies to bring locational data alive

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE

1. QCF Level 3 and Level 5, in Utility Mapping and Surveying or have a specific qualification, either as part of their main degree, HND or as a specialist module in an engineering based qualification. However, candidates with suitable skills and proven experience in a similar role will be considered.
2. Proven experience of carrying out fieldwork for below ground utility surveys and drainage surveys on varied sites using Electromagnetic and GPR techniques. Experience of working to PAS128 standards, collecting and post-processing GPR data.
3. Process fieldwork including the production of 2D & 3D CAD drawings and other survey reports.
4. Experience in the use of total stations and GNSS.
5. Experience in carrying out Topographical Surveys would be advantageous but not essential
6. Ability to communicate unambiguously to public and team members. Able to operate effectively in all weather conditions, or at night.
7. Undertake own CPD.
8. Must have the skills to check and critically evaluate the work done by others, be it Drawings, Calculations or Reports.
9. Active contribution to Technical Excellence and innovation across the survey team
10. The applicant shall have a full UK driving licence as the role will require travel around the country

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.