Surveyor

SCS Railways; United States; Remote; USD 48,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

SCS Railways is seeking a Civil Engineering Surveyor to support complex rail civils projects. You will perform surveys using Total stations, laser scanners, and drones, and work collaboratively with design teams across West Ruislip and surrounding areas.

The role requires hands-on field work, strong QA documentation, and familiarity with Leica equipment and current surveying software. Flexible working options may be discussed at interview.

Qualifications

• Rail civils project experience preferred.
• Must be able to carry out field work unsupervised.
• Full driving licence required.
• Experience producing QA records and RAMS.
• Able to set out using Leica equipment and latest techniques.
• Ability to work across site disciplines with designers.
• Based at West Ruislip, with travel to the west area.

Responsibilities

• Produce surveys using Total stations, laser scanners and drones.
• Collaborate with design teams and other site disciplines.
• Carry out pre-pour surveys to support ITP processes.
• Prepare and present QA records for surveying work.
• Interrogate drawings and design information as needed.

Skills

CSCS card

Surveying techniques

QA records

Instrument calibrations

Leica equipment

MicroStation

LSS

Starnet

Cyclone

Drone hardware/software

Topographical surveys

GNSS / GPS

Set-out techniques

Communication with site disciplines

RAMS / toolbox talks

QA design information interrogation

Survey control networks

Driving licence

Rail civils experience

Education

MWEP ticket

PTS

Professional body membership preferred

Tools

Micro Station

LSS

Starnet

Cyclone

Drone software

Job description

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.

• 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., 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 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 that applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.