Senior Surveyor

Hire Resolve; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Surveyor in Wellington, WC. This position requires managing surveys, training staff, and ensuring the accuracy of measurements and instruments. The successful candidate will have experience in surveying and team management, with a focus on communication and quality standards. A competitive salary based on experience is offered, along with opportunities for career progression in the engineering sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in surveying with a focus on management and planning.
• Ability to train and evaluate junior staff.
• Strong communication skills for team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Plan site visits and manage surveying equipment.
• Train and evaluate survey students and team leaders.
• Ensure accuracy and maintenance of instruments.
• Measure daily work and manage costs.
• Train students and surveyors to company standards and evaluate performance.
• Maintain safekeeping, accuracy and maintenance of instruments and tools issued.
• Check benchmarks, beacons and connection points for accuracy; report discrepancies.

Skills

Planning skills

Team management

Surveying accuracy

Cost management

Public relations

Job description

Job Title: Senior Surveyor
Industry: Engineering
Salary: Market Related
Hire Resolve’s client in the Engineering industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Senior Surveyor in Wellington, WC.

Responsibilities

Planning

• Plan and submit weekly planning (site visits) according to priority and requirements to Contracts Manager.
• Plan annual in-house training days with survey students and others as required.
• Plan and manage (Issue, Inspections, Services, Record keeping and Repairs) all survey equipment (Cable detectors, Troxlers and Lasers)

Man-Management

• Ensure that team leaders and operators have all the information prior to starting the work process.
• Train students and tachi-sighters to company standards.
• Evaluate student surveyors and correct shortcomings.
• Ensure that healthy / open communication take place up- and down wards.
• Responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment of services installed is correct.
• Disciplinary action when needed.

Plant Management

• Responsible for the safekeeping, accuracy and maintenance of instruments and other tools issued.
• Check instruments on a regular basis and report.
• Report damages or problems to Contracts Manager.

Surveying

• Check all benchmarks, survey beacons and existing connection points for accuracy.
• Provide sufficient benchmarks for accurate setting out of the works.
• Report any discrepancies from plan or existing information.
• Check levels of previous day, especially where work has to continue.
• Keep a rest of new developments and techniques.
• Check and observe level and line during construction.
• Report any deviations immediately.
• Responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment of services installed is correct.

Cost Management

• Measure work daily and complete survey and daily costing sheets when applicable.
• Allocate correct cost codes for fuel and labour when applicable.

Contractual Management

• Responsible for setting out accurately according to drawings, specification and documentation and Company standard.
• Responsible for the plan register and any updates.
• Responsible for as-built information.
• Survey all existing ground levels and record and report discrepancies.
• Record all survey information according to Company standard.
• Ensure that quality standards are upheld.
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed.
• Use correct line of communication with Engineers.

Public Relations

• Ensure Healthy relationships with Engineers, Client and Public.
• Be aware of public access and particular requirements of the contract.
• Report potential problems to Site Agent regarding access, etc.

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.

Apply for this role today, contact Sonique Beetge at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn.

You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: [e-mail].

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.