Site Surveyor (Construction)

Site Surveyor (Construction) required in Port Elizabeth.

Requirements:

• Tertiary Degree / Diploma.
• Minimum of 5 years technical experience.
• Relationship building with customers skills.
• Health, safety and environmental awareness.
• Production process experience.
• Quality processes understanding.
• Computer literacy: MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Systems and software skills: Build Smart.

Personal effectiveness skills:

• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration skills
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Conflict management skills
• Deadlines achievement ability
• Planning and organising
• Problem-solving ability
• Good telephone etiquette

Technical skills:

• Administrative skills
• Build statutory requirements
• Construction industry standards
• Construction material and supplier knowledge
• Construction programming
• Contracts understanding
• Data collation
• Drawings understanding
• Local building regulations
• Measurement
• Report writing
• Understanding of production output rates

Key Performance Areas:

Ensure overall implementation and maintenance of HSE measures in the workplace:

• Actively contribute to creating a safe working environment
• Ensure discipline and compliance amongst team and sub-contract
• Issue NCR’s where required to correct and prevent non-conformances
• Report all incidents and near misses to Line Manager and HSE Officer
• Ensure housekeeping practices are maintained
• Attend fortnightly HSE meetings
• Conduct weekly toolbox talks with team
• Complete required checklists and registers as per legal appointments
• Actively contribute to achieve site specific HSE objectives and targets

Taking complete responsibility and accountability for the overall quality compliance of all areas under control:

• Extensive knowledge of the project specifications
• Complete comprehension of the company quality system as well as the associated compliance documentation i.e. Project Quality plans, Quality control plans, work instructions and associated checklists and registers
• Constantly assure and compare activities against the area specifications
• Completion of documentation as contemplated by quality control plans and relevant checklists
• Active participation with project team in terms of the effectiveness of control measures

Quality checks current projects by setting out, levelling and surveying the sites to specification tolerance to ensure accurate project construction as per the original plans:

• Check plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
• Check works information for dimensional or design conflicts and errors, and advise relevant consultants of discrepancies
• Ensure that the design is checked and set out ahead of the construction team
• Interpret drawings and extrapolate additional setting out points from drawings and specifications
• Map the onsite measurements
• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles in order to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed
• Verify and refer back to design once the setting-out is complete
• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites

Ensure accuracy of work:

• Ensure that the measures are completed to the required quality standards
• Identify potential risks and evaluate and implement control measures to ensure alignment to the original specifications
• Notify CM, QS of discrepancies and potential cost implication
• Identify risks proactively in order to avoid unnecessary delays or costs to the project
• Ensure stringent administration procedures and document management practices
• Gather information and produces monthly progress reports and associated quality check sheets and present to relevant stakeholders

Build and maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders:

• Ensure good communication with the following stakeholders, Contracts Manager and staff during all interactions
• Ensure that the company’s image is maintained in all interactions
• Attend to all queries in a professional manner and communicates feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Communicate with site management and workforce to interpret and apply setting out and levelling
• Ensure effective conflict resolution and responds to any complaints / concerns timeously
• Liaise with consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planes, quantity Site Surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project

Effective teamwork:

• Contribute to team performance, welfare and motivation and participate in necessary coaching and training accordingly
• Maximise learning and training opportunities to improve competence
• Adhere to company policies and code of conduct
• Enhance team and inter-departmental collaboration
• Respect diversity and encourage an environment that values inclusivity