Land Surveyor

Posted 22 July 2024
Salary £300 per day
LocationWatford
Job type Temporary
Sectors InfrastructureRail
ReferenceBH-36657
Contact NameJack O'Shea

Job description

Job Title: Land Surveyor

Location: Watford, UK

Project: HS2 - Tier 1 Joint Venture

Employment Type: Outside IR35 or CIS

About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Land Surveyor to join the team working on the prestigious HS2 project. This role is with a Tier 1 Joint Venture, offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in earthworks and hold a degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying.

  • Leading a team of one or more Surveyors in carrying out surveying activities.
  • Supervising and instructing survey related personnel to ensure quality, timely and safe work practices.
  • Carrying out, through the team all engineering survey requirements in line with procedures and management plan
  • Carrying out control network observations and adjustments and assist the Senior in designing the layout for longevity and best geometry
  • Carry out infrastructure setting out to design and ensure QA of S/C setting out
  • Convert and create earthwork designs for upload to machine controlled plant and ensure machines are working to correct designs
  • Carry out drone surveys to track site progress and enable calculations against earthwork designs
  • Carrying out laser scanning and other industry leading Engineering surveying techniques.
  • Ensuring best safe practices during all survey-based operations, liaise with the site-based construction and safety staff.
  • Accurately and reliably produce survey data to present to production and design teams including other stakeholders as required.
  • Effectively managing a team in line with the Project strategy.
  • Ensuring the safe execution of the work at all times.
  • Fulfilling Health & Safety responsibilities by adhering to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Management Plans.
  • Complying with all Company’s Policies and Procedures.
  • Undertaking other such reasonable duties appropriate to the role.
 
 
About you:
  • A degree or equivalent qualification in Land/Engineering Survey or Geomatics and / or relevant work experience which demonstrates applied knowledge of Engineering survey procedures.
  • Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
  • Up to date knowledge of Engineering surveying techniques.
  • Experience in leading a team of Surveyors and Junior/Graduate Surveyors
  • Experienced in measurement and coordination of large-scale survey networks
  • Experience in working with design alignments, 3D design models, positioning control systems, laser scan capture and processing methodologies for design analysis and As-built reporting.
  • Experience in management of earthworks and machine controlled plant
  • A self-sufficient and motivated individual who can build relationships, develop strategy, and establish processes for surveying
  • Knowledge of HS2Grid or similar grid systems preferably including translation between grid systems.
  • Computer skills across the whole Microsoft Office suite.
  • Experience in survey data processing through various software suites
  • Experience in control network adjustments
  • Experience in Laser scan processing procedures
  • Experience in earthworks and 3D Machine control
  • PfCO qualified with UAV experience and knowledge of ground control requirements (desirable)
  • CSCS Card holder.
  • SSSTS/SMSTS (Desirable)
Interested in applying?  Please feel free to send us a copy of your CV to - jack.oshea@peoplegroup.com or call us on 07398 619353.


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