Land/ Shift Surveyor – £500m Rail Project

The Shift Surveyor will work as part of the Surveying department providing engineering survey services to the Engineering and Construction departments . They will report to the Lead SCL Surveyor.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Checking and/or setting up the horizontal and vertical control for use during construction under the direction of the Lead SCL Surveyor.
• Help maintain the control for the duration of the project, and establish new control as and when required
• Establish a relationship with the site construction teams and provide advice and technical support on all survey and setting out matters
• Install and observe control points for the construction of major structures
• Carry out initial setting out of major structures, tunnels and regular as built checks during construction
• Support shift engineer in their setting out duties and for SCL works support for profile control
• Establish monitoring schemes and set up the appropriate observation regime. Base reading should be taken by the shift surveyor.
• Carry out survey of In-tunnel monitoring, computations and graphical presentation of data.
• Ensure that all equipment used by their team is in calibration and checked according to the appropriate procedure
• Supervise and take responsibility for survey teams.
• Ensure shift assistant surveyor is fulfilling his duties.
• Bring non-conformances to the attention of Senior Surveyors taking immediate corrective action whenever possible.
• Set up, test, calibrate and operate a variety of survey and positioning systems.

Personal Spec:

Required:

• The role will require the post holder to have excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal and to be able to report at all levels.
• The post holder will be educated to degree or higher level in a surveying, engineering, mining or construction discipline. A lower educational level, typically HNC or HND or a fully recorded vocational training to an equivalent level (Mining Qualifications Board; Mine Surveyors Certificate or similar) may be acceptable where a significant level of experience in engineering surveying role can be demonstrated.
• Appropriate CSCS card type and level
• Have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in a similar role within the construction or mining industries

Desirable:

• A good working knowledge of relevant safety legislation
• Be familiar with survey software, experience of Amberg TMS, Star*net, MX and NRG would be an advantage
• Membership of an appropriate Professional body