Lead Ground Surveyor (Rail)

  • Job Reference: 1492930530-2
  • Date Posted: 8 November 2024
  • Recruiter: First Military Recruitment Ltd
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Salary: £32,000 to £38,000
  • Sector: Construction, PTS Certified - On Track
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

MB700: Lead Ground Surveyor (Rail)
Location: UK Wide
Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 + Vehicle
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent career development opportunities

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic business who are looking to recruit a Lead Ground Surveyor on a permanent basis due to growth and can be located anywhere across the UK.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To carry out topographical surveys, gathering of point cloud data, setting out, monitoring and assisting Ground Investigation works. Utils & Drainage works.
  • To carry out surveys to the requirements of the survey specifications in contracts or to the requirements of Designers.
  • To lead a team of one or more Surveyors in carrying out surveying activities.
  • To accurately and reliably produce survey data to present to clients or Designers.
  • To act as a Person in Charge for Safe Work Planning.
  • To Maintain all equipment, including survey, vehicle and IT to a high standard.


Skills and Qualifications:

  • Be a member of RICS / ICES or working to achieve Chartered Status.
  • Competent in the selection of the appropriate survey equipment and the operation and instruction of the following:

Total Station
Point Cloud Scanner
Platform gauge
Laser Sweep
GPS Static & VRS
Heights and staggers gauge
Automatic and digital levels
Laser Scanner
Gedo IMS, Gedo Rec

  • Have a good understanding of all survey methods, including mobile mapping, drone surveys, static scanning, LiDAR, IMS, Gedo Rec, Gedo Rec Scan and their suitability for projects.
  • Competent in the use of at least two or more of the following survey and complementary software packages with a good understanding in the operation of all others including:

N4CE
Trimble Business Software / Leica GEO Office
AutoCAD / Microstation
Bentley Railtrack / MX Rail

  • Be able to understand and translate RICS and Network Rail surveying standards into site practice
  • Be competent to a level to enable the training of Surveyors in the following survey techniques:

Traversing
Topographical and detailed surveying
Levelling
Gauging
GPS / GNSS operation
Monitoring
Hold Sentinel competencies including
PTS
COSS/SWL1
Hold additional competencies including
First aid
CAT/Genny
CSCS

MB700: Lead Ground Surveyor (Rail)
Location: UK Wide
Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 + Vehicle
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent career development opportunities