Are you a highly motivated and organised individual who has an understanding of land surveying and geomatics projects, including Computer-aided design (CAD)?
Are you aspiring to grow your career within the surveying / civil engineering industry?
Then we may have the role for you!
As a Survey Technician or Land Surveyor you'll be responsible to collect various geospatial data sets derived from various land, measured building, hydrographical, terrestrial laser scanning, UAV and ROV survey projects, including working as Setting Out and As-Built Surveyor on interesting construction projects across the United Kingdom and Europe.
Typical duties, include undertaking:
- Topographical Surveys
- Measured Building Surveys
- Hydrographical (River & Coastal)
- Permanent Way (Railway) Surveys
- Terrestrial Laser Scanning & Drone Surveys
- Tunnel Surveys, including CCTV Drainage Surveys
- Land, Drainage, and Structural Condition Surveys
- Ground Penetrating Radar and Utility Trace Surveys
- Prepare 2D and 3D CAD Drawing Models, Revit for BIM
We are a friendly and dedicated family run business who strive to help every employee reach and exceed their full potential. Our employees are at the heart of all our work, therefore we are looking for a professional, well spoken, driven and committed individuals who are able to represent the company to the highest level.
Here at Bernard Geomatics Limited, consistent hard work, professionalism and enthusiasm will always be rewarded. With regular training and in-house guidance and support, we provide endless opportunities for progression.
Working hours
Site or Office working hours are between 8:30 am to 5 pm, excluding travel time to site (typically 2-4 hours return trip daily, with early morning start up between 6:30-7:00am), which includes 1 hour of paid lunch break.
When working during a weekend or on an overseas project you will be paid at a double rate (2x) in addition to all other expenses paid and excellent hotel accommodation.
Please note, working as a Survey Technician or Land Surveyor sometimes may require longer working hours (Consecutive 12 hours shifts, Monday to Friday), weekends, or other shift work to meet project deadlines, which is all paid as overtime, beyond the standard weekly working hours.
Bank Holliday work is also paid at a triple rate (3x).
Typically, a Survey Technician or Land Surveyor will be expected to travel 2-4 hour to his or her place of work and site project each day, which generally generated between 25%-50% of additional monthly income from working and travelling time.
Fully expensed company vehicle is provided at all times by the company to all employees and free office parking to the employees for their private vehicles.
What to expect
- Working as Survey Technician or Land Surveyor involves a mixture of office and site work, therefore the successful candidate must expect to spend a good part of his or her time working outdoors and in all reasonable weather conditions that allow safe execution of site survey work without jeopardising the quality of the collected geospatial survey data or his/her own personal safety.
- Please note, surveys play a paramount role in the next stage of a given project, therefore in addition to the requirement for each project to be completed to strict deadlines, and sometimes the client can request a last-minute change to survey specification which requires site mobilisation at short notice.
- Our holiday year runs from 1st January to 31st December. Therefore the successful candidate will be entitled to 20 days of paid holiday during each year in addition to bank holidays, Christmas Day, etc. After each year of continued employment, you will gain 1 extra day of paid holiday (up to 10 extra days in total). Leave entitlement for New Starters will be pro-rata.
- The Company will pay for one annual Institute membership per year directly into the institution's bank account.
- All expenses which will occur in the proper performance of your duties will be reimbursed. Subject to terms of any applicable expenses and allowance policy of Bernard Geomatics Limited
Qualifications
The successful candidate will be expected to have a land/geomatics surveying qualification or another related qualification which includes surveying modules.
Key Skills
You'll need to demonstrate evidence of the following:
- Knowledge of Land/Geomatics Science depending on the role applied in addition to good literature, CAD, and general IT skills
- Positive working attitude with good decision-making skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Confident speaker with good oral and written communication skills
- High levels of numeracy and attention to detail
- Ability to handle responsibility and lead by example
- A desire to achieve accuracy, especially when using high precision total stations and digital levels
- Capability to identify problems quickly, at an early stage, and to offer robust solutions
- Ability to conjure 2D and 3D geospatial information in CAD drawing models, including complex BIM Models up to LOD 500.
Pay: £26,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
