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Job summary
A leading surveying service provider based in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Surveyor to coordinate live projects and manage teams in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree/HND, strong technical skills using tools like Total stations and AutoCAD, and experience in mentoring junior staff. Join us to work on impactful surveying projects across Scotland.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in a similar role.
- Membership of a professional body advantageous.
- Comprehensive understanding of project and commercial considerations.
- Experience in planning and piloting UAVs Surveys advantageous but not essential.
- Experience in Buried Services Surveys advantageous but not essential.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating live projects and managing teams.
- Bidding, proposal writing and marketing for new projects.
- Carrying out land and engineering surveys.
- Processing and checking projects to adhere to standards.
- Mentoring junior team members.
Skills
Education
Tools
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- Based at WSP’s Edinburgh/Glasgow offices, working within the UK wide Surveying Services team, alongside the Buried Services Surveying, UAV and MBS teams.
- Coordinating live projects, managing site and office teams
- Bidding, proposal writing and marketing for new projects
- Carrying out land and engineering surveys with respect to briefs and specifications
- Processing and checking of projects, whilst rigorously adhering to, and ensuring, that the prevailing standards of WSP are adhered to.
- Mentoring of junior team members.
- Surveying Services (UK)
- Working within a team of 40 Surveyors based UK wide, consisting of Topographical, Measured Building & Buried Services Surveyors and UAV Pilots.
- Working mainly on surveying projects based in Scotland
- Varied client base from Local Authorities to Multi-Discipline Consultants
- Reporting to the survey team lead in Edinburgh
- Hardworking
- Surveying Services promote the power of joined-up geospatial technologies to bring locational data alive
- City based offices, with excellent transport links and surrounding area includes shops/café/parking train station
- A relevant technical degree/HND in surveying or a related discipline, with significant experience in a similar role.
- Membership of a professional body would be advantageous.
- Comprehensive understanding of project and commercial considerations.
- Competent in the use of total stations, GNSS & terrestrial laser scanners.
- Experience in the use of relevant software including N4ce (or similar), Trimble Business Centre (or similar) and AutoCAD.
- Experience in the planning and piloting of UAVs Surveys would be advantageous but not essential.
- Experience in carrying out Buried Services Surveys would be advantageous but not essential.
- Knowledge of Cyclone, Cloudworx or MX would be advantageous but not essential.
- Good problem solving, self-management and people skills.
- Ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team.
- Ability to manage and mentor staff.
- The applicant must have a full UK driving licence as the role will require travel around the country.
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