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Are you looking for a rewarding career in utility surveying, mapping, and underground detection? SOCOTEC UK has an exciting opportunity for a motivated Trainee Utility Surveyor to join our growing Environment & Safety Division in the Midlands (Coventry area). We offer an extensive training program designed to transform you into a skilled surveyor within just 12 months, giving you hands-on experience, mentorship from Senior Surveyors, and the opportunity to develop a long-term career in a growing and rewarding field.
As a Trainee Utility Surveyor, you will play a vital role in supporting our clients by helping to deliver accurate utility surveys, ensuring safe project planning, and contributing to the success of our business.
Responsibilities Trainee Utility Surveyor
In this role, you will receive full training and hands-on experience in a variety of surveying tasks, including but not limited to:
* Assisting with utility detection surveys using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and other surveying equipment
* Supporting senior surveyors in producing accurate utility maps and CAD drawings
* Helping to gather and record site data to industry standards
* Working safely on-site, following health, safety, and environmental procedures
* Developing strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
* Learning to interpret utility records and drawings to assist in survey delivery
Requirements What Were Looking For
To succeed as a Trainee Utility Surveyor with SOCOTEC, you should demonstrate:
* A genuine interest in surveying, construction, or civil engineering
* Willingness to learn and develop technical skills in utility detection and mapping
* Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills
* Strong communication and teamwork abilities
* A full UK driving licence (travel across the Midlands / Coventry area required)
* A positive, reliable, and proactive attitude
Travel and Flexibility
Travel across the UK is common, particularly in the North and Midlands. Candidates must be open to working away from home during the week and accommodate night or evening shifts as needed.
Whats in it for you?
As well as a starting salary of £25,397 per year, which can increase as you develop and grow in the role, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.
SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
Why SOCOTEC?
Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We have several business streams that provides an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification and advisory services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.
At SOCOTEC, we believe that a driven, inspired and challenged team is the key to success. We promote inclusivity, encourage individuality and have a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination, with the aim that every single member of our team will thrive both in and out of the workplace.
We invest in our people. We push you to grow and we want you to progress. We believe in continued development and the pursuit of ambition. Our open and friendly office space promotes a culture of teamwork and provides the opportunity to ask, listen and learn from those around you. With a young, dynamic and exciting workplace, we are constantly striving, as a team, to develop and succeed.
Think youve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.
Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.
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