Overview
Senior Surveyor - South at WSP. Based at WSP’s Guildford office, within the UK-wide Surveying Services team, alongside the Buried Services Surveying, UAV and MBS teams. The role involves coordinating live projects, managing site and office teams, bidding and marketing for new projects, and carrying out land and engineering surveys in accordance with briefs and specifications. You will process and check projects while upholding WSP standards and mentor junior team members.
Responsibilities
* Based at WSP’s Guildford office, 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.
Your Team
* Surveying Services (UK)
* Working within a team of 37 Surveyors based UK wide, consisting of Topographical, Measured Building & Buried Services Surveyors and UAV Pilots.
* Working mainly on surveying projects based in Southern England
* Varied client base from Local Authorities to Multi-Discipline Consultants
* Reporting to the survey team lead in Guildford
* 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
What we’d love to hear from you if you have
* 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 UAV’s 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 shall have a full UK driving licence as the role will require travel around the country
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
What’s in it for you? Benefits
* Work-life balance: Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
* Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, and we celebrate integrity and treat people with respect.
* Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, and menopause support.
* Flex your time: WSP My Hour, part-time and flexible working arrangements, optional extra leave, and bank holiday entitlement adaptations.
* Your development: Training, mentoring, and Chartership support.
* #WeAreWSP: We encourage applications from diverse candidates and interview all disabled applicants who meet essential criteria; please let us know if workplace adjustments are needed.
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