Land Surveyor

Overview

Conduct surveys, set out works, and ensure calibration for a National Highways project.

Key Responsibilities

• survey network
• setting out
• instrument calibration
• equipment training
• topo survey
• reporting

Tasks

-Collaborate with the survey team to establish and communicate the survey station network before construction -Facilitate setting out of works as per contract requirements before starting -Ensure survey instruments are checked and calibrated as per Survey Procedures -Provide training on survey equipment/software to engineering team members as needed -Adhere to Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies and promote wellbeing on-site -Assist the Senior Surveyor with budgeting, cost reviews, progress checks, and reporting to ensure proper construction and compliance -Provide topographical surveys for engineering works and resolve inconsistencies in information provided -Communicate effectively with engineers, foremen, and subcontractors to ensure information understanding

Requirements

• survey degree
• 2 years
• autocad
• trimble
• cices
• survey instruments

What You Bring

-Degree in Survey/Geodesy OR related qualification with 2 years' experience -Schools' certificate in Maths and 1 Science; strong spoken and written English -Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD, Trimble Business Centre, and Leica Infinity -Excellent CAD skills for 2D and 3D drawings -Membership or working towards CICES (preferable) or RICS; -Experience with survey instruments and associated software

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Benefits

-Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it -A wide range of corporate discounts -Cycle to Work schemes -Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme -Comprehensive pension plan -Competitive family leave policy -Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role -Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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