01274 505696 info@pmdrs.co.uk

Lead Surveyor – Rail – Midlands – £25 – 40,000 PA – +benefits- Negotiable

PMD Recruitment Solutions are looking for a Lead Surveyor for a client that have won a substantial amount of work/projects in the Midlands and are looking for candidates based in and around the area looking for their next career move.

They are looking for Lead Surveyors with 5 years plus experience ideally that can carry out topographical & railway surveys. You must be able to carry out surveys to the requirements of the survey specifications in contracts or to the requirements of designers.

As a Lead Surveyor, you will be leading a team of 2 or more surveyors in carrying out surveying activities and accurately produce survey data to present to clients or designers.

Main Duties    

  • Carry out surveys as directed by the Survey Operations Manager
  • Complete land, overhead line, railway and gauging surveys
  • Establish calibration and maintenance regimes for all survey equipment
  • Establish survey monitoring regimes
  • Carry out setting out activity in accordance with design drawings
  • Lead and coach Surveyors in all site surveys
  • Produce survey data accurately and rapidly

Technical Skills

  • Member of RICS / ICES or working to achieve Chartered Status
  • Competent in the selection of the appropriate survey equipment and the operation and instruction of the following:

Total Station

Platform gauge

Laser Sweep

GNSS Operations

Heights and staggers gauge

Mephisto

Automatic and digital levels

Track Measuring Device

  • Competent in the use of at least two or more of the following survey and complementary software packages with a good understanding in the operation of all others including –

Terramodel

Trimble Business Software / Leica GEO Office

AutoCAD / Microstation

  • Be able to understand and translate RICS and Network Rail surveying standards into site practice
  • Be competent to a level to enable the training of Surveyors in the following survey techniques –

Traversing

Topographical and detailed surveying

Leveling

Gauging

GPS / GNSS operation

  • Hold:

PTS

COSS

Benefits

  • Professional development support – ICES/TSA/PWI
  • TSA – Survey School
  • Internal training scheme
  • Paternity Support – 2weeks full pay
  • Childcare Voucher
  • Profit related bonus
  • 3months social/down tool days
  • Van/Fuel card/TOMTOM – Lead & above only
  • Business credit card – Lead & above only
  • Laptop/printer & mobile

If you would like any more information and would like to discuss further please don’t hesitate in contacting James Dawson – Director – on 01274 505696 / 07850602097 or submit your CV or email rail@pmdrs.co.uk