Land Surveyor

August 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Land Surveyor

Position: Land Surveyor

Contract type: Permanent Employment

Location: Central London

Laing O'Rourke is delivering the £600M redevelopment of London's Olympia Exhibition Centre, which includes the listed Grand Hall and National Hall.

The work to create Future Olympia includes the redevelopment of the existing listed exhibition halls - the Grand Hall and the National Hall - and the creation of new offices, a four-screen cinema, a 4,000-seat music venue, a 1,500-seat theatre, two new hotels, new retail outlets and public realm space. All of this will be delivered while allowing the exhibition areas to remain operational and revenue generating.

The role has a variety of tasks and enables you to work with some influential people and specialist teams.

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Responsibilities include:

  • Undertaking land/topographic and engineering surveys, using a variety of specialist equipment and technology, such as robotics and 3D scanners
  • Setting out
  • Analysing data using plans, maps, charts and software such as AutoCAD, Civils3D, Leica Survey Software.
  • Preparing survey drawings

The type of knowledge that will help you thrive in the role or add to your skill set include:

  • Leica Surveying equipment
  • Numeracy and the ability to make mathematical calculations
  • The ability to understand and interpret data
  • Lateral and logical thinking
  • Cutting-edge IT skills and confidence with new technology (Leica)
  • Problem solving and analysis
  • Attention to detail
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Organisation and time management
  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Degree in Geomatics/Engineering Surveying or Tech Qual (NVQ/TSA) or relevant qualifications preferred

The position will be based on site but does have a mixture of office and on-site work so some flexibility is available. Working hours are 40hr week usually Monday to Friday. It is a great opportunity to add site experience and establish strong working relationships with the project team. This is a permanent position so we are not currently considering freelance/contract.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

We value and care about difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

Additional:

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