Apprentice Utility Surveyor
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The Vacancy
Utility Survey Technician and Apprenticeship
Overview:
RSK Group is one of the UK’s largest environmental geotechnical and contaminated land consultancies.
Due to continued growth in the buried utility survey department, we now have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice utility surveyor to join our Hemel team, who currently provide utility surveying services to support our clients in the property, civil engineering, oil and gas, nuclear, renewable energy, water and transport sectors in the UK and overseas.
The successful candidate will work in the RSK SafeGround team in Hemel where they will be trained as an Apprentice Utility Surveyor, the role is full time (40 hours per week). The candidate will also be enrolled into the Level 3 (L3) Geospatial Survey Technician Apprenticeship at Dudley College for 3 years, with block release throughout each year. At the end of your programme you will receive your geospatial qualification.
The RSK SafeGround team currently provide utility detection and mapping services, as well as service avoidance surveys to support our internal site investigation teams, and externally working for clients in the property, civil engineering, oil and gas, nuclear, renewable energy, water and transport sectors in the UK and overseas.
This is an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and ambitious individual to join an already thriving business and start or develop their career as they build on RSK’s established success.
Apprentice Utility Surveyor:
Responsibilities will include:
- Based in the RSK Hemel Hempstead office, being part of our SafeGround (Utility Surveying) and Geospatial Teams, part of RSK Geosciences.
- Assisting our Utility and Land Surveyors in data collection and surveys though multiple practices.
- PAS128 Utility Surveying using Electro-Magnetic Locating (EML) techniques.
- Geophysical data collection using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
- Topographical Surveys using RTK GPS and Total Station equipment.
- Learning to process data in survey software and finalise in AutoCAD.
- Measured Building and 3D scanning.
- Terrain modelling.
- Undertaking any other activities required to help our utility surveyors complete their works.
- Completing site documentation for site work crews.
- Learning technical knowledge to further develop into a utility surveying career.
- Processing geophysical data.
- PAS128 report writing.
- Other duties that may include transporting equipment between offices, organising equipment and store room, van checks and equipment maintenance.
What we are looking for:
The apprenticeship will be based in the RSK Hemel Hempstead office, but will involve the opportunity to work with team members from other RSK UK offices, to travel throughout the UK, with potential options to travel abroad depending on projects.
The work will predominantly involve working outdoors assisting the lead surveyors in the project work, but there will be time in the office to learn how to use processing software, to produce computer aided design (CAD) drawings.
The working week will be from Monday to Friday, early starts may be required, we typically work 40 – 45 hours per week plus travelling time, we operate nationally which means that surveyors are often required to stay away from home for short durations. The upshot of this trend for short duration, national work means that utility surveyors get to experience many different locations throughout the UK on hugely varied sites.
The apprentice will learn to complete risk assessments and method statements in preparation for site work, and will be provided with training on health and safety as part of the role.
In-house training programmes will provide a basis for the initial learning and ongoing development of the apprentice.
Requirements
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK at the time of joining.
- Candidates should have good skills in Communication, IT and organisation.
- Good timekeeping, Punctuality is vital to the role
- Strong work ethic and desiring to learn new skills.
- Full and Clean UK Driving Licence with requirement to drive vans and 4x4 vehicles.
- Candidates should have good physical fitness
- Flexibility of working away from home and requirement to work out of hours on a project by project basis.
- Five GCSE’s grades 9-4 (A*- C) including Maths & English.
- A good understanding of Microsoft software such as Word, Excel and Outlook is also desirable.
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About Us
We are a market-leading site investigation, contaminated land and geotechnical consultancy with geophysics and survey teams and waste management consultants, operating from 20 UK locations. Our company also includes Leap Environmental, an award-winning site investigation, geotechnical design and geoenvironmental consultancy and Carbon Zero Consulting, which undertakes appraisals for ground source heat projects.
Throughout our 30 years of operations, we have enabled our clients to realise opportunities and manage the potential liabilities associated with acquiring, owning, operating and developing land. Our clients come from the public and private sectors, including many of the UK’s leading property developers, major and local house builders, utility providers and main contractors, local authorities and other government organisations.
RSK Geosciences is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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