Setting Out Engineer
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Location: Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
Pay: £250 per day paid weekly via umbrella
Duration: Ongoing Contract
Duties
Undertake consistent site-by-site surveys across operational sites, using setting-out and reality-capture methods to record buildings, structures, enclosures, routes, tanks, access constraints and relevant plant for fire evacuation, point-cloud and modelling outputs.
Junior/mid-level field role focused on safe capture, clear records and complete handover packs for the BIM / delivery team.
- Attend sites to the weekly lookahead, RAMS, permits and site controls.
- Survey occupiable buildings, kiosks, enclosures, major structures, external routes, evacuation routes, tanks, plant interfaces and scoped operational areas.
- Use the agreed survey kit: Scanners, SLAM, total station/GPS, measuring tools, 360 camera and/or tablet.
- Record control, reference points, levels, building positions and orientation for modelling reuse as practicable.
- Capture sites thoroughly, focusing on exits, stairs, doors, gates, routes, constraints and level changes.
- Record site name, CAFM, what3words, building refs, contacts, access notes and survey gaps.
- Complete survey forms, checklists, photo logs and daily notes, including exclusions, safety limits, weather and abortive time.
- Escalate blockers fast: unsafe access, confined spaces, locks, hazards, missing escorts, weather, traffic, readiness / scope gaps.
- Control data: name files, separate folders, back up capture data and upload to ACC or the nominated location.
Person Specification
- Full UK driving license
- Junior/mid setting-out, site engineering, land survey or utility survey experience; water/wastewater, civils, industrial or FM sites desirable.
- Some practical survey knowledge: measurement, levels, control, coordinates, georeferencing, sketches, mark-ups, photos and evidence records.
- Strong familiarity with total station, GPS/GNSS, laser scanning, SLAM or similar digital survey equipment.
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