Surveyor

Introduction

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Surveyor to join our construction team.The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out accurate surveying activities in support of civil construction works, including roads, earthworks, structures, bridges, culverts, drainage and associated infrastructure. The position requires a technically competent and practically experienced individual capable of working independently, interpreting construction drawings and survey information, performing setting-out and topographical surveys, calculating quantities, maintaining survey records and ensuring that construction activities are carried out in accordance with approved designs and specifications

Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Studying site layout drawings and construction drawings prior to setting out.

Calculating positions, levels and alignments required for construction.

Setting out structures, roads and other civil works from established survey control.

Verifying survey beacons and benchmarks and reporting discrepancies.

Checking horizontal and vertical design alignments.

Transferring and establishing construction datum levels.

Producing and maintaining accurate survey records and calculations.

Recording setting-out information for use by Site Engineers and construction personnel.

Maintaining superseded and current plans in a logical and traceable manner.

Liaising with Site Agents, Engineers and Foremen regarding setting-out requirements and construction priorities.

Liaising with Quantity Surveyors regarding measurements and monthly quantities.

Liaising with the Quality Assurance team regarding required survey documentation and

records.

Liaising with clients when survey information, verification or quantity measurements are

required.

Ensuring survey information is properly handed over when responsibility for an area is

transferred to another Surveyor.

Ensuring surveying activities comply with applicable technical specifications, procedures

and project requirements.

Quantity surveying support

The Surveyor will be expected to provide accurate survey information for construction

measurement purposes, including:

• Earthworks

• Layer works

• Borrow pits

• Stockpiles

• Rock excavation

• Pipes and drainage work

• Completed construction works

• Monthly payment quantities

The Surveyor will work closely with the Quantity Surveyor and construction team to ensure

required surveys are completed timeously and accurately.

Document control & quality

The successful candidate must:

• Maintain accurate records of calculations and completed survey work.

• Maintain organised survey books, electronic data and drawings.

• Retain relevant superseded drawings and survey information where required.

• Ensure required survey and quality documentation is properly completed and signed.

• Work in accordance with the project's quality-management procedures.

Health & safety

Safety is a fundamental requirement of the position.The Surveyor will be responsible for ensuring that surveying activities are carried out safely and

that Survey Assistants and other personnel under their supervision are not instructed to work in

unsafe conditions or locations.

Required competencies

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong ability in:

• Achieving work goals and objectives

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving

• Applying technical expertise and technology

• Planning and organising

• Following procedures and instructions

• Delivering accurate results

• Meeting internal and client requirements

• Presenting and communicating technical information

• Working effectively with others

• Writing and reporting

• Adapting to changing site conditions

• Working effectively under pressure

• Taking initiative when required

• Supervising and guiding junior survey personnel

• Maintaining professional standards and values

Desired Experience & Qualification

Applicants should meet the following minimum requirements:

• National Diploma / B. Tech in Surveying, or an appropriate equivalent surveying qualification.

• 3–5 years' relevant surveying experience.

• At least 2 years' practical experience on projects involving:

• Construction setting-out

• Tache / topographical surveys

• Earthworks surveying/Layer works

• Calculation of quantities

 

Candidates should have practical experience in:

• Road and civil construction surveying.

• Establishing, checking and maintaining survey control, beacons and benchmarks.

• Setting out horizontal and vertical alignments.

• Setting out roads, earthworks, structures, pipes and drainage works.

• Setting out batters for high fills and deep cuts.

• Setting out profiles for road layer works.

• Carrying out Original Ground Level (OGL) and topographical surveys.

• Surveying borrows pits and stockpiles.

• Performing surveys for earthworks and construction quantities.

• Conducting surveys before and after blasting where required.

• Level verification during construction and after completion of individual layers.

• Surveying bridges and culverts.

• Carrying out monthly surveys for measurement and payment purposes.

• Checking and inspecting setting-out performed by Assistant Surveyors.

• Performing survey calculations and checking construction drawings.

• Closing surveys onto established control to verify accuracy.

• Maintaining complete and traceable survey records.Software & equipment experience

Applicants should be competent in the use of:

• Total Stations

• Survey data collection equipment / data loggers

• Survey levelling equipment

• Survey computers and associated field equipment

• Model Maker

• Road Maker

Candidates must be comfortable working with digital survey information, design profiles, cross-

sections and quantity calculations.