Utility Surveyor – Water Meter Installation
Company: Bluegrid Technology Ltd trading as Bluegrid Utilities
Location: Coventry and surrounding West Midlands areas
Start: Immediate availability preferred, subject to required checks and client approvals
Payment: Rate and payment basis to be agreed against the confirmed survey scope before engagement
About Bluegrid Utilities
Bluegrid Utilities delivers utility infrastructure services, including water-meter installation, excavation and reinstatement. We are seeking one experienced Utility Surveyor to strengthen our pre-installation planning and provide accurate site information before operational teams are deployed.
This is an ongoing opportunity with potential for a long-term engagement, subject to programme requirements, performance and mutually agreed terms.
Purpose of the role
You will assess proposed water-meter installation locations and produce reliable survey information that helps our operations team identify suitable work, resolve constraints and plan the correct resources.
Accurate reporting is central to this role. Findings must reflect actual site conditions, including locations that require further investigation or cannot proceed as originally planned.
Key responsibilities
- Review allocated job information, available utility records and the agreed survey brief before attending site.
- Confirm the correct property, job reference and proposed installation location.
- Assess access, existing meter or boundary-box arrangements, surface conditions and likely excavation and reinstatement requirements.
- Identify customer-access issues, obstructions, apparent utility conflicts and other delivery constraints.
- Undertake utility-location checks using CAT & Genny/EM locating equipment within your training, competence and the agreed scope.
- Capture clear photographs, measurements, sketches and site observations.
- Record discrepancies between allocation information and actual site conditions.
- Identify any additional permits, traffic-management arrangements, specialist resources or investigations needed.
- Submit complete digital survey reports within agreed timescales.
- Recommend whether a location is suitable to progress, requires specified actions, needs further investigation or is unsuitable under the current scope.
- Discuss findings with the operations team and support the preparation of accurate installation work packs.
- Follow site-specific health and safety requirements and report hazards promptly.
Essential experience and capabilities
- Relevant experience in water-meter installation surveys, water-network operations or utility surveying.
- Practical understanding of excavation, underground-service risks and reinstatement requirements.
- Demonstrable competence in CAT & Genny/EM locating, including understanding equipment limitations.
- Ability to produce clear, accurate photographic and written reports.
- Ability to organise site visits and communicate professionally with customers and colleagues.
- A valid driving licence appropriate for the vehicles used and ability to travel between allocated sites.
- Relevant qualifications and registrations for the activities undertaken.
Additional skills
Experience with GPR, PAS128 surveys, Trimble or equivalent total stations, and AutoCAD or similar software would be valuable. Applicants should identify their capability in these areas. Any requirement for these specialist deliverables will be confirmed in the survey brief before work is instructed.
Company support
Bluegrid Utilities will provide the required survey equipment and operational facilities for the agreed assignment, together with job allocations, available records, digital reporting arrangements and management support. Transport, travel and equipment arrangements will be confirmed before commencement.
Applicants are not required to supply their own specialist survey equipment.
Engagement and payment
We welcome experienced freelance surveyors and subcontract survey businesses. The appropriate engagement and tax arrangements, including CIS where applicable, will be confirmed before appointment.
The agreed payment terms will cover the defined survey deliverables and explain the treatment of travel, no-access visits, revisits and additional work. Accurate findings are required whether an installation can proceed or not.
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Utility Surveyor – Water Meter Installation in Coventry employer: BLUEGRID UTILITIES
At Bluegrid Technology Ltd, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values safety and teamwork. Our Civils & Groundworks Operatives benefit from comprehensive training opportunities, ensuring personal and professional growth while working on impactful water utility projects in a dynamic field environment. Join us to be part of a dedicated team where your contributions are recognised and rewarded.
