Senior Utility Surveyor in Glasgow

What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

Your New Role, What’s Involved:

• Working within a team of Utility Surveyors based UK wide, collaborating with the Topographical Surveying, UAV and MBS teams.
• Managing and coordinating live projects, bidding, and assisting with marketing for new projects.
• Carrying out buried services surveys with respect to briefs and specifications.
• Processing and checking of projects, while rigorously adhering to prevailing WSP standards.
• Quality Assurance – Ensure that standards are followed on site and in the office.
• Mentoring of junior team members.

Your Team:

• Working within a team of 40 Surveyors based UK wide, consisting of Topographical, Measured Building & Buried Services Surveyors and UAV Pilots.
• Working mainly on surveying projects based in Scotland.
• Varied client base from Local Authorities to Multi-Discipline Consultants.
• City based offices, with excellent transport links and surrounding area includes shops/cafés/parking/train station.
• Surveying Services promote the power of joined-up geospatial technologies to bring locational data alive.

We’d Love To Hear From You If You Have:

• QCF Level 3 and Level 5 in Utility Mapping Surveying or a related qualification, part of a degree, HND, or engineering-based qualification. Candidates with suitable skills and proven experience will be considered.
• Proven experience of fieldwork for below-ground utility surveys and drainage surveys on varied sites using Electromagnetic and GPR techniques. Experience of working to PAS128 standards, collecting and post-processing GPR data. Typically 5-10 years.
• Experience in producing 2D & 3D CAD drawings and other survey reports.
• Experience using total stations and GNSS.
• Experience in carrying out Topographical Surveys would be advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to communicate clearly to the public and team members.
• Ability to operate effectively in all weather conditions, or at night.
• Undertake own CPD.
• Ability to check and critically evaluate the work of others (drawings, calculations or reports).
• Active contribution to Technical Excellence and innovation across the survey team.
• Ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team.
• Ability to manage and mentor staff.
• Ability to travel to site and/or client offices/remote locations with surveying equipment as required.

Imagine a Better Future:

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself? With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us:

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What’s In It For You?

• Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you tools to improve your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives access to a GP at a time and place that suits you. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments and a gym discount scheme. We offer a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex Your Time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to adjust time. We provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your Development: We invest in your growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities.

#WeAreWSP: We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require workplace adjustments to support your application.