Summary
Join us as a Geospatial Apprentice Surveyor with a team that delivers high-quality services with exceptional attention to detail. You will be carrying out all aspects of Surveying (Geomatics) as well as assisting the Lead Surveyor.
Wage
£12,480 a year
Training course
Geospatial survey technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm (Core).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 7 July
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Data collect opportunity
* All aspects of Surveying (Geomatics)
* Assisting the Lead Surveyor
* Learning to use site-based technology and post processing
* Data manipulation
* CAD software learning at work
* Combination of site and office base work
Where you’ll work
Unit 3A Kym Road
Bicton Industrial Estate
Kimbolton
Huntingdon
PE28 0LW
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Your training course
Geospatial survey technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Comply with health and safety regulations
* Plan and prepare Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) and report any additional controls required
* Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
* Carry out adjustment checks on survey equipment
* Interpret information from client drawings and specifications
* Gather and interpret information from a range of sources
* Communicate with others verbally, for example colleagues and stakeholders
* Plan surveys selecting survey equipment for a project according to the client's specification
* Planning routes to existing and new sites
* Establish a survey control on site for example using total station, GNSS or levels
* Use setting out engineering equipment and techniques, for example measuring tapes and string, distances and bearings, total station using co-ordinates to peg out co-ordinates, grid lines and off sets
* Use survey equipment, for example total stations, levels, laser scanners, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) using geodetic parameters
* Capture and record geospatial survey data, for example topographic, river sections, drainage invert surveys, volumetric calculations, as-built surveys and measured building surveys
* Select and use surveying processing software for processing data into either 2D or 3D drawing's or 3D models
* Produce geospatial survey reports using computer software
* Apply quality assurance procedures: site work, drawing, model or report
* Manage time and tasks to meet project deadlines
* Comply with relevant industry legislation and regulations when undertaking geospatial work
* Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers
* Comply with environmental, social, human and economic sustainability regulations and requirements, for example safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, efficient use of resources, contributing to the community, volunteering within the geospatial industry
* Comply with health and safety regulations
* Plan and prepare Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) and report any additional controls required
* Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
* Carry out adjustment checks on survey equipment
* Interpret information from client drawings and specifications
* Gather and interpret information from a range of sources
* Communicate with others verbally, for example colleagues and stakeholders
* Plan surveys selecting survey equipment for a project according to the client's specification
* Planning routes to existing and new sites
* Establish a survey control on site for example using total station, GNSS or levels
* Use setting out engineering equipment and techniques, for example measuring tapes and string, distances and bearings, total station using co-ordinates to peg out co-ordinates, grid lines and off sets
* Use survey equipment, for example total stations, levels, laser scanners, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) using geodetic parameters
* Capture and record geospatial survey data, for example topographic, river sections, drainage invert surveys, volumetric calculations, as-built surveys and measured building surveys
* Select and use surveying processing software for processing data into either 2D or 3D drawing's or 3D models
* Produce geospatial survey reports using computer software
* Apply quality assurance procedures: site work, drawing, model or report
* Manage time and tasks to meet project deadlines
* Comply with relevant industry legislation and regulations when undertaking geospatial work
* Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers
* Comply with environmental, social, human and economic sustainability regulations and requirements, for example safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, efficient use of resources, contributing to the community, volunteering within the geospatial industry
Your training plan
* Training will take place at the workplace (combination of site and office base work)
* Block release training to be delivered at The Institute of Technology, Zoological Drive, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4AE
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths & English (grade 4-9)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths & English (grade 5-9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Hard working
* Self motivated
* Outdoor working - all weathers
* Ambitious
* Prepared to travel
* Good time keeping
* Enthusiastic
Other requirements
30% of the work will be office based (The Loft, Unit 3A, Kym Road, Bicton Industrial Estate, Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0LW). 70% of the time will involve working outdoors. The role includes shadowing someone more senior for site work. Any travel to and from site would be as a passenger. All equipment and training provided. The employment start date is to be confirmed (The start date provided is the College start date)