Utility Survey Technician Apprenticeship

RSK Group Limited

Cheshire, WA6 0AR

Closes in 9 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 September 2024

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Summary

The successful candidate will work in the RSK SafeGround team in Helsby where they will be trained as a Utility Survey Technician, the role is full time (40 hours per week). The candidate will also be enrolled into the Level 3 (L3) Geospatial Survey Technician Apprenticeship at Dudley College for 3 years, with block release throughout each year.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Training course
Geospatial survey technician (level 3)
Hours
Full time (40 hours per week). Working hours to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 20 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

3

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

• Assisting our Utility Surveyors in utility detection and mapping and service avoidance, utilising electromagnetic locators (location of electrical and metallic services), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and topographical GPS equipment
• Completing site documentation for site work crews (Risk Assessments and Method Statements)
• Understanding desk-based service plans provided by statutory service providers (electricity, water, gas, sewers, telecoms, rail etc.)
• Learning to write reports for projects
• Undertaking any other activities required to help our utility surveyors complete their works
• Learning technical knowledge to further develop into a utility surveying career
• Other duties that may include organising equipment and storeroom, van checks and keeping equipment maintained

Where you’ll work

Spring Lodge

172 Chester Road

Frodsham

Cheshire

WA6 0AR

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 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 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

    • The successful candidate will work in the RSK SafeGround team in Helsby where they will be trained as a Utility Survey Technician, the role is full-time (40 hours per week)
    • The candidate will also be enrolled into the Level 3 (L3) Geospatial Survey Technician Apprenticeship at Dudley College for 3 years, with block release throughout each year

    More training information

    Block release at the Institute of Technology - Black Country and Marches.

    IoT Zoological Dr, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4AE.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    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

    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Analytical skills

    Other requirements

    All candidates applying for positions with RSK Group must be eligible to work in the UK/European Economic Area. Candidates should confirm this when applying with their CV and covering letter. Full UK Driving Licence with requirement to drive vans and 4x4 vehicles. • Reasonable IT Skills. • Flexibility of working away from home and requirement to work out of hours on a project by project basis. • Five GCSE’s grades 9-4 (A*- C) including Maths & English.

    About this company

    RSK Group is one of the UK’s largest environmental geotechnical and contaminated land consultancies. Due to continued growth in the RSK SafeGround department (the underground utility detection team), we now have an exciting opportunity for a Utility Survey Technician to join our SafeGround team in Helsby, near Chester. The RSK SafeGround team currently provide utility detection and mapping services, as well as service avoidance surveys to support our internal site investigation teams, and externally working for clients in the property, civil engineering, oil and gas, nuclear, renewable energy, water and transport sectors in the UK and overseas. This is an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and ambitious individual to join an already thriving business and start or develop their career as they build on RSK’s established success.

    http://www.rsk.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, the candidate will be employed full time within RSK SafeGround and will have support in progressing their career. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Leanne O'Neill

    leanne.o'neill@dudleycol.ac.uk

    07585 726 542

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276424.

    Apply now

    Closes in 9 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

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