Job Description

As a Assistant Land Surveyor, you'll assist the surveyors with all aspects of land surveying, from initial site reconnaissance to assisting with site surveys comprising of various land, measured building, hydrographical, and railway surveys, including working on interesting construction projects across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Typical tasks to be performed in this role at the early stage of the employment, shall include but not be limited to:

Taking various survey notes and assisting with recording high resolution geo-referenced photos and videos during various site activities Assist senior surveyors during the site survey process by utilising various high precision survey total stations, GNSS receivers, terrestrial laser scanners, drones, ground-penetrating radars, and other state of art surveying technology. Carry out desktop survey computations, drafting, and analyses. Prepare computer-aided drawings and models.
Please note, full training will be provided by the company to the successful candidates, therefore, no prior land surveying experience is required!

Desired skills

A high level of accuracy and attention to detail Excellent communication skills Strong writing and numeracy skills Proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Office, Word Excel Good Time management Good organizational skills and the ability to adapt to a changing environment A logical, methodical approach to problem-solving Hold a full UK driving licence due to the nature of the role

Personal qualities

Passionate and enthusiastic to take on new skills and develop fresh new ideas Self-motivated, hardworking, and egger to grow into a Chartered Surveyor Energetic and determined, with a strong desire and focus on quality High level of integrity and drive for excellence

Desired qualifications

A-Level, BTEC National Diploma or HE qualification.

Working hours

Site or Office working hours are between 8:30 am to 5 pm, excluding travel time to site, and include 1 hour of paid lunch break. When working during a weekend or on an overseas project you will be paid at a double rate in addition to all other expenses paid and excellent hotel accommodation. Please note, working as a Land/Geomatics Surveyor sometimes may require longer working hours, weekends, or shift work to meet project deadlines, which is all paid as overtime. Bank Holliday work is also paid at a triple rate.

What to expect

Working as Assistant Land Surveyor involves a mixture of office and site work, therefore the successful candidate must expect to spend a good part of his or her time working outdoors and in all reasonable weather conditions that allow safe execution of site survey work without jeopardising the quality of the collected geospatial survey data or his/her own personal safety. Please note, surveys play a paramount role in the next stage of a given project, therefore in addition to the requirement for each project to be completed to strict deadlines, and sometimes the client can request a last-minute change to survey specification which requires site mobilisation at short notice. Our holiday year runs from 1st January to 31st December. Therefore the successful candidate will be entitled to 20 days of paid holiday during each year in addition to bank holidays, Christmas Day, etc. After each year of continued employment, you will gain 1 extra day of paid holiday (up to 10 extra days in total). Leave entitlement for New Starters will be pro-rata. All expenses which will occur in the proper performance of your duties will be reimbursed. Subject to terms of any applicable expenses and allowance policy of Bernard Geomatics Limited.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 25,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Performance bonus
Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Night shift Overtime Weekend availability
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/07/2025
Reference ID: BGL-SURVEY-ASSISTANT-2025