Senior Tunnel Surveyor

Job Introduction

The Tunnel Survey team is employed to deliver the geospatial capabilities required to efficiently and accurately deliver the works in accordance with the contract requirements.  As part of this team, the role of a Senior Tunnel Surveyor is to manage Engineering Survey teams in order to efficiently implement the Survey Managers strategy for project engineering surveying whilst liaising with other project disciplines and understand the current project requirements and ensure the successful implementation of engineering survey across all areas of the project.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

The Senior Tunnel Surveyor reports to the Tunnel Survey Manager.

Role Responsibility

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the SCL/ TBM /Cross Passage Shift Surveyors
• Undertake the post processing of survey data, including the reduction of sets of angles, Star*net processing and as-built/ Wriggle survey data.
• Overseeing the primary and secondary tunnel control network and ensuring it adheres to the relevant SCS tunnel survey control methodology procedure. 
• Ensure the shift surveyors/engineers have accurate and the latest control network coordinates for undertaking setting out works and convergence monitoring.
• Undertaking daily quick check TBM guidance updates.
• Ensure as-built surveys of SCL are carried out and comparison reports to the SCL works with the BIM model are produced.
• Oversee and manage the survey requirements for cross passage construction, including survey control, as-builts and convergence monitoring.
• Ensure Amberg Profile verification checks have been completed prior to setting out works taking place.
• Ensure convergence monitoring is undertaken, and all data & reports are issued in a timely manner before the SRG meetings.
• Overall management of the Amberg convergence system, ensuring it’s up to date with the latest data.
• Implementation and assignment of the Shift Surveyor schedule and roster to sufficiently cover the work activities. Ensure that staff are not exceeding shift limits and receiving sufficient rest periods in line
  with H&S and SCS guidelines.
• Carry out wriggle surveys and compare processed data with current output from the guidance system. Provide continuous as-built record on temporary and permanent work. Highlight any out of tolerance or anomalies to the Tunnel survey manager
• Prepare and support gyro check surveys
• Provide full briefing on survey documentation (RAMS, TASK briefing sheet) to new starter or visitor.
• Manage tunnel bracket production, survey equipment stock and delivery
• Provide cooperation and assistance to the site engineering team where required.
• Manage the survey instrument register, survey collection, delivery and resolve instrument issues. Making sure all instrument checks are being carried out and all calibration certificates are valid.
• Provide cooperation and assistance to the site engineering team where required.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree in Land Surveying or Engineering Surveying or ONC/B Tec in Land Surveying or Engineering Surveying or Membership of a relevant professional institution such as the ICES and extensive experience in the field of Engineering Surveying managing teams of engineering surveyors or activities.
• Experience of TBM/SCL tunnelling and associated works will be advantageous.
• A willingness to working a shift pattern.
• Extensive Engineering Survey hardware and software expertise.
• Relevant CSCS Card and membership of CICES
• A commitment to punctuality is required to ensure timely delivery of Engineering 

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 Main Civils Contracts which include both Lots S1 (Euston Tunnels & Approaches) and S2 (Northolt Tunnels). The combined value of the contracts is around £1.8billion with the works due for completion in 2025.  Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity.  Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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