Setting Out Engineer

Setting Out Engineer
  
Ref: (phone number removed)
Location: Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
Pay: £250 per day paid weekly via umbrella
Duration: Ongoing Contract
  
Duties
Undertake consistent site-by-site surveys across operational sites, using setting-out and reality-capture methods to record buildings, structures, enclosures, routes, tanks, access constraints and relevant plant for fire evacuation, point-cloud and modelling outputs.
  
Junior/mid-level field role focused on safe capture, clear records and complete handover packs for the BIM / delivery team.
  

• Attend sites to the weekly lookahead, RAMS, permits and site controls.
• Survey occupiable buildings, kiosks, enclosures, major structures, external routes, evacuation routes, tanks, plant interfaces and scoped operational areas.
• Use the agreed survey kit: Scanners, SLAM, total station/GPS, measuring tools, 360 camera and/or tablet.
• Record control, reference points, levels, building positions and orientation for modelling reuse as practicable.
• Capture sites thoroughly, focusing on exits, stairs, doors, gates, routes, constraints and level changes.
• Record site name, CAFM, what3words, building refs, contacts, access notes and survey gaps.
• Complete survey forms, checklists, photo logs and daily notes, including exclusions, safety limits, weather and abortive time.
• Escalate blockers fast: unsafe access, confined spaces, locks, hazards, missing escorts, weather, traffic, readiness / scope gaps.
• Control data: name files, separate folders, back up capture data and upload to ACC or the nominated location.

• Full UK driving license
• Junior/mid setting-out, site engineering, land survey or utility survey experience; water/wastewater, civils, industrial or FM sites desirable.
• Some practical survey knowledge: measurement, levels, control, coordinates, georeferencing, sketches, mark-ups, photos and evidence records.
• Strong familiarity with total station, GPS/GNSS, laser scanning, SLAM or similar digital survey equipment.