Laing O'Rourke
Senior Utilities Surveyor
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Senior Utility Surveyor
📍 National Projects Across the UK | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Help shape some of the UK's most complex infrastructure projects
At Select, part of Laing O'Rourke, we're looking for an experienced Senior Utility Surveyor to join our growing surveying team. Working across major infrastructure, construction and civil engineering projects nationwide, you'll play a key role in identifying, mapping and managing underground assets that enable projects to be delivered safely and efficiently.
This is an opportunity to work with industry-leading technology, support high-profile projects, and contribute to some of the UK's most significant construction and infrastructure schemes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and delivering utility surveys to PAS128 standards
- Identifying, locating and mapping underground utilities, including electricity, gas, water, telecommunications and drainage networks
- Operating and interpreting data from GPR, electromagnetic locators, GPS and Total Stations
- Producing accurate utility records, reports and drawings
- Supporting project teams with safe planning and delivery of construction activities
- Working closely with project managers, engineers and digital teams
- Providing technical support and mentoring to developing surveyors
- Maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and quality throughout survey activities
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What we're looking for
- Proven experience as a Utility Surveyor within the UK infrastructure, construction or civil engineering sector
- Strong understanding of UK utility networks, standards and surveying best practice
- Experience delivering PAS128 utility surveys
- Level 5 Diploma in Utility Mapping & Surveying, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency using GPR, electromagnetic locators, GPS systems and Total Stations
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Willingness to travel nationally
Desirable
- CICES Membership or equivalent
- Experience working on major infrastructure or civil engineering projects
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
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Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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