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Surveyor
Location: Washington, covering North East Region
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £35k + Company Van + Flexible Benefits
Freedom’s Networks team has an exciting opportunity for a Surveyor to join our long-term Cable Engineering Services contract with Northern Powergrid. Supporting projects across the North East region, you will play a key role in surveying existing infrastructure, assessing required works, and ensuring projects are delivered in line with client standards and expectations.
Working independently and reporting to a Supervisor, you will be provided with a company commercial vehicle to support your day-to-day activities.
Key Deliverables
- Conduct full surveys of services and customer properties to ensure infrastructure meets current standards.
- Complete on-site pre-work risk assessments to identify hazards prior to work commencing.
- Produce condition reports and maintain accurate asset records.
- Assess current network conditions and identify required improvements.
- Carry out site surveys and assessments to develop solutions for existing infrastructure.
- Plan works on site and annotate maps in line with client requirements.
- Obtain and record agreements from customers and landowners where required.
- Liaise with landowners, customers and members of the public regarding planned works.
- Attend site visits to resolve access issues and customer queries.
- Record all required works accurately and capture supporting photographic evidence using handheld devices.
- Ensure all survey information is completed accurately and submitted within required timescales.
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What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Good understanding of LV DNO networks and the ability to interpret plans and drawings.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
- Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility to support operational requirements and varying working hours.
Desirable:
- Practical experience working in and around customer properties.
- Previous surveying experience within utilities or infrastructure projects.
- First Aid at Work qualification.
Benefits
We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:
- Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
- Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
- Personal development programme
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Next Steps
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.
We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.
About Us
Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.
You will be working as part of a team where we are committed to creating a culture where we treat each other fairly and with respect, recognising everyone as an individual.
Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be
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