Balfour Beatty plc
Underground Utilities Surveyor
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About The Role
At Balfour Beatty, we deliver critical infrastructure projects that shape everyday life. We’re looking for a skilled Underground Utilities Surveyor to join our Asset & Technology team, supporting projects across the UK.
You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality underground utility surveys across a variety of projects. Working as part of a specialist survey team, you’ll ensure that surveys are completed accurately, safely, and in line with industry standards and company procedures.
This role involves travel to sites across the UK, and regular overnight stays will be required to support project delivery.
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out underground utility mapping surveys across UK sites
- Using a range of survey techniques and equipment including GPR, EML, and Sonde
- Delivering surveys to agreed deadlines and specifications
- Producing accurate documentation in line with company standards
- Supporting the wider Survey Services team where required
- Ensuring full compliance with processes, procedures, and PAS128 standards
- Maintaining a strong focus on health, safety, and Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm approach
Who we're looking for
- Proven experience in underground utility surveying and mapping
- Strong knowledge of PAS128 and industry standards
- Experience using equipment such as GPR, EML, Flexi Trace, and Sonde
- Proficiency in survey processing software (e.g. LSS, SCC, N4CE) and CAD
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage workloads effectively
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
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Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
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Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family-friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more…
About Us
Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe, and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV’s, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation, and much more.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
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To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture, we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long-term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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