Junior / Assistant Topographical Surveyor

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Are you passionate about creating safer, healthier, more inclusive and people centred places?

WSP’s Surveying Services team is growing, and we’re recruiting professionals who want to shape the future of Land and Engineering Surveying across the UK & Ireland.

We have teams based in the following locations - with WSP's hybrid working allowing for a mix of site, in-office and home working:

Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Naas.

YOUR NEW ROLE, WHAT’S INVOLVED…..

• Based within WSP’s Exeter office, working within the UK wide Surveying Services team, alongside the Buried Services Surveying, UAV and MBS teams.

• Working on Survey projects across Southern England and UK Wide

• Assisting with land and engineering surveys with respect to briefs and specifications 

• Processing projects, whilst rigorously adhering to, and ensuring, that the prevailing standards of WSP are adhered to.

Your team

• Surveying Services (UK)

  • Working within a team of 48 Surveyors based UK wide, consisting of Topographical, Measured Building & Buried Services Surveyors and UAV Pilots.

  • Working mainly on surveying projects UK wide 

  • Varied client base from Local Authorities to Multi-Discipline Consultants

  • Reporting to the Leeds office survey team lead

  • Hardworking 

  • Surveying Services promote the power of joined-up geospatial technologies to bring locational data alive

  • City based offices, with excellent transport links and surrounding area includes shops/café/parking train station

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE….

• A relevant technical degree/HND in surveying or a related discipline, with experience in a similar role, typically 1-2 years

• Working towards membership of a professional body would be advantageous

• An understanding of project and commercial considerations

• Experience in the use of total stations, GNSS & terrestrial laser scanners

• Experience in the use of relevant software including N4ce (or similar), Trimble Business Centre (or similar) and AutoCAD would be advantageous but not essential

• Experience in the planning and piloting of UAV’s would be advantageous but not essential

• Experience in carrying out Buried Services Surveys would be advantageous but not essential

• Good problem solving, self-management and people skills

• Ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team

• The ability to travel UK‑wide on a regular basis is essential for this role

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.