Setting Out Surveyor

Setting Out Surveyor Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum (DOE)  Company Vehicle & Equipment

Location:

Devon & Cornwall Field Based - South West Regional Coverage Due to hiring timescales, applicants must have full existing right to work in the UK. Are you a technically proficient Setting Out Engineer looking to deliver high-precision engineering control across diverse civil and residential schemes within a leading specialist engineering consultancy? A Leading Specialist is expanding its operations and seeking a highly skilled Setting Out Engineer to cover the South West.

This is a pivotal role offering the chance to execute critical site control, dimensional management, and verification across a variety of projects, ranging from major civils infrastructure to residential new builds.

The Opportunity:

You will play a vital role in providing primary engineering control, setting out, and data verification. Your day-to-day remit involves:
Creating, establishing, and extracting digital setting-out data from design models for direct field execution. Executing high-precision setting out on site utilizing robotic total stations and GNSS/GPS instrumentation. Conducting rigorous QA checks on all site observations, structural alignments, and as-built survey drawings. Interfacing between site engineering teams and design data using LSS and AutoCAD to verify build tolerances and project deliverables.

Technical Essentials:
To be successful, you must demonstrate high-level technical proficiency:
Mandatory:
At least 2 years proven field competence operating robotic total stations and GNSS/GPS equipment for setting-out operations on active sites. Compliance/Systems:
Demonstrated ability to create and extract site data, alongside working proficiency in LSS and AutoCAD.

Experience:

Verifiable track record delivering engineering setting out across diverse environments, from major civils to residential new builds. Mobility:
Full UK driving licence with mobility to cover project sites across the Cornwall and Devon operational hubs. The Package:
Base salary of £30,000 – £35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)  company vehicle & Equipmemt Dedicated high-specification robotic surveying instrumentation, GNSS equipment, and modern CAD processing hardware. Structured pathways for career progression and continuous professional development within a market-leading specialist engineering firm. For more information or to discuss this opportunity, please call Simon Cowley on (07915) 341753