Utility Surveyor

Utility Surveyor - Coventry

Are you an experienced Utility Surveyor looking to advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? Based in Coventry
, we are seeking a skilled professional to join our team, helping deliver accurate and reliable utility mapping and survey services across a variety of projects. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, contribute to critical infrastructure projects, and grow within a company that values precision, safety, and professional development.

We are looking for an experienced Utility Surveyor in Coventry to join our team. Our successful candidate must have experience carrying out surveys across a variety of industries and locations, identifying utility pipes and cables for verification, validation and excavation, as well as data gathering to produce mapping information of underground and overhead distribution and supply services. You must be willing to work away from home and/or carry out night work, as required.

Our successful candidate will be responsible for a range of duties, including, but not limited to the following:

• Conducting GPR and Utility Mapping surveys using cutting-edge equipment
• Undertake investigative utility surveys and conduct paperwork in accordance with company procedures
• Engage with other site surveyors, contractors, suppliers, clients
• Create Utility Survey Reports
• Carry out appropriate quality control checks and issue data to CAD
• Check all survey drawings before they are issued to our customer
• Mentor and train Trainee & Junior Surveyors, as required
• Provide technical support to Project Managers and internal staff members

• At least 2 years Utility Surveying experience
• Excellent knowledge and experience of underground utility tracing and GPR
• Experience working across a wide variety of environments and on complex surveys
• Ability to post-process GPR data
• Working knowledge/understanding of PAS 128:2014 specification surveys
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly
• A full UK manual driving license
• CSCS Card

• Ability to use CAD software
• Ability to use Microsoft Word
• Pro Qual (NVQ) Level 3
• SSSTS

This role is site based from our Midlands office in Coventry, but you will be expected to visit our offices in Leeds, Sevenoaks and Altrincham on occasion.

Travel across the UK is common, particularly in the North and Midlands. Candidates must be open to working away from home during the week and accommodate night or evening shifts as needed.

As well as a salary of competitive salary, which can increase as you develop and grow in the role, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.

SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

At SOCOTEC, our Land and Utility Surveying services combine traditional topographical surveying with specialised underground utility detection using advanced equipment including Total Stations, GPS technology, and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). Our experienced teams deliver precise site measurements, accurate utility mapping, and detailed CAD drawings that enable safe project planning whilst minimising risks associated with underground services and site conditions.

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We have several business streams that provides an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification and advisory services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent.

At SOCOTEC, we believe that a driven, inspired and challenged team is the key to success. We promote inclusivity, encourage individuality and have a zero-tolerance policy to discrimination, with the aim that every…