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Pell Frischmann is an international multi-disciplinary consulting engineering company with over 95 years of experience in the built environment. We are a unique business whose purpose is to generate sustainable funds to deal with the environmental and social commitments resulting from the closing of Germany’s hard-coal mining industry; therefore, our work directly contributes to environmental protection and preservation for future generations.
Our expertise and capabilities cover: Aviation, Buildings, Highways & Transportation, Land Development, Rail, and Water & Environment.
“Excellence Through Innovation” permeates our company culture. We believe that quality engineering goes beyond simply achieving codified compliance, and we passionately pursue solutions that deliver better results for end-users via unconventional methods.
About the Role
You will be joining a hardworking and successful team specialising in conducting a wide range of land surveying duties across the UK. You will be learning and shadowing whilst you gain experience to conduct surveys yourself in a wide variety of environments across the UK and overseas.
Flexibility will be required to work at locations away from home across the UK with the possibility of occasional overseas projects. You will also be required to work occasional night and weekend shifts. Also, due to the aspects of the role, you must be willing to take and pass regular drugs and alcohol screening.
The sites we work on will require a CSCS accreditation, so willingness to complete is essential.
The team work collaboratively across the UK and as a result we would be flexible on you being based in the London, Manchester, Croydon, or Wakefield offices. You will have the opportunity to work on many different projects across our disciplines.
One of our recent, ongoing projects is the Airfield Inspections and Compliance Surveys. The Biennial contracts involved airside inspections of the pavements and visual landing. The pavement inspections identified types and locations of pavement distress, delethalisation of objects, surface drainage inspections and pavement marking compliance.
Joining Pell Frischmann will also see you part of an expert, multidisciplinary team where you will be trained in your set discipline to enable your future progression. Additionally, you will be enrolled onto our 2-year Graduate programme as a further support in your development.
This exciting programme runs across about 40 hrs per year and will enable a bigger group overview of types of work, presenting the opportunity to network with others and develop key skills such as project management, personal Effectiveness, and leadership skills.
Main Duties
The key duties of the role will include learning and:
- Supporting the principal surveyor in planning works
- Undertaking large and small scale topographic surveys
- Post processing surveys
- Carrying out appropriate quality control checks
- Effectively managing your site and office time to ensure projects meet budget expectations
Essential
Qualifications
- BSc/MSc in Civil Engineering, Geographical or equivalent, relevant qualification
Experience
- Exposure to Surveying Engineering projects or an interest in pursuing as a career
Skills
- A full UK driving licence
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of staff and clients, both written and spoken.
- Good written English for reports.
- Strong numeracy, analytical and report writing skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work to deadlines both within teams and autonomously.
Preferred
Qualifications
- Further degree
Experience
- AutoCAD or exposure to other design software.
- Previous work/placement experience in an Engineering consultancy
- Use of Leica Total Stations, digital levels, GNSS receivers and HD laser scanners
- Use of LSS, SCC, Cyclone, StarNET, AutoCAD and MS Office365 software
Skills
- Network Rail PTS accreditation
Why Pell Frischmann?
At Pell Frischmann we embrace collaboration to reach our goals. We understand that everyone is different and that having a diverse workforce will allow for new ideas to be created, aiding to exciting innovation.
We are proud to be part of the Government’s Disability Confident scheme and are a dedicated equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.
In addition, we are one of the UK’s leading engineering consultancies and understand a career isn’t just a “job”. We ensure you will not be Pidgeon-holed and that you have a bespoke individual development path, through Chartership and beyond to reach your goals!