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Skanska is one the UK’s top construction and development companies. We are building, upgrading and maintaining the country’s infrastructure for future generations. Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.
Our graduate programme will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you’ll have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
As a Graduate Engineering Surveyor, you will join our Infrastructure team. You will be based on one of our major projects, This will be UK based.
What you’ll do
- Assist in ensuring that the project have the appropriate survey control network to fulfil the construction requirements
- Setting out the works in accordance with the contract requirements before work is programmed to commence and under the instruction
- Share expert advice and guidance to the members of the engineering survey teams and other parts of the business related to engineering surveying and geospatial best practice
- Provide a topographical survey in preparation for engineering works on site, setting out for the works, reports and measures and final survey information
- Review with the engineering team that sufficient information is available
- Provide expert advice and estimation of cost to the project team on site geospatial needs and requirements
- Ensure that the Geospatial technical expertise is available for the project
- Ensure that advances in technology are used to optimise operational efficiency and are cost efficient
Who you are
- Studying towards or having completed a degree in Land Surveying or Engineering Surveying
- Ability to use survey instruments, software and working methods
- Ability to present and communicate engineering surveying data
- Values driven
What we offer
- Professional networks and support groups to help you succeed
- The opportunity to work towards membership of your chosen professional body, ideally CICES
- Project management and leadership development
- At least one volunteering day per year Competitive benefits package
- Clear learning and development opportunities to build your knowledge, skills and behaviours to prepare you for your career at Skanska
As part of the Graduate programme, you will have a clearly defined learning pathway to develop your technical and soft skills. You will build a strong professional network with exposure to our leaders and gain project management and technical skills for the future through completing a digitalisation project. You will also spend a week away completing a practical skills workshop to gain a wider understanding of the Construction industry.
Programme start date: August/ September 2022
Skanska UK reserve the right to close this advert at any time before the closing date advertised.
About infrastructure
Our Infrastructure operating unit brings its design, build and refurbishment expertise to complex civil engineering projects across the country. We form strong partnerships with customers and communities to deliver major infrastructure improvements like Crossrail, Wessex Capacity Alliance and High Speed Two (HS2) in the rail sector, the A14, A428 and M42 J6 upgrades in the highways sector, helping to improve the communities we work in and to leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better – together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska.
To build on the foundations of your degree, apply below and help us build for a better society.
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