As we continue to recruit and expand our company, we’ve put together some key points on why we believe a future in Engineering Surveying is a fantastic opportunity to many individuals. Some who may not even be aware that such a career exists!
Becoming an Engineering Surveyor is a specialist role which focuses on using geospatial tools to determine the visual layout of a piece of land, construction site, manmade structure, or body of water.
Engineering Surveyors are often associated with the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries. Providing geospatial data to project managers, architects and civil engineers, to name a few. However, as the data is easily transferable to other sectors, the list of applications is endless.
Variety Is The Spice of Life.
Each project that an Engineering Surveyor works on will inevitably be different. Even if the practices have been completed many times before. The location, environment and collaborative logistics will vary project to project.
Not to mention how the deliverable will be processed, and what format will be required by the client. Surveying and engineering offer the opportunity to embrace a blend of innovative technologies and established mathematical survey techniques, to solve everyday problems.
With the ability to apply this skillset to a global market of architects, engineers, asset managers to name a few, this career offers fantastic opportunity to take your work international.
Career Stability.
Engineering Surveying will always be in demand. The services that we provide are required in many sectors, throughout the life cycle of every construction project and newly built environment. The data we collect feeds back into management teams and stakeholders so they can quantitatively understand how their site is progressing.
Diverse Work Environments.
Land surveying and engineering is ideal for individuals who do not want to be solely office based. We’re often surveying both natural and man-made features. This means we get to work in both nature’s beautiful surroundings, and impressive built environments.
Once we’ve completed our survey work and captured all that data, it’s processing time. If the forecast is looking wet, get behind the laptop with a coffee. Turning that raw data into a beautiful deliverable that you can be proud to present to the client.
Technology Engages Us.
We often need to precisely capture vast amounts of data through the use of drones, laser scanners, total stations and other survey equipment.
We also equip other technology, with our technology…. i.e., Machine Control systems. Taking an excavator, and equipping it with GNSS/TPS receivers and sensors to essentially enable it to become a piece of surveying equipment in its own right. Enabling it to measure and record geo-referenced points and compare its position to a user created design model.
The more we adopt survey survey technology from the likes of Leica Geosystems, and embrace how these systems make our current workflows more efficient, the more effective we become to our clients.
Your Job Will Have A Positive Impact.
An Engineering Surveyor’s role is significant to the natural and built environment. The data we collect plays an important part to many different business sectors. Often the first on the ground to complete the initial topographical survey. To the last on site, providing comprehensive as built data of the project on completion. Verifying design criteria has been met and tolerances achieved. From mapping land, to updating OS data or even providing evidence for law cases.
No one can capture accurate geospatial data faster than a well-equipped surveyor.
You Are A Solutionist.
We’re often reliant on client information or historical documentation to kick-start a plan to tackle a new project. Piecing together clues on the most efficient way to complete a survey of a new site.
It’s not uncommon to arrive at a project without visiting beforehand. This means we have to mentally piece the puzzle together, and capture all the data we need on limited guidance.
This is why we love mass data capture survey equipment, such as laser scanners and drones.
It’s better to collect too much data, rather than looking for it when your back in the office squinting at your computer screen!
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