Chief Surveyor - Mowlem Construction (UK) International Limited

Job Details:

Responsible to: Project Manager

Responsible for (subordinates): Surveyors and Assistant Surveyors

Job Summary (Description of the main purpose of job):

The Chief Surveyor will oversee the surveying activities, manage surveying teams, and ensure the accuracy of data collected. Collaborate with the construction manager, project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to provide essential surveying support throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead and manage surveying operations, including land and topographic surveys and construction layout surveys.
• Monitor controls coordinates through the project lifecycle.
• Establish plans resulting from survey activities.
• Develop and manage survey budgets and produce quantities for the commercial department.
• Supervise and mentor surveying teams. Advise team of daily activities and monitor.
• Overs the selection, maintenance, and deployment of surveying equipment. Ensure the equipment is working in line with project quality standards.
• Manage data collection processes and ensure accuracy of survey data.
• Produce survey as built plan.
• Reporting on all survey activities
  
  

Qualification Required & Experience

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Geomatic/Geodetic Engineering, Civil Engineering.

Essential Experience :

• +7 years’ experience working on high-value infrastructure projects.
• Working knowledge of the use of GPS and Total stations
• Experienced with the use of Software such as Autocad Civil 3D
  
  

Key Personal Competencies

Gathers Essential Information

• Always collects essential evidence that may affect a decision in respect of a problem or proposal

Interpersonal Understanding

• Analyses people by seeking an understanding of their motives, drivers, value systems and behaviour

Self Management

• Recognises the need to manage self and ensures the effective use of time, opportunities, skills and knowledge. Controls emotional reactions at all times.

Critical Challenging

• Can openly highlight problems with any plan, proposal or process despite opposition.

Detail Consciousness

• Accepts accountability for the delivery of detail

Delegation

• Empowers by delegating all appropriate activities to others whilst maintaining accountability

Developing Others

• Ensures that the development needs of others are recognised, agreed and aligned with the skill requirements of the organisation

Verbal Adaptability

• Speaks fluently minimising the use of jargon and maintains relevancy having regard to the level of understanding of the audience

Tenacity

• Shows determination in the face of adversity, whilst recognising when to continue to pursue a course of action would be detrimental to both themselves and the business

Builds Relationships

• Is prepared to forgo personal goals to cement strategic relationships

Cultural Understanding

• Manages self, taking into account diversity within nationalities and ethnic backgrounds by developing an understanding of social and cultural systems that are different from their own
  
  

Location: Tema - Afloa road