Survey Coordinator

Location/s: Brighton, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff - UK
Recruiter contact: Laura Kennedy

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role
The civil team in the energy unit is looking for a survey coordinator to coordinate and manage survey activities for energy projects, ensuring accurate and timely data collection.

Candidate specification 
Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in a civil engineering / lesser qualification
• Coordinate and manage survey activities for energy projects, ensuring accurate and timely data collection
• Experience in survey design;
  • Required to generate non-intrusive survey specifications and statutory undertaker searches and would be responsible for checking the survey data output from the subcontract supply companies
• Experience in survey implementation;
  • Experience of non-intrusive survey implementation
  • Required to review and check non-intrusive survey subcontractor Risk Assessments and method statements
• Proficiency in survey software and data analysis tools · Strong attention to detail Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Maintain clear and effective communication with engineers, designers, and project managers
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
• The suitable candidate would have training and experience in site safety survey management and the creation and implementation and audit of Risk Assessments and Method Statements for delivery of non-intrusive surveys
• Collaborate with project teams to integrate survey data into project designs and plans
• Ensure survey output complies with industry standards and project requirements
• Provide technical support and guidance to survey teams
• Monitor and report on survey progress and any issues that arise
• Adapt to new processes and technologies as needed to improve project outcomes

Desirable:

• Experience of Substations and the surveying of Substations
• Training and experience in site safety survey management and the creation and implementation and audit of Risk Assessments and Method Statements for delivery of intrusive surveys, (Ground Investigations)

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working  

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. 

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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