Geospatial survey technician

Awareness of health and safety legislation, regulations and safe working practices relevant to surveying and the construction sector, including Health and Safety at Work Act. Awareness of permits and site inductions. Ability to identify the correct safety control equipment and how to use personal protective equipment (PPE)

Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS), site hazards, lines of reporting and required control measures

Industry legislation and regulations that apply to working in the geospatial profession

Methods of interpreting and extracting relevant design information from clients' drawings and specifications: 2D and 3D drawings, PDF plans, paper plots

Methods to locate sites and plan route

Principles and use of surveying processing software packages

Handling, adjustment checks, calibration and security of survey equipment on and off site

Site visits: site reconnaissance, planning and liaison and constraints

Principles of mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Methods of control on site: static positioning, closed traverses, networks and levelling (manual and digital)

Principles of Geodesy, GIS, trigonometry, mathematics, error theory, photogrammetry and remote sensing

Co-ordinate systems: projections, transformations and datums

Traditional and modern equipment and techniques of setting out engineering: measuring tapes and string, distances and bearings, total station using co-ordinates to peg out, grid lines and off set

Methods of capturing site survey data: topographic, river sections, drainage invert surveys, volumetric calculations, as built surveys and measured building surveys

Survey types: underground utilities, hydrographic, flood risk, settlement monitoring and rights of light surveys

Survey equipment used to capture data: total stations, levels, laser scanners, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)

Associated survey equipment: Cat and Genny, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), drone (or unmanned aerial vehicle) and mobile mapping systems. electronic distance measurement (EDM) devices.

Contents of geospatial survey: data, information and drawings

Quality assurance procedures of work and drawings: importance of accuracy, precision, types of errors, outliers and standard deviation

Verbal communication techniques: giving and receiving information and matching style to audience

Written communication techniques: report writing, email

Geospatial project lifecycle: recording information, client time, timesheets, meeting deadlines and completing work

The Four Pillars of Sustainability: Environmental, Social, Human and Economic

Principles of ethics and regulatory compliance: land ownership and boundaries, permissions to undertake geospatial survey work

Requirements for continual personal development within the industry and the opportunities for career progression

Signs of wellbeing and mental health within the workplace, and signposting to available support

Inclusion, equity and diversity in the workplace

Comply with health and safety regulations

Plan and prepare Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) and report any additional controls required

Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

Carry out adjustment checks on survey equipment

Interpret information from client drawings and specifications

Gather and interpret information from a range of sources

Communicate with others verbally, for example colleagues and stakeholders

Plan surveys selecting survey equipment for a project according to the client's specification

Planning routes to existing and new sites

Establish a survey control on site for example using total station, GNSS or levels

Use setting out engineering equipment and techniques, for example measuring tapes and string, distances and bearings, total station using co-ordinates to peg out co-ordinates, grid lines and off sets

Use survey equipment, for example total stations, levels, laser scanners, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) using geodetic parameters

Capture and record geospatial survey data, for example topographic, river sections, drainage invert surveys, volumetric calculations, as-built surveys and measured building surveys

Select and use surveying processing software for processing data into either 2D or 3D drawing's or 3D models

Produce geospatial survey reports using computer software

Apply quality assurance procedures: site work, drawing, model or report

Manage time and tasks to meet project deadlines

Comply with relevant industry legislation and regulations when undertaking geospatial work

Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers

Comply with environmental, social, human and economic sustainability regulations and requirements, for example safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, efficient use of resources, contributing to the community, volunteering within the geospatial industry

Collaborate within teams, across disciplines and external stakeholders in a professional manner

Respond and adapt to work demands and situations

Committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice

Support equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace

Take personal responsibility for their own health and safety