Surveyor - Development Opportunity

Surveyor - Development Opportunity Redhill, Surrey (office/field based, with travel within the company area) If you have a great eye for detail, strong numeracy skills and experience in a water or utility environment, this is a superb opportunity to learn and grow in a new role within our business. About us: Our vision is to be an outstanding water company delivering service excellence and we believe our people are integral to helping us achieve our goal to ensure that we deliver a high-quality service that is reliable and resilient. Our plan for the future is to ensure the services we provide are fair, future-proof, good for the planet and utilise smart technology. Water plays a role in all our lives. It’s an essential service and one that we are proud to deliver to our customers and communities. We don’t just want to be proud of what we do, we also want to celebrate how we do it. We are an inclusive environment that values community, and your contribution to delivering our Business Plan over the next 5 years and our 5 pledges to our customers is vital. We aren’t just recruiting for experience - potential, fit and values are fundamental to building and developing our team. We want you to develop, grow and exceed and enjoy working at SES. SES Water supplies 160 million litres of fresh water to over 735,000 people across Kent, Surrey and South London every day. With a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century, we began by supplying water to individual parishes before merging and expanding throughout the next 150 years until today. We now maintain over 2,000 miles of water mains and manage eight treatment works, 23 pumping stations and 31 reservoirs and water towers. Why you should join our team: As our Developer Services Surveyor, you’ll become part of a highly enthusiastic and fast-paced team who use a collaborative approach. Joining a welcoming, open office culture, you’ll be supported by your colleagues to meet deadlines and deliver outstanding customer service. Achieved through face-to-face meetings with new or existing developers/customers, you’ll complete estimates on time and with accurate costs for the Estimating Team to review and process. Learning and development plays a key role in our ongoing success. You’ll receive high-quality training from our Section Managers, which will include on-the-job training and formal training in regulations and legislation. What’s more, we value our people and like to promote from within. This role has the potential to progress into a Section Manager position in the future, so the only limit to your success is your own ambition. The role: - Salary of circa £25,000 per annum - Company car - Up to 10% employer contribution towards Aviva's Group Personal Pension Plan - Free on-site parking or in local area - As a Surveyor, you will carry out a range of site surveying activities to support the successful delivery of projects. Reporting to the Section Manager, you will: - Spend approximately 60% of your time working on new build or existing sites and 40% of your time in the office carrying out admin activities - Liaise with developers, managing their expectations and time effectively to ensure surveys are competed fully - Ensure that we comply with relevant regulations - Use a meticulous approach to ensure that no details are missed Other organisations may call this role Site Surveyor, Water Utilities Surveyor, Junior Surveyor, Project Surveyor, or Quantity Surveyor. About you: Here at SES Water, experience and qualifications are useful, but they’re not everything. We recruit people based on their potential, values and fit. As a Surveyor, you will need: - Great stakeholder engagement and project management skills - A flexible approach and the ability to work in an evolving environment - Strong numeracy skills - To enjoy working as part of a friendly and fast-moving team - A water or utility background - A full, valid driving licence Previous surveying experience would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of water regulations or the Street Works Act. The benefits: - Life assurance - Bonus scheme - 23 days’ holiday per year, increasing to 27 with service - Give as you earn scheme - Financial education, savings and personal loans through Neyber - Aqualibrium - our wellbeing programme including Mental Health First Aiders and free annual comprehensive health checks - Simply Health Cash Plan, Surgical Choices and Rewards - Confidential crisis support, counselling and legal advice - One day paid volunteering a year - Discounts with our subsidiaries and Garage This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit, who SES Water work in partnership with. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. We are both equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. What’s next? If you think you could thrive as our Surveyor, select the apply button shown to be brought through to the application process