Apprentice Geospatial Survey Technician

Summary

Met Geo Environmental Ltd is looking to recruit enthusiastic Trainee Utility Surveyors for its integrated Survey, Geophysics, and Utility Mapping Company, with a possibility of apprenticeship placements for the right candidates.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Training course

Geospatial survey technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday - 7am - 4pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 June 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

3

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Work safely on a range of sites including domestic, commercial and industrial
• Carry out utility surveys, including working to PAS128 specifications
• Working in a field-based team undertaking utility and geophysical surveys
• Use electromagnetic detection and ground-penetrating radar to find buried features
• Processing data and preparing AutoCAD drawings and reports for clients
• You will lean to use: GPS and Total Stations, AutoCAD and processing software, Electromagnetic Location equipment, Ground Penetrating Radar
• Help produce high-quality, accurate drawings within tight timelines
• Follow all health and safety procedures, quality & environmental management systems

Where you'll work

SOUTHGATE HOUSE
PONTEFRACT ROAD
LEEDS
LS10 1SW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Geospatial survey technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

• 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
• 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

Training schedule

• Geospatial Survey Technician Level 3
• This programme will be delivered through a hybrid learning approach, comprising quarterly block learning sessions, including in-person appointments, supplemented by virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams, alongside structured workbook activities and ongoing portfolio development

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience