Land Surveyor, Firozabad

What it's like Land surveying is an important early step in any construction or engineering project. From the Queensferry Crossing to the Kelpies, it all starts with understanding and mapping the land before the first brick is laid. You'll collect data about legal boundaries, existing structures and the shape and slopes of the land. This allows building plans to be created or changed as needed. It also means potential environmental issues can be identified before building work begins.You might work on new construction projects, such as housing developments. Or you could deal with redevelopments of airports, quarries, pipelines and more. You could work across a variety of sectors. For example: construction property cartography (maps) geographical information systems (GIS)offshore engineering and exploration Two common specialisms are engineering and hydrographic surveying. For engineering, think big infrastructure projects. For example, motorways, railways, bridges, tunnels and much more. In hydrographic surveying , you'll deal with underwater surfaces. You might work on offshore wind farms, oil and gas installations or salvaging sunken ships.Your Tasks Might Include using GPS, digital images and satellite photography to record land features analysing data using geographic information systems (GIS) use computer-aided design (CAD) to create maps and present information preparing detailed site plans and reports for clients inspecting sites for environmental or safety risksmonitoring land movement and subsidence caused by the construction or by natural processes Green job In this job you could be doing work to help the environment. You might: survey land for renewable energy projects like wind farms or solar parks assess sites for conservation or flood prevention schemes.This job is provided by Shine.com