Assistant Topographer at an International Construction Company - Column Trust Limited

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Column Trust Limited - An indigenous company has an outsourcing/Training Division that specializes in the provision and management of contract staff in all categories as well as the selection and placement of temporary staff for corporate organizations (including The Banks, Oil and Gas, services Telecoms, Manufacturing, Construction & Allied Industry, Hospitals Healthcare Companies and Multilateral Organizations).

Our Client, an International Construction Company is looking for the services of qualified individuals to work at their Lagos project:

Job Title: Assistant Topographer

Location:
Lagos
Reporting to: Head Surveyor

Job Description
  • Work under the direction of licensed land surveyors and adjust and operate surveying instruments to determine precise boundaries of land parcels, airspaces and water sites.
  • The most commonly used instrument is the total station. A familiar site in construction areas and along roadways, it sits atop a tripod and measures and records angles and distances simultaneously.
  • This information is then compiled to determine exact boundaries.
  • A land surveyor assistant may adjust the total station, clear sight lines, and position targets and take manual measurements.
  • Land surveyor assistants compile notes, make sketches, and enter the data obtained into computers either in the field or at the office.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Record the result of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land features.
  • Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain (including earth moving-cut and filling-volume calculation).
  • Prepare and maintain sketches, maps reports in order to describe, certify and assume liability for work performed.
  • Verify the accuracy of surveys including measurements and calculations conducted at survey site.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Complies with, at all times, with all Company safety procedures.
  • Attends training courses / seminars, etc. as required by the company.
Qualifications/Requirements and Experience
  • University / College Graduate or equivalent.
  • Previous experience on high-rise building.
  • More than 8 years' experience in civil construction surveying (both roads and building)
  • Previous work experience with international company.
  • Knowledge of GIS-GPS.
  • Good command in using electronics total station, knowledge of the main software for graphic solution.
Other Requirements:
  • Minimum - 30 years old.
  • Maximum - 50 years old.
  • Physically strong and healthy.
  • Does not suffer from vertigo.
Working Condition:
  • Can work with minimum supervision and under pressure.
Certification:
  • Engineering Graduate with Diploma.
  • Should be registered with SURCON.
Licenses:
  • License Geodetic Engineer
Application Closing Date
21st July, 2014.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to Apply online