Graduate Trainee/Land surveyor

SACREDION NIGERIA LIMITED integrates IT, Engineering, Surveying, Geospatial and Geoscience technology in delivering exceptional professional services cutting across construction, telecommunication, information technology, real estate and oil and gas industries. We are a team of cross disciplinary professionals offering the services that cuts across Geospatial, Engineering and IT Infrastructural Services. 

We are desire to employ a Graduate Trainee/Land surveyor to join our team. 

As a Graduate Trainee/Land surveyor you'll measure and collect data on specific areas of land, including information about boundaries, buildings and features, both natural and man-made. Surveyors map the shape of the land so that accurate site plans can be made for a range of purposes, including:

• cartography
• construction
• geographical information systems (GIS)
• property
• offshore engineering and exploration.

You'll also assess land due for redevelopment and survey a range of different areas, including airports, landfill sites, mines and quarries and pipeline and distribution systems. The term 'geomatics' tends to be more commonly used than 'land surveying' in the industry.

Responsibilities

As a land/geomatics surveyor, you'll need to:

• make use of GIS to analyse and interpret site features
• produce detailed information (subsequently analysed by planners, builders and cartographers)
• use a range of equipment to produce surveys, including GPS and conventional methods
• analyse information thoroughly before it's handed over to other professionals
• measure the ground, including aspects such as small and large-scale distances, angles and elevations
• gather data on the earth's physical and man-made features through surveys
• process data
• undertake digital mapping
• think creatively to resolve practical planning and development problems
• interpret data using maps, charts and plans
• utilise data from a range of sources, such as aerial photography, satellite surveys and laser beam measuring systems
• use computer-aided design (CAD) and other IT software to interpret data and present information
• keep up to date with new and emerging technology
• provide advice to a variety of clients
• manage and monitor projects from start to finish - you're more likely to do this once you're chartered.

Qualifications

You can enter a land/geomatics surveying career from a number of disciplines, but most employers will prefer you to have a relevant surveying degree, or to have shown an interest in the area by choosing surveying modules as part of your course.

Examples of preferred degrees include:

• civil or structural engineering
• earth science
• environmental science
• geographical information science
• geography or physical geography
• geology
• land or estate surveying
• mathematics
• physics
• surveying and mapping science.

Skills

You'll need to demonstrate evidence of the following:

• knowledge of geographical information systems (GIS) and CAD, as well as general IT skills
• decision-making skills and the ability to work independently
• good oral and written communication skills
• high levels of numeracy
• your ability to handle responsibility
• map work orientation skills (for work in the field)
• accuracy, especially when using equipment
• your capacity to identify problems quickly and to offer solutions
• your ability to conceptualise 2D and 3D information.

Salary; N45,000.00 plus allowances

All applicants must live in Ikeja or environs

All iterested and qualified applicants should send their CYs and cover letters to contactus@sacredion.com