Apprentice Geospatial Survey Technician
MET GEOENVIRONMENTAL LTD
LEEDS (LS10 1SW)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 June 2026
Contents
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
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Geospatial survey technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - 7am - 4pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 June 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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
About this employer
Part of Met Consultancy Group, Met Geo Environmental provide high quality survey and site investigation services to provide solutions for engineering, environmental and archaeological problems.
Based in Leeds, operating throughout the UK, Met has a vast range of experience in the surveying industry and is a recognized leader in 2D and 3D topographical and measured building surveys as well as the specialist techniques of laser scanning and modelling, utility location and detection surveys and geophysical investigations.
We believe that being part of a multi-disciplinary group heightens our understanding of site and design problems and our ability to provide effective solutions for data acquisition and presentation, such as in the utility mapping and geophysical investigation services.
Our staff have a thorough background in a range of geophysics, geotechnics and survey techniques, ensuring a proper understanding of applications and any limitations associated with them, providing the best opportunities for delivering accurate results.
Met takes a partnership approach to all survey commissions; working with our clients, upholding open communication and providing “best for project” recommendations, from planning stage to completion.
After this apprenticeship
Career progression available in the organisation upon completion of apprenticeship for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED
Ian Wilkinson
Ian@we-are-zenith.com
01919171097
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034129.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)