Land/geomatics surveyor : Employers and vacancy sources

Geomatics is one of the fastest expanding global markets. The discipline is driven by advances in technology, such as geographical information systems (GIS) and global navigation satellite systems, and maintains its role in land law and other socio-economic areas. Worldwide, the changing nature of mapping and spatial data management means there is significant demand for chartered land/geomatic surveyors.

Land/geomatics surveying skills are required in a multitude of organisations in both the private and public sectors. Employment opportunities exist in:

• mining companies;
• engineering contractors and consultancies;
• specialist surveying and geomatics companies that provide services for areas such as property development, construction and heritage management;
• utilities companies;
• geophysics consultancy companies;
• construction companies;
• cartographic publishers;
• mapping companies, including those working on relatively unmapped areas of the world;
• local authorities and central government;
• government agencies;
• Ordnance Survey (OS) .

Some employers have only a small number of surveyors on their staff.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Earthworks Jobs  
• Geomatics World  
• Company/professional bodies' websites.
• Local press.

Macdonald and Company  is a recruitment agency approved by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)  that specialises in vacancies for property and construction professionals.

Speculative applications may be successful, especially to smaller companies. Directories of relevant employers are available from the Geomatics UK Network  and RICS Find a Surveyor .

Fewer vacancies are advertised in the more specialist areas of land/geomatics surveying work.

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