About the role

You'll become an important part of the Sydney Water team, working across a variety of residential and commercial development projects throughout Sydney. This is a practical role working on construction sites, assisting with Sydney Water peg outs, asset locating and construction/minor works inspections. The role will involve a combination of site work and time in the Frenchs Forest office, with the opportunity for more office-based work increasing as you become familiar with systems and processes.

Key responsibilities

- Attend sites to undertake Sydney Water asset peg outs, locating and recording the position, depth and alignment of water, stormwater and sewer assets using surveying, locating and measuring equipment to accurately capture site information

- Undertake construction and minor works inspections, inspecting works such as piering, concrete encasements and works around Sydney Water assets

- Take site measurements, photographs and field notes

- Work with builders, accredited constructors, engineers and other site personnel

- Record and communicate findings back to the MGP team

- Assist with reports and documentation where required

- Become familiar with Sydney Water requirements and MGP's established processes

About you

- Solid practical experience using surveying or locating equipment

- Understanding of construction sites and ability to confidently work out what you're looking at in the field

- Practical, reliable, observant and comfortable dealing with people on site

- Ability to look at a situation, understand what you're seeing, take accurate information and communicate it clearly

- Experience with service/utility locating equipment (Sonde) highly regarded





- Experience with civil construction set-out highly regarded

- Experience with water, stormwater or sewer infrastructure highly regarded

- Experience with Sydney Water assets or processes highly regarded

- Experience with construction inspections highly regarded

- Ability to read civil, architectural or structural drawings highly regarded

About us

MGP is a well-established and growing engineering and building services consultancy. For more than 25 years we've been helping clients navigate some of the more complicated aspects of building and developing around Sydney Water infrastructure. We're a team of around 25 people, growing quickly and taking pride in the quality of work we deliver. We give people autonomy, trust them to get on with the job and treat them like adults.

Benefits

- A genuine opportunity to develop a specialised skill set
- A diverse mix of site and office-based work

- Training in Sydney Water processes and MGP's systems

- Autonomy and responsibility from the outset
- A supportive team without layers of management
- A growing business with plenty of opportunity
- A practical, down-to-earth working environment
- The chance to become a key part of an established Sydney Water team

Interested?

If you're an experienced field technician, survey assistant, construction professional or simply someone with the right practical experience who thinks they could be a good fit, we'd like to hear from you.

Don't be put off if you don't have a surveying qualification.

If you know your way around a construction site, can use the equipment, take accurate measurements and take pride in doing things properly, your experience may be exactly what we're looking for.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion about the role.

📌 Field Technician – Sydney Water Peg Outs & Inspections (Frenchs Forest)
🏢 MGP Building u0026 Infrastructure Services
📍 Frenchs Forest