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Our Mission

We take great pride in the quality of land surveys we provide. We are committed to providing our clients with high quality surveys. Our passion and drive ensures we deliver the best services to our clients, anywhere in the country.

Surveying Skills

Surveyors are instruments when it comes to construction and property development. This involves having a number of hard and soft skills from our technical knowledge to our analytical thinking, along with outstanding problem-solving kills. It is essential that we are able to communicate effectively, adapt to changes, and collaborate with construction teams and architects.

Soft Skills

Soft skills are exceptionally important for land surveyors, helping us communicate with clients and teams, while navigating the complexity of the project at hand. The soft skills we believe are essential for land surveyors in the UK includes:

• Communication – Communication is essential when working closely with clients and team members. It helps us express our knowledge, provide feedback, and offer complex information in way that everyone understands.
• Problem Solving – Surveying can be exceptionally complex and challenging and often we encounter unexpected issues that require effective solutions. Our team are able to think of their feet, developing innovative solutions.
• Adaptable – Adaptability is important when it comes to land surveying, ensuring we adapt to all conditions, from weather to changing project scopes. Adaptability enables us to remain ready for whatever the project may require.
• Team work – We work as a team, which means we need to be able to work well as a team, supporting each other throughout the project stages. This includes working with construction professionals, engineers, and architects. Team work ensures the smooth operations of the project.
• Strong Leadership Skills – We are often asked to lead teams and guide projects based on the data we collect. It requires the execution of tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Hard Skills

In addition to the soft skills required, our team also have numerous hard skills, which are important from a technical point of view. This requires training and hands-on experience to ensure the tasks are all carried out with precision and accuracy.

• Technical Knowledge – Technical knowledge is essential as a land surveyor. We have the knowledge and experience when it comes to working with state of the art equipment including GPS units, laser scanners, and software applications
• Attention to Detail – We are responsible for the collection and analysis of complex data, which requires attention to detail, ensuring no critical information is accidentally missed.
• Mathematics – As land surveyors we require strong mathematical skills, ensuring we take accurate measurements, while being able to read and interpret blueprints, calculate angles, and distances.
• Health and Safety – It is very important that we adhere to Health and Safety regulations when providing our clients with land surveys, especially when working in hazardous conditions or on construction sites.
• Legal and Regulatory Knowledge – It is essential that we have a firm grasp of the local, regional, and national legal and regulatory standards associated with land surveying, ensuring all processes comply with regulations.

Conclusion

Land surveying in the UK is a hands-on job with most surveyors complete an apprenticeship with a larger surveying company, where they gain valuable practical and theoretical knowledge, before joining a regulatory body. At MB Survey Solutions, we have over twenty five years experience, having worked in large surveying corporations in the UK, with experience working on large and small scale projects.