Nick Giles

Chief Surveyor @Morgan Sindall Group Plc

Construction of new Docklands Light Railway StationConstruction 1.5km in situ railway viaductConstruction of twin track 113lb 2km light railwayDemolition of old station and track• Management and supervision of 6 Survey/Engineering teams & 1 CAD operator• Pre-condition photographic surveys • Pre-construction and up to date topographic surveys• Checking of all setting out• Design and installation of manual monitoring systems • Design and installation of automatic track monitoring systems utilising optical total stations and wireless bi-axial tilt monitors• Precise level & 3 Dimensional monitoring of buildings• Precise level & 3 Dimensional monitoring of Network Rail infrastructure• Establish & maintain Geodetic control network GPS & Terrestrial for the project• Liaison with client, design office and site staff • Setting out of twin tracks stage 1 & 2 • Verification / As built of track position• Gauging surveys, positional surveys, geometric and geographic surveys using a track measuring device• Height and stagger surveys of overhead line equipment on Network Rail infrastructureTunnel Enabling works for Crossrail, Contract 350.Surveying Equipment17 Leica TM 30 Robotic Total Stations for Automated Track Monitoring2 Leica TS 15 Robotic Total Stations for Manual Monitoring & Surveying4 Leica TS 09 Total Stations for Setting Out