Acquistion Surveyor

IBP Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Acquisition Surveyor in the Surrey area. The candidate must have experience in site acquisition and manage relationships with stakeholders in the mobile telecoms sector. This hybrid role involves running site surveys, ensuring compliance with planning rules, and producing clear reports. The position requires travel to various sites and offers a car or car allowance along with great benefits to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Car or car allowance

Great benefits to support work-life balance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in site acquisition or surveying within telecoms or infrastructure projects.
• Solid knowledge of planning regulations, property law and health & safety standards.
• Ability to translate technical and legal requirements into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Run site surveys for network deployment and acquisition.
• Spot and flag practical issues early.
• Collect precise site data and produce clear survey reports.
• Ensure sites meet planning rules, health & safety, and landlord needs.
• Support smooth, on-time site acquisition and build activities.

Skills

Site acquisition experience

Knowledge of planning regulations

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Calm under pressure

Relevant qualification

Education

Relevant qualification in surveying

Job description

IBP Recruitment are currently recruiting for an Acquisition Surveyor in the Surrey area. Working in the mobile telecoms sector, you must have experience in this area as an Acquisition Surveyor. This role is hybrid, but travel to sites is required. A car or car allowance is also provided with this role. Our client offers great benefits that are designed to support you in and out of work.

What will you be doing?

• Run site surveys to check if locations are right for network deployment and acquisition
• Spotting constraints early and flagging practical issues.
• Collecting precise site data, snapping photos, and producing clear survey reports for design and planning teams.
• Ensuring sites meet planning rules, health & safety, and landlord needs.
• Working closely with acquisition managers, landlords, and internal teams to resolve site-specific issues quickly.
• Supporting smooth, on-time site acquisition and build activities to meet client programme milestones.
• Being hands‑on and flexible, communicating clearly with stakeholders and ready to travel between sites, proactively keeping projects moving daily.

The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience in site acquisition or surveying within telecoms or infrastructure projects
• Solid knowledge of planning regulations, property law and health & safety standards.
• Stakeholder management and negotiation
• Calm under pressure and able to get deals over the line.
• You hold a relevant qualification and can translate technical and legal requirements into practical, commercial solutions that keep projects moving.
• Happy to travel to sites as required, flexible and hands‑on.

Thank you for applying for this position. Successful applicants will be contacted within 10 working days of submitting their application if you do not hear back within this time, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please feel free to apply for any future roles.

IBP Recruitment Ltd provide services as an Agency and an Employment Business for permanent recruitment, and the supply of temporary workers, and we are committed to equal opportunities for all candidates.