Lead Surveyor

Plowman Craven; Hatching Green; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days annual leave

Octopus energy electric car scheme

Performance-related bonus

Professional membership fees and dev.

Cycle to Work scheme

Salary sacrifice pension

Flexible and remote working

Life assurance

Wellbeing and mental health programme

Employee Ownership Trust

Descripción de la vacante

Plowman Craven is seeking a Lead Surveyor to drive technical delivery across multiple surveying projects within infrastructure environments. The role combines hands-on surveying expertise with team leadership and client engagement, using innovative surveying technologies.

The successful candidate will mentor surveyors, oversee resources, ensure safety and quality standards, and coordinate with CAD/BIM teams.

Formación

• Proven experience delivering multiple surveying projects in built assets or infrastructure.
• Strong technical knowledge of modern surveying instruments and digital workflows.
• Experience supervising or managing survey teams.
• Knowledge of survey processing software and Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and accurate data management.
• Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Active pursuit of full RICS and/or CICES membership.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the technical delivery of multiple survey projects, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance with client specifications and health and safety standards.
• Review survey data and deliverables, ensuring they meet quality requirements before progressing to CAD/BIM teams or clients.
• Provide technical guidance on surveying methodologies, instrumentation and digital workflows.
• Mentor and support surveyors, helping develop technical skills, confidence and career progression.
• Plan project activities, allocate resources and coordinate teams to meet programme and commercial requirements.
• Manage subcontractors and maintain effective relationships with clients and internal project teams.
• Champion new surveying technologies, continuous improvement and best practice in data management.

Conocimientos

Proven surveying project experience

Geospatial methodologies

Mentoring or managing survey teams

Survey processing software

Microsoft Office

Health, safety, quality assurance

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Decision-making skills

RICS/CICES membership pursuit

Descripción del empleo

As one of the largest measurement survey companies in the UK, Plowman Craven provides a range of services to the property, rail and infrastructure markets. Our innovation, dynamic approach and commitment to delivering a flawless service is achieved by investing in and empowering our employees to push boundaries and reach new heights. Regardless of the size or complexity of a project, our clients trust us to provide a service that goes beyond their expectations.

About the Role

As Lead Surveyor, you'll take a leading role in delivering high-quality surveying projects, providing technical oversight and supporting the development of survey teams. You'll work closely with Survey Managers and Project Managers to coordinate resources, maintain technical standards and ensure projects are delivered safely, accurately and efficiently. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on surveying expertise with team leadership, client engagement and the adoption of innovative surveying technologies.

This role would suit an experienced surveyor with strong technical expertise and proven leadership skills who enjoys mentoring teams and overseeing multiple projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the technical delivery of multiple survey projects, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance with client specifications and health and safety standards.
• Review survey data and deliverables, ensuring they meet quality requirements before progressing to CAD/BIM teams or clients.
• Provide technical guidance on surveying methodologies, instrumentation and digital workflows.
• Mentor and support surveyors, helping develop technical skills, confidence and career progression.
• Plan project activities, allocate resources and coordinate teams to meet programme and commercial requirements.
• Manage subcontractors and maintain effective relationships with clients and internal project teams.
• Champion new surveying technologies, continuous improvement and best practice in data management.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering multiple surveying projects within built asset or infrastructure environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of modern surveying instrumentation, geospatial methodologies and digital workflows.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or managing survey teams.
• Knowledge of survey processing software and Microsoft Office.
• A strong commitment to health, safety, quality assurance and accurate data management.
• Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Actively working towards full membership of RICS and/or CICES.

Why Join Plowman Craven?

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Octopus energy electric car scheme
• Performance-related bonus
• Professional membership fees and development support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme
• Flexible and remote working, role dependent
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing and mental health programme
• Employee-owned company held in an Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of employees

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