Lead Topographical Surveyor, North & Midlands

WSP; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking to strengthen its UK-wide Surveying Services team. You will lead land and engineering surveying projects across the UK, ensuring technical excellence and high client satisfaction while guiding a team of surveyors.

You will mentor junior staff, manage workloads, and contribute to bid management and business development. The role requires flexibility to travel UK-wide and work in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in surveying or a related role.
• Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g., RICS or CICES) is advantageous.
• Demonstrated understanding of project management, commercial considerations, health & safety, and delivery requirements.
• Proficiency with surveying equipment: Total Stations, GNSS, terrestrial laser scanners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of surveying projects across Northern England, the Midlands and the UK, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction.
• Support the survey team in performance management, workload planning, project delivery and business development.
• Assist with bid management, proposals, client engagement and promotion of WSP's surveying capabilities.
• Undertake and supervise land and engineering surveys per briefs, specs and industry standards.
• Quality assure survey deliverables and ensure compliance with WSP procedures and standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated surveying solutions.
• Mentor and develop junior team members to progress their technical capabilities.

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring

Client engagement

Technical surveying

Education

Degree or HND in Surveying

Tools

Total Stations

GNSS

Terrestrial laser scanners

N4ce

Trimble Business Centre (TBC)

Leica Cyclone

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP is seeking to strengthen its UK-wide Surveying Services team. You will lead land and engineering surveying projects across the UK, ensuring technical excellence and high client satisfaction while guiding a team of surveyors.

You will mentor junior staff, manage workloads, and contribute to bid management and business development. The role requires flexibility to travel UK-wide and work in a hybrid environment.