MEP Engineering Surveyor

Balfour Beatty plc; Redcar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days annual leave

Pension schemes

Salary reviews

Refer & Earn

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a dynamic MEP Engineering Surveyor to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland. You will deliver survey activities, including setting-out, data capture, and verification tasks, supporting site teams to ensure work is delivered safely and to required tolerances.

The role requires significant surveying experience in mechanical and civil environments, proficiency with survey software, and strong knowledge of geodetic

Qualifications

• Significant surveying experience in civil/mechanical environments.
• Strong understanding of geodetic principles and construction delivery.
• Proficiency with survey IT applications and data handling.
• Effective communicator with coordination and team-building skills.
• Experience operating Leica TS16/TS60 total stations and workflows.
• Knowledge of settlement monitoring systems and GNSS/digital surveying technologies.
• Commitment to health & safety and safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site surveys, including control as‑builts and setting‑out tasks.
• Collect, process and issue survey data in agreed formats and tolerances.
• Produce accurate as‑built records, drawings and models using approved software.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of survey equipment and daily checks.
• Maintain orderly survey data with backups and version control.
• Perform QA checks on design information prior to construction.
• Support site engineers with information from design models and drawings.
• Carry out verification surveys to confirm dimensional compliance.

Skills

Surveying experience

Geodetic principles

IT applications

Team collaboration

Health & Safety

Tools

Leica TS16/TS60

Job description

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project.

As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic MEP Engineering Surveyor to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

Role purpose: To deliver the survey activities required for construction by carrying out accurate setting‑out, data capture, and verification tasks. As a core member of the Engineering Surveying team, the role provides the primary survey support to site teams, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the required tolerances.

What you’ll be doing

The Successful Candidate Will

• Carry out site surveys including control as‑builts, setting‑out and other construction‑stage checks.
• Collect, process, and issue survey data in agreed formats, ensuring required tolerances are achieved.
• Produce accurate as‑built records, drawings, and models using approved survey software.
• Ensure correct use, care, and security of survey equipment, including daily checks and defect reporting.
• Maintain orderly survey data, ensuring files are stored, backed up, and version‑controlled in line with project requirements.
• Perform QA checks on design information prior to construction to verify suitability and accuracy.
• Support site engineers and the mechanical team with information taken from design models, schedules, and drawings.
• Carry out verification surveys at key stages to confirm dimensional compliance.
• Complete QA documentation and comply with ITP/hold‑point checks as required.
• Identify hazards, follow safe systems of work, deliver TBS, and raise observation cards to support a strong safety culture.
• Maintain survey consumables and support equipment inventory management (prisms, batteries, tripods, targets, stakes, etc.).
• Liaise with senior surveyors, discipline teams, and site personnel to understand survey requirements and deliver work to programme.
• Carry out survey‑related calculations such as clash checks, deformation/settlement analysis, and structural dimensional checks to support other disciplines.

Who we’re looking for

The Following Experience/qualifications Are Essential

• Significant experience in surveying, with strong exposure to mechanical engineering environments and civil engineering works.
• Proficient in IT applications, including survey‑specific and dimensional control software.
• Strong understanding of geodetic principles and their application to construction project delivery.
• Effective communicator and collaborator, with proven coordination and team‑building skills.
• Experience operating Leica TS16/TS60 total stations and associated workflows.
• Knowledge of settlement monitoring systems, methodologies, and related technologies.
• Familiarity with modern survey equipment, GNSS networks, and emerging digital survey technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan work effectively, meet deadlines, and deliver outputs to programme requirements.
• Strong commitment to Health & Safety, safe systems of work, and maintaining a positive safety culture.

The following experience/qualifications are desirable but not essential: -

• Highly Desirable: Experience surveying high‑precision mechanical assets such as turbines, generators, rotating equipment, or other power‑plant components with tight tolerance requirements.
• Membership of a relevant professional body and/or professional qualification (e.g. RICS, CICES).
• Experience in MEI‑related construction projects.
• SMSTS or SSSTS certification and First Aid at Work qualification.
• CAA‑recognised drone operator qualifications (GVC and/or A2 CofC).

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some Of Our Key Benefits Are

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Company car;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large‑scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/