Project Land Surveyor

Select Plant Hire Company; Northwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Travel expenses covered

Mobility support for extended stays

Flexible travel arrangements

Hybrid/home working where appropriate

Job summary

Select Plant Hire is seeking a Project Land Surveyor to lead survey delivery across major infrastructure, rail and energy projects throughout the UK. The role combines technical surveying with project ownership, working with PMs, engineers and digital teams to plan, coordinate and deliver survey requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

You'll oversee mobilising, coordinate control networks, deliver topo, engineering and laser scanning surveys, and produce models and reports.

Qualifications

• Around 7+ years' experience in land or engineering surveying.
• Strong experience on major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Leica equipment and software, particularly Cyclone 3DR.
• Experience managing control networks and survey strategy.
• Ability to coordinate with project teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and planning skills.
• Degree, NVQ, TSA qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead survey activities from mobilisation through to completion.
• Manage primary and secondary control networks.
• Deliver topographical, engineering and laser scanning surveys.
• Coordinate survey requirements with PMs, engineers and stakeholders.
• Produce and review survey models, drawings and reports.
• Support earthworks calculations and digital engineering workflows.
• Drive quality, accuracy and best practice across survey operations.

Skills

Land surveying

Project coordination

Communication

Planning skills

Education

Degree in Surveying

Tools

Leica equipment

Cyclone 3DR

Job description

Location: National

Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday - Friday

Select Plant Hire is looking for a Project Land Surveyor to lead survey delivery across major infrastructure, rail and energy projects throughout the UK.

This role combines technical surveying expertise with project ownership. You'll work closely with project managers, engineers and digital engineering teams, ensuring survey requirements are planned, coordinated and delivered throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading survey activities from mobilisation through to completion.
• Managing primary and secondary control networks.
• Delivering topographical, engineering and laser scanning surveys.
• Coordinating survey requirements with project managers, engineers and stakeholders.
• Producing and reviewing survey models, drawings and reports.
• Supporting earthworks calculations and digital engineering workflows.
• Driving quality, accuracy and best practice across survey operations.

What we're looking for

• Around 7+ years' experience in land or engineering surveying.
• Strong experience on major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Leica equipment and software, particularly Cyclone 3DR.
• Experience managing control networks and survey strategy.
• Ability to coordinate with project teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and planning skills.
• Degree, NVQ, TSA qualification or equivalent.

What's in it for you?

• Company car or car allowance.
• Travel, accommodation and expenses covered where required.
• Mobility support for assignments requiring extended stays away from home.
• Flexible travel arrangements.
• Flexible approach to home working when project commitments allow.
• Long-term involvement in projects from start to finish.
• Opportunity to work on major projects including HS2, East West Rail, Great Grid Upgrade, Oxford Ellison Stansted Airport and more.
• Open to sponsorship.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process. We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]