Survey Manager

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial BAM Rail Systems is seeking a Survey Manager to lead the surveying strategy across Lot 1 Track for HS2. Based in Euston, London, you will oversee from initiation to handover, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and digital innovation.

The role requires extensive senior surveying experience on major infrastructure programmes, leadership across interfaces with HS2 Ltd, design teams and JV partners, and a strong focus on lean processes and data integration.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive senior-level experience on major civil infrastructure programmes.
• Experience delivering survey leadership for rail/high-speed projects.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the Survey Management Plan for HS2 Track Systems.
• Lead survey design, planning and operations across Lot 1 Track.
• Ensure compliance with HS2 standards and client specifications.
• Drive digital construction methods and data workflows.
• Mentor surveying teams and promote professional accreditation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Surveying expertise

Digital workflows

Education

Degree in Surveying/Geomatics/C Civil Engineering

Tools

TESB

GIS

Job description

Survey Manager - HS2 Track Systems

Location: Euston, London

About the Role

Ferrovial BAM JV has a strong track record of delivering major UK infrastructure projects and is now responsible for the track infrastructure across the full HS2 route.

We are seeking a highly experienced and forward-thinking Survey Manager to lead the surveying strategy and delivery across Lot 1 Track. This is a key role for the project, with responsibility for technical leadership, assurance, innovation, and stakeholder collaboration on one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure programmes.

You will oversee and direct survey operations from project initiation through to final handover, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and digital innovation throughout. This is a unique opportunity to help shape national surveying practices, drive the adoption of advanced digital construction methods, and mentor the next generation of survey professionals in a high-profile, industry-defining environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and implement the Survey Management Plan for the HS2 Track Systems contract.
• Lead all survey-related design, planning and operational activities, including:
  • Development, Implementation and Management of Survey Control Network
  • Management of information and as-built verification (TESB - Topographical Engineering Survey Baseline)
  • Setting out for civils and permanent way (P-Way)
  • Reality Capture
  • Monitoring
  • GIS integration
  • Final survey handover deliverables
• Align survey activities with wider project strategies in engineering, commercial, and digital delivery.

Technical Oversight & Assurance

• Lead technical assurance and quality control across all survey operations.
• Ensure full compliance with HS2 technical standards, client specifications, and industry best practices.
• Plan and coordinate survey works across all Lots, managing key interfaces to ensure programme delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary technical interface for Ferrovial BAM Rail Systems (FBRS) with HS2 Ltd, design teams, JV partners, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Provide expert technical advice, insight on risk, and accurate reporting to internal leadership and external partners.

Innovation & Development

• Drive innovation in digital construction, automation, survey technologies, and track system methodologies.
• Champion lean surveying principles and integrated data workflows across the full project lifecycle.

Operational Leadership

• Guide and support surveying teams with control, monitoring, setting out, and verification activities.
• Ensure the timely, cost-effective delivery of high-quality survey outputs to support both design and construction.

Professional Development & Industry Engagement

• Mentor teams in surveying, site engineering, and digital workflows across the programme.
• Promote professional accreditation (e.g. CICES, RICS) and lead training, development, and sponsorship initiatives.
• Represent the organisation at industry events, conferences, and technical forums to promote knowledge-sharing and best practice.

Candidate Profile

Essential Experience

• Extensive senior-level experience in engineering surveying on major civil infrastructure programmes including development of Survey Control Network
• Experience in delivering high-speed rail or slab track works.
• Leadership experience

Qualifications

• Degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related field.

Key Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
• Clear and confident communicator able to represent surveying interests at all levels.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering surveying practices, digital workflows, and relevant technical standards.

Knowledge

• Deep understanding of High-speed technical requirements, Network Rail standards, and UK rail infrastructure regulations.
• Awareness of the commercial, legal, and technological factors influencing major infrastructure delivery