Survey Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Leiston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Travel & mobility support options

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke in Ipswich/Suffolk is seeking a Survey Manager to lead surveying across major civil works for Sizewell C, delivering accurate spatial data to underpin project delivery.

You'll manage a team of surveyors, coordinate with engineering and construction teams, apply GPS/GNSS, UAV, and laser scanning, and implement QA/QC processes while promoting continuous improvement in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Survey Manager or Senior Surveying role on major civil projects.
• Strong knowledge of surveying principles, control networks and geospatial data.
• Experience with GPS/GNSS, Total Stations, laser scanning and UAV surveying.
• Leadership and project management skills with teams of surveyors.

Responsibilities

• Lead surveying activities across allocated project work packages.
• Develop and supervise a surveying team and subcontractors.
• Create survey strategies and delivery programmes for construction.
• Establish and maintain project control networks and benchmarks.
• Review survey data and technical reports for quality and accuracy.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction and design teams.
• Oversee equipment management, calibration and digital survey tech.
• Implement QA/QC processes across surveying activities.
• Identify surveying risks and ensure regulatory and safety compliance.
• Capture lessons learned and promote best practices.

Skills

Survey management

Leadership

Geospatial data management

GPS / GNSS

Total Stations

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GIS

Education

Degree in Surveying/Geomatics/Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GIS

GPS/GNSS systems

UAV/Drone surveying

Job description

Location: Ipswich/Suffolk
Hybrid working available | Travel & mobility support options available

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes – Sizewell C – a once-in-a-generation clean energy project that will help power over 6 million homes for decades to come.

Working within the Civil Works Alliance (a partnership between Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke), you'll lead surveying activities across major civil engineering works, ensuring the accurate collection, management and reporting of spatial data that underpins the successful delivery of one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects.

As a Survey Manager, you'll provide technical leadership to a growing survey team, working closely with engineering, construction and design teams to deliver high‑quality surveying solutions that support safe, efficient and cost‑effective project delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced surveying professional looking to combine technical expertise with leadership and team development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and managing all surveying activities across allocated project work packages
• Managing and developing a team of surveyors, survey technicians and specialist subcontractors
• Developing survey strategies, methodologies and delivery programmes to support construction activities
• Ensuring the accurate establishment and maintenance of project control networks, benchmarks and survey data
• Reviewing and validating survey information, calculations and technical reports to ensure accuracy and quality
• Working closely with engineering, construction and design teams to support the delivery of complex civil engineering works
• Managing survey equipment, calibration programmes and digital survey technologies
• Implementing quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) processes across surveying activities
• Identifying and mitigating surveying risks while ensuring compliance with project, regulatory and health & safety requirements
• Promoting continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing best practice across the project

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in a Survey Manager or Senior Surveying role within major civil engineering, infrastructure or construction projects
• Strong technical knowledge of surveying principles, control networks and geospatial data management
• Experience using GPS, GNSS, Total Stations, Laser Scanning, UAV/Drone surveying technologies and digital survey platforms
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS and survey data processing software
• Strong leadership, organisational and project management skills with experience managing survey teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to project delivery
• Degree qualified in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Membership of, or progress towards, RICS or a relevant professional body would be advantageous

Why Join Us?

• Be part of one of the UK's largest and most complex infrastructure projects
• Lead surveying activities that support nationally significant civil engineering works
• Work within a collaborative alliance environment alongside industry‑leading organisations
• Manage and develop a growing surveying team using the latest digital surveying technologies
• Long‑term career opportunities within a major programme of works
• Competitive salary, benefits and hybrid working arrangements

Accessibility & Recruitment

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health 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 prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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].