Survey Manager - Waikare Gorge

Heb Construction; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Development opportunities

Long‑term career pathways

Job summary

HEB Construction seeks a Survey Manager to lead the Waikare Gorge realignment surveying function on a major New Zealand infrastructure project. You will set strategy, manage control networks, oversee set‑out and monitoring, and deliver accurate as‑built documentation with a focus on safety and quality.

You will lead a team of surveyors and technicians, coordinating GNSS/RTK, robotic total stations, and digital data workflows across design, construction and quality teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• 10+ years’ construction surveying experience with at least 5 years leading survey teams on large infrastructure projects – with complex bridge experience highly beneficial.
• Proficiency with GNSS/RTK, robotic total stations, digital levelling and control network adjustments.
• Strong experience with 12d/Civil 3D/OpenRoads, Trimble/Leica or other similar workflows and digital data management.
• Capability in scanning/UAV as‑built capture and QA processes.
• Ability to work across disciplines with designers, engineers, commercial and construction teams.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• A commitment to safe work practices and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Setting survey strategy and managing control networks, calibration and QA processes.
• Overseeing set‑out, verification and monitoring across all stages of works.
• Leading delivery of accurate, timely as‑builts and conformance documentation.
• Coaching and directing a team of surveyors, and technicians.
• Managing instruments, software, scanning/UAV capture and specialist bathymetric survey providers.
• Ensuring survey operations meet safety, environmental and quality expectations.
• Working tightly with construction teams to achieve programme milestones and technical accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Team coaching

Communication

Problem-solving

Safety culture

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree or diploma in Surveying or Civil Engineering

Tools

GNSS/RTK & robotic total stations

12d/Civil 3D/OpenRoads

Trimble/Leica survey tools

Scanning/UAV data capture

Job description

The Project

The Waikare Gorge Realignment project includes moving 4km of road (realignment) and a new bridge across the Waikare Gorge on State Highway 2 (SH2) at Pūtōrino north of Napier. The 4km realignment and new gorge bridge will make the highway safer and more resilient, offer better access for freight and communities and help avoid future emergency and recovery works in the gorge.

The Opportunity

As Survey Manager, you will lead spatial control, set‑out, monitoring, data governance and as‑built deliverables across the project. You’ll manage strategy, systems, and people, driving accuracy, consistency and safe delivery across the project lifecycle. You will work closely with Construction, Design, Temporary Works, Digital Engineering and Quality teams to ensure right‑first‑time execution, ensuring survey works are completed to a high standard.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Setting survey strategy and managing control networks, calibration and QA processes.
• Overseeing set‑out, verification and monitoring across all stages of works.
• Leading delivery of accurate, timely as‑builts and conformance documentation.
• Coaching and directing a team of surveyors, and technicians.
• Managing instruments, software, scanning/UAV capture and specialist bathymetric survey providers.
• Ensuring survey operations meet safety, environmental and quality expectations.
• Working tightly with construction teams to achieve programme milestones and technical accuracy.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree or diploma in Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• 10+ years’ construction surveying experience with at least 5 years leading survey teams on large infrastructure projects – with complex bridge experience highly beneficial.
• Proficiency with GNSS/RTK, robotic total stations, digital levelling and control network adjustments.
• Strong experience with 12d/Civil 3D/OpenRoads, Trimble/Leica or other similar workflows and digital data management.
• Capability in scanning/UAV as‑built capture and QA processes.
• Ability to work across disciplines with designers, engineers, commercial and construction teams.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• A commitment to safe work practices and quality outcomes.

What’s in it for you?

• A pivotal leadership role on a major infrastructure project
• Work with modern surveying tools, digital engineering systems and emerging technologies.
• A collaborative project environment and strong team culture.
• Competitive salary, development opportunities and long‑term career pathways.

Ready to Lead the Surveying Function on a Major Project?

If you’re a Survey Manager who brings technical excellence, leadership and passion for precision, we’d love to hear from you.