Lead Surveyor

Lead Surveyor

Harpenden / London

Digital Construction Property

Permanent | Full-time

About Plowman Craven

As one of the largest measurement survey companies in the UK, Plowman Craven provides a range of services to the property, rail and infrastructure markets. Our innovation, dynamic approach and commitment to delivering a flawless service is achieved by investing in and empowering our employees to push boundaries and reach new heights. Regardless of the size or complexity of a project, our clients trust us to provide a service that goes beyond their expectations.

About the Role

As Lead Surveyor, you'll take a leading role in delivering high-quality surveying projects, providing technical oversight and supporting the development of survey teams. You'll work closely with Survey Managers and Project Managers to coordinate resources, maintain technical standards and ensure projects are delivered safely, accurately and efficiently. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on surveying expertise with team leadership, client engagement and the adoption of innovative surveying technologies.

This role would suit an experienced surveyor with strong technical expertise and proven leadership skills who enjoys mentoring teams and overseeing multiple projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the technical delivery of multiple survey projects, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance with client specifications and health and safety standards.
• Review survey data and deliverables, ensuring they meet quality requirements before progressing to CAD/BIM teams or clients.
• Provide technical guidance on surveying methodologies, instrumentation and digital workflows.
• Mentor and support surveyors, helping develop technical skills, confidence and career progression.
• Plan project activities, allocate resources and coordinate teams to meet programme and commercial requirements.
• Manage subcontractors and maintain effective relationships with clients and internal project teams.
• Champion new surveying technologies, continuous improvement and best practice in data management.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering multiple surveying projects within built asset or infrastructure environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of modern surveying instrumentation, geospatial methodologies and digital workflows.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or managing survey teams.
• Knowledge of survey processing software and Microsoft Office.
• A strong commitment to health, safety, quality assurance and accurate data management.
• Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Actively working towards full membership of RICS and/or CICES.

Why Join Plowman Craven?

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Octopus energy electric car scheme
• Performance-related bonus
• Professional membership fees and development support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme
• Flexible and remote working, role dependent
• Life assurance
• Healthcare benefits
• Wellbeing and mental health programme
• Employee-owned company held in an Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of employees

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