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Lead Land Surveyor
Energyline
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About this role
If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further! Energyline (part of the Aureos group) are looking for an individual to lead the surveying function, provide technical oversight, operational delivery and team development in support of the company's engineering activities across the UK. The position is responsible for developing in-house surveying capability, establishing technician standards and procedures, and ensuring accurate and efficient survey outputs. It combines hands-on survey delivery with the management, mentoring and development of survey personnel across electricity transmission and distribution projects, including overhead lines, substations, cable routes and associated civil engineering works. Survey Delivery * Plan, manage and undertake land, topographical and engineering surveys across infrastructure projects, capturing terrain, structures, utilities, access routes, boundaries and other relevant project features. * Set up and operate - GNSS/GPS survey equipment using VRS/RTK networks - Robotic and conventional total stations - UAV/drone survey platforms - LiDAR and/or laser scanning equipment where appropriate * Establish and verify survey control networks, benchmarks and coordinate systems. * Undertake engineering setting-out and dimensional control where required. * Process, review and quality-check field survey data and produce accurate survey deliverables for engineering and design teams. * Ensure survey information is correctly referenced to appropriate coordinate systems and datums, including OSGB36 / British National Grid. * Work closely with CAD, GIS and engineering teams to ensure survey outputs are suitable for design. UAV / Drone Surveying * Lead and further develop existing UAV/drone survey capability. * Plan, manage and undertake UAV surveys for engineering and infrastructure projects, including flight planning, risk assessment, the capture and processing of aerial imagery, photogrammetry and LiDAR data where appropriate, and quality assurance. * Ensure drone operations comply with applicable UK aviation requirements, company procedures and project-specific restrictions. Systems, Standards & Quality * Develop and maintain survey procedures, technical standards and workflows. * Establish consistent processes covering: - Survey planning - Control establishment - Field data collection - Coordinate systems and datums - UAV data capture - Data processing - QA/QC and independent checking - CAD/GIS deliverables - File and data management - Equipment calibration - Survey records * Implement and maintain robust checking and approval processes to ensure survey information meets client requirements and relevant industry standards before issue. * Manage surveying equipment and software, including calibration, maintenance, selection and procurement requirements as the team develops. Project & Client Management * Work directly with Energyline project managers, engineers and clients to establish survey scopes and deliverables. * Review client specifications and determine appropriate survey methodologies. * Prepare survey programmes, resource requirements and cost estimates. * Support tendering and estimating by developing survey scopes, durations and resource assumptions. * Attend project meetings and represent the surveying function with clients and contractors. * Monitor survey budgets, programme and productivity. * Identify technical, commercial and programme risks associated with survey activities. Team Leadership & Development * Take day-to-day technical and operational responsibility for the existing field survey team. * Assess the current team's competencies and develop structured training and development plans to broaden their surveying capability. * Provide hands-on coaching and mentoring to survey personnel, supported by structured development plans covering GNSS/VRS surveying, total station operation, survey control, topographical surveying, UAV surveying, data processing and QA/QC. * Develop junior field staff into competent, multi-skilled and increasingly independent survey professionals, building a scalable team capable of supporting multiple projects simultaneously. * Recruit additional surveyors and field personnel as workload and capability requirements increase. * Allocate survey resources across projects and manage workloads, priorities and programmes. * Establish clear competency requirements and progression routes for survey personnel. * Maintain a significant hands-on role in survey delivery, particularly on technically challenging or complex projects. Qualifications and Experience Essential * Significant professional experience in land, engineering or topographical surveying. Practical experience using GNSS/GPS equipment with VRS/RTK correction services and robotic total stations. * Experience undertaking and delivering detailed topographical surveys. * Knowledge of survey control, coordinate systems, datums and coordinate transformations. * Experience processing survey data and producing deliverables suitable for CAD/GIS applications and engineering design. * Experience using UAV/drone surveying, photogrammetry and/or aerial data capture techniques. * Experience supervising, mentoring or managing surveyors and field personnel. * Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites throughout the UK. Desirable * Experience within the electricity transmission and distribution sector, including surveying overhead transmission lines, lattice towers, substations and underground cable routes. * Experience using LiDAR, terrestrial laser scanning and point-cloud processing techniques. * Experience using Leica Infinity, Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD, Civil 3D or equivalent software. * Experience using GIS software and managing geospatial datasets, including shapefiles. * Experience integrating UAV, GNSS, total station and LiDAR datasets. * Relevant UAV qualifications or demonstrated competency for commercial survey operations. * Degree, HNC/HND or professional qualification in surveying, geomatics, civil engineering or a related discipline. * Experience developing survey procedures, technical standards and quality assurance systems. Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application. Equal Opportunities Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Aureos is a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist engineering services provider, spanning the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and crisis response of critical infrastructures across power, renewables, nuclear decommissioning, railways, highways and local government sectors.