McCarthy Recruitment
Senior Land Surveyor
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Are you an experienced Land Surveyor looking to take the next step in your career?
We're recruiting for a Senior Land Surveyor to join a growing and forward-thinking business delivering specialist surveying, environmental and infrastructure services across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established technical team, leading a variety of survey projects while mentoring junior surveyors and supporting the continued growth of the department. Working across diverse sites, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate survey data that supports major environmental, quarrying, infrastructure and land development projects.
Whether you're already operating at Senior level or looking to step up into a role with greater responsibility, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a business that genuinely invests in its people.
Ideal Candidate
- Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Surveying, Geomatics or a related discipline.
- Proven experience delivering:
- Topographical Surveys
- Measured Building Surveys
- Engineering Surveys
- Setting Out
- Site Control
- Proficient with Leica, Trimble or similar survey equipment
- Experience processing survey data using AutoCAD, N4ce, LSS or similar software
- Experience leading projects and supporting junior surveyors
- Strong communication and client-facing skills
- Full UK Driving Licence
Suitable Backgrounds
We're keen to speak with experienced professionals from:
- Land Surveying
- Engineering Surveying
- Geomatics
- Topographical Surveying
- Infrastructure Surveying
- Civil Engineering Surveying
- Utility Surveying
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Whether you're already a Senior Land Surveyor or an experienced Surveyor looking to progress, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality topographical, engineering and measured building surveys
- Establish and maintain survey control using GNSS and Total Station equipment
- Process survey data and produce accurate drawings and deliverables
- Manage survey projects from planning through to completion
- Liaise directly with clients and provide technical advice
- Mentor and support junior surveyors within the team
- Ensure all work is delivered safely, accurately and to agreed timescales
- Maintain survey equipment and promote best practice across the department
What's in it for You?
- Salary up to £65,000
- Opportunity to work on a wide variety of surveying projects
- Modern equipment and industry-leading software
- Genuine career progression within a growing business
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
Commutable Locations
- Warrington
- Manchester
- Liverpool
- Wigan
- Preston
- Bolton
- Chorley
- St Helens
- Widnes
- Runcorn
- Northwich
- Chester
- Blackburn
- Stockport
If you're an experienced Senior Land Surveyor looking to join a business where you'll work on varied projects, develop your skills and play an important role within a growing technical team, we'd love to hear from you.
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are explicitly consenting for McCarthy Recruitment to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. Your details will be added to our holding database. We process certain personal information about you for our legitimate business interests to identify and contact suitable candidates about positions that may be relevant to them. Details are set out in our privacy policy at privacy. If you wish to exercise your right to access, erase, or restrict the processing of your data, please contact us at the office and we will respond to your query.
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