At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering surveying strategy for HS2 Track Systems and oversee survey operations.
- Company: Join Ferrovial, a global leader in infrastructure with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, career growth opportunities, and wellness initiatives.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team making a real impact on infrastructure projects.
- Why this job: Shape national surveying practices and drive innovation in a high-profile environment.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in engineering surveying and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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Why Ferrovial?
- Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
- Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
- Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
- Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
- Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.
About the Role
The Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure projects for the UK on time and to budget together in a joint venture partnership. The JV is now delivering the track infrastructure across the entire HS2 route. We are seeking a highly experienced and forward-thinking Chief / Principal Engineering Surveyor to lead the engineering surveying strategy and delivery across all HS2 Track Systems works. This is a senior, high-impact role that spans all three project Lots, with responsibility for technical leadership, assurance, innovation, and stakeholder collaboration on one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure programmes.
You will oversee and direct survey operations from project initiation through to final handover, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and digital innovation throughout. This is a unique opportunity to help shape national surveying practices, drive the adoption of advanced digital construction methods, and mentor the next generation of survey professionals in a high-profile, industry-defining environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Define and implement the Survey Management Plan for the HS2 Track Systems contract. Lead all survey-related design, planning and operational activities, including:
- Development, Implementation and Management of Survey Control Network
- Management of information and as-built verification (TESB – Topographical Engineering Survey Baseline)
- Setting out for civils and permanent way (P-Way)
- Reality Capture Monitoring
- GIS integration
- Final survey handover deliverables
- Align survey activities with wider project strategies in engineering, commercial, and digital delivery.
Technical Oversight
