Engineer - Survey & Investigation Lead

Kilnbridge is the UK’s leading structures specialist, delivering some of the country’s most complex and iconic engineering, construction and infrastructure projects. Our expertise spans the full lifecycle of a structure - design, build, adapt, repair and protect - delivered by four specialist operational businesses that combine seamlessly as One Kilnbridge to meet any project’s needs. We are purpose led, focused on building a sustainable and resilient future for the UK, with a reputation for technical excellence, safety and quality built over 35 years. As an employee-owned business, our people are at the heart of everything we do - empowered to contribute, innovate and help shape our continued success.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kilnbridge as an Engineer - Survey & Investigation Lead, providing strategic leadership across our group-wide surveying capability. You will act as the technical authority for surveying operations, overseeing structural and geospatial surveying activities across multiple operating companies. Working with embedded teams, you will ensure consistency, quality and innovation in survey delivery, while supporting both project teams and commercial growth. This role offers a unique blend of technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and business development, with the opportunity to shape and scale the surveying function as the business continues to grow.

What you’ll do:

• Provide strategic oversight of surveying activities across all group companies
• Develop and promote Kilnbridge’s surveying capability both internally and externally
• Support work winning by contributing expert input at tender stage
• Identify opportunities for follow-on work and wider business growth through survey activities
• Develop specifications for surveys, investigations and testing
• Coordinate and optimise the allocation of surveying personnel and equipment
• Standardise reporting formats and ensure consistent, high-quality outputs
• Produce clear, insightful and technically robust reports and analysis
• Establish and implement surveying standards, including accuracy, tolerances and methodologies
• Conduct audits of survey data to ensure compliance with standards and best practice
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with Managing Directors and key stakeholders
• Provide technical guidance on complex surveying challenges across projects

What you’ll need:

• Chartered Member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. IStructE, CICES or RICS)
• Bridge Inspector Certification (or willingness to achieve upon joining)
• Extensive experience in structural and/or geospatial surveying
• Proven experience leading surveying teams and coordinating resources across multiple projects
• Strong knowledge of surveying processes, regulations and industry standards (including RICS)
• Familiarity with CDM regulations and HSE requirements for site-based work
• High level of technical expertise in surveying equipment, techniques and emerging technologies
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to produce high-quality technical reports and presentations
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail

Why Kilnbridge?

With major projects delivered across the UK - from national infrastructure to clean energy, buildings and complex structural works - Kilnbridge offers the opportunity to work on schemes that leave a lasting legacy on the built environment. With a UK network of offices from London to Runcorn to Lisburn, we are a trusted partner in some of the most highly regulated, constrained and demanding environments. We are proud to be an employee-owned organisation where every colleague has a real stake in our success and a voice in how we grow. Our culture is shaped by four core values - Responsibility, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence - which guide how we work and support one another every day.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Kilnbridge is an equal opportunities employer and a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme. We are committed to creating a diverse workplace where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect. We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage applicants who may require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy or marital status.