As a Senior Surveyor you'll work on a variety of nationwide projects, ensuring technical excellence, quality assurance, and effective coordination across internal teams and external stakeholders. You will provide mentorship to Surveyors and Junior Surveyors, helping to strengthen capability within the team while championing best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement.
This role would be suited to an experienced Surveyor ready to take the next step, or an established Senior Surveyor looking to develop their career.
What you'll be doing:
- Delivering complex survey projects from planning through to final issue
- Selecting the most appropriate survey methodologies and equipment for each project
- Carrying out and overseeing site surveys including laser scanning, GNSS and control networks
- Processing, analysing and validating survey data to produce accurate CAD drawings, point clouds and reports
- Identifying site constraints, risks and access challenges, proposing practical survey solutions
- Working closely with Project Managers and Lead Surveyors to clarify briefs and manage expectations
- Supporting project planning, programming and resource allocation
- Providing guidance and mentoring to Surveyors and Junior Surveyors
- Contributing to the development of survey standards, workflows and best practice
You should have:
- Strong experience in measured building, topographical and laser scanning surveys
- Confidence working independently on site and taking ownership of survey delivery
- Strong technical capability using modern survey equipment and processing software
- A structured and organised approach when working under pressure
- Excellent communication skills with clients, project teams and colleagues
- An interest in mentoring others and sharing technical knowledge
- Flexibility around travel and working hours
- A full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK
- 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
- Wellbeing and mental health programme
- Employee-owned company held in an Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of employees
Senior Property Surveyor employer: Plowman Craven
At Plowman Craven, we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the property, rail, and infrastructure sectors, offering our Business Development Lead the chance to thrive in a dynamic and innovative environment. Our commitment to employee empowerment and professional growth is reflected in our supportive work culture, where collaboration with senior leadership and technical experts fosters meaningful contributions to major projects. Located in the UK, we provide unique opportunities for career advancement while ensuring our team members are equipped to push boundaries and achieve exceptional results.
