MEI Senior Surveyor - Redcar

Locations: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners, Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic MEI Senior Surveyor to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

• Assist with the leadership of survey operations within the mechanical remit of works with a team of surveyors to deliver the survey requirements across the construction lifecycle.
• Allocate, and oversee survey tasks, ensure technical accuracy, maintain equipment and data integrity, and collaborate closely with the Survey Managers, Senior Surveyors, and their equivalent discipline leads.
• Lead and support a section of the survey team, ensuring safe working, high-quality delivery, and effective day-to-day performance.
• Plan, prioritise, and coordinate survey activities and resources to meet programme requirements.
• Act as one of the technical leads for MEI/MEP survey works, developing methodologies and providing solutions to complex or first-of-type activities.
• Maintain a strong understanding of mechanical installation processes, ensuring survey requirements are identified, planned, and prepared in advance.
• Attend site for complex, critical, or high-risk activities, providing oversight, guidance, and practical demonstrations where required.
• Review and validate survey work completed by surveyors, ensuring consistency, compliance, and adherence to agreed standards and tolerances.
• Produce, check, and approve survey deliverables, including setting out data, models, drawings, reports, and as-built information.
• Carry out independent verification checks and support quality assurance through design reviews and survey data control.
• Manage survey equipment, ensuring compliance with inspection, calibration, maintenance, storage, and defect reporting requirements.
• Lead the development and mentoring of surveyors through coaching, training, and on-site demonstrations of best practice.
• Contribute to RAMS, daily briefings, hazard identification, and the promotion of a strong safety culture.
• Escalate significant risks, issues, and resource constraints to the Engineering Survey Manager and coordinate with other disciplines to support project delivery.
• Ensure survey records, verification evidence, and as-built information are maintained in a handover-ready state.
• Coordinate survey requirements with construction, engineering, quality, and commissioning teams to support efficient project delivery.

The following experience/qualifications are essential:

• Previous experience in surveying, with strong exposure to mechanical, electrical and instrumentation, engineering environments.
• Experience delivering surveys in construction settings, with good understanding of site processes and tolerances.
• Proficient in IT applications and survey-specific software (e.g. 3DR, N4CE, Infinity, SiteScan, StarNet).
• Knowledge of settlement monitoring systems, methodologies, and associated technologies.
• Understanding of geodetic principles and requirements for construction project delivery.
• Familiarity with modern survey equipment, GNSS networks, and emerging survey technologies.
• Effective communication, coordination, and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan work, meet deadlines, and deliver outputs to programme.
• Strong commitment to Health & Safety and safe working practices.
• Experience in MEP-related construction projects.

The following experience/qualifications are desirable but not essential:

• Experience surveying turbines, generators, rotating equipment, or other high-precision mechanical assets (e.g. power plant components) with tight tolerances is highly desirable.
• Membership of a relevant professional body and/or professional qualification (e.g. RICS, CICES).
• SMSTS or SSSTS certification.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Results Driven: Demonstrates a passion and excitement for their work. Tackles problems head-on and works to resolve them without delay.
• Focus on Excellence: Willing to go the extra mile to exceed expectations. Continually searches for ways to add value and take performance to the next level.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Works well with others, contributing positively to team dynamics. Builds strong working relationships, shares knowledge, and helps colleagues to achieve collective goals. Enjoys a collaborative environment while delivering high-quality results.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Actively collects customer information and uses it to improve services and solutions. Manages the experience of customers to ensure positive relationships are established and maintained.
• Operational Excellence: Plans and organises work to safely achieve maximum efficiency and output. Delivers results consistently.
• Adaptability: Learns quickly. Adapts positively to changing business and customer demands. Is energised by change.

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Company car if applicable;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

Diversity and inclusion: At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.