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About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced and forward-thinking Survey Manager to lead the surveying strategy and delivery across Lot 1 of the HS2 Track Systems contract. This is a key role for the project, 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.
Responsibilities
- 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), 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.
- Lead technical assurance and quality control across all survey operations.
- Ensure full compliance with HS2 technical standards, client specifications, and industry best practices.
- Plan and coordinate survey works across all Lots, managing key interfaces to ensure programme delivery.
- Act as the primary technical interface for Ferrovial BAM Rail Systems (FBRS) with HS2 Ltd, design teams, JV partners, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
- Provide expert technical advice, insight on risk, and accurate reporting to internal leadership and external partners.
- Drive innovation in digital construction, automation, survey technologies, and track system methodologies.
- Champion lean surveying principles and integrated data workflows across the full project lifecycle.
- Guide and support surveying teams with control, monitoring, setting out, and verification activities.
- Ensure the timely, cost-effective delivery of high-quality survey outputs to support both design and construction.
- Mentor teams in surveying, site engineering, and digital workflows across the programme.
- Promote professional accreditation (e.g. CICES, RICS) and lead training, development, and sponsorship initiatives.
- Represent the organisation at industry events, conferences, and technical forums to promote knowledge-sharing and best practice.
Requirements
- Extensive senior-level experience in engineering surveying on major civil infrastructure programmes including development of Survey Control Network
- Experience in delivering high-speed rail or slab track works.
- Leadership experience within a Tier 1 contractor or major JV.
Skills
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Clear and confident communicator able to represent surveying interests at all levels
- Advanced knowledge of engineering surveying practices, digital workflows, and relevant technical standards
- Deep understanding of HS2 technical requirements, Network Rail standards, and UK rail infrastructure regulations
- Awareness of the commercial, legal, and technological factors influencing major infrastructure delivery
Location
- Euston, London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior-level
Education Level
- Degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
About the Company
- Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
- We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
Equal Opportunity
- BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.