Senior Surveyor

HS2 Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction joint venture in the UK seeks a Senior Engineering Surveyor to support significant rail infrastructure projects in Coventry. This role requires expertise in surveying technologies and methodologies, along with the ability to assist in setting out and control processes. Candidates must hold relevant certifications and a valid driving license. The position offers flexible work options and benefits such as travel allowances and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Flexible working available

Travel allowance for eligible candidates

Family friendly leave policies

Health risk assessments

Access to employee assistance programmes

Access to annual flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Candidates must have sound knowledge of surveying and best practices.
• Understanding of RICS regulations is required.
• Experience with UAV missions is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide setting out and control to the Sublot.
• Conduct topographical surveys and QA checks.
• Support surveyors and assistant surveyors.

Skills

Sound knowledge of surveying

Understanding of Survey/Construction tolerances

Up to date with latest Trimble survey technologies

GNSS, Robotic Total Stations

Competent with bespoke survey software

Holds valid UAV certified pilot’s license

SMSTS or SSSTS certification

Current driving license

Tools

N4ce

Trimble Business Centre (TBC)

AutoCAD/Civil 3D

Trimble Connect

Trimble SYNC

Propeller

Job description

Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?

Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build the 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 – Britain’s new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us – we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Engineering Surveyor within the Surveying team. This role will be based on site in Coventry. With 13km of rural high‑speed line Sublot 2B extends north from Kenilworth, through Warwickshire, Balsall Common and Burton Green to the River Blythe. The strategy for Sublot 2B is to deliver the main structures enabling full connectivity across the two Network Rail corridor crossings – the Coventry to Leamington Spa Line and the West Coast Mainline at Carol Green – alongside supporting the mass haul of materials between sublots.

Proficient with survey control establishment & post processing for site control throughout the Sublot. Provide setting out and control to the Sublot, topographical surveys for the DJV, machine control measures & reporting, QA checks and provide support to surveyors and assistant surveyors via the Line Manager Pathway.

Experienced required:

• Candidates must have sound knowledge of surveying, understand best practises and methodologies.
• Understanding of Survey/Construction tolerances. An understanding of RICS regulations.
• Up to date with latest Trimble survey technologies.
• GNSS, Robotic Total Stations, Digital levels, Scanners.
• Competent with bespoke survey software such as N4ce, Trimble Business Centre (TBC) & AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Trimble Connect, Trimble SYNC, Propeller etc.
• Holds valid UAV certified pilot’s license and has good knowledge and experience undertaking flight missions.
• SMSTS or SSSTS certification.
• Holds a current driving license.

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits of working with us

• Flexible working available for some roles
• Travel allowance for eligible candidates
• Family friendly leave policies
• Health risk assessments
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long‑established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

• 9.3km of viaducts
• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.