Job Description

Survey Lead (Topographical surveying)


Full-time
Shift Work?: No
Career area: Sizewell C
Primary Contractual Location: Sizewell C
Term of Employment: Permanent

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Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk (minimum 3 days a week onsite with occasional weekends).


Contract: Permanent, full-time.


Salary: Competitive depending on experience plus benefits.

Benefits:

5% CIP bonus


28 days holiday, plus bank holidays


Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee / up to15% employer


Ongoing professional development


Other lifestyle benefits

Closing date: Monday 21 July 2025.

Lead Surveyor - Shape the Future of UK Infrastructure

Are you a seasoned Survey Lead ready to drive a unified, high-performing approach to topographical surveying? Sizewell C is seeking a dynamic professional to lead our newly established centralized survey team.

About the Role

As Survey Lead, you'll manage and implement the centralized Sizewell C Survey Team, ensuring consistent, high-quality survey services across all phases of this nationally significant infrastructure project. You'll head up 'Team Survey'--a core group overseeing topographical surveying across multiple contracts and workforces.

You'll lead Senior Area Surveyors across three key workstreams.

Survey Control Team

Core Surveying Team

Specialist Survey Teams

(including tunnelling, backfill, laser scanning, completion surveys, off-site surveys, and BIM)

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the SZC Survey Strategy and Task Information Delivery Plans (TIDPs) Oversee all land and aerial survey operations, including control networks and monitoring Ensure compliance with safety, legal, and regulatory standards (ONR, LC12, LC19) Manage survey data quality, equipment calibration, and as-built records Coordinate with contractors, stakeholders, and regulators Lead recruitment, training, and performance management Approve survey methods, calculations, and reports Conduct audits and manage non-conformances Promote a strong safety and quality culture

Tools & Technologies used:

Survey data management and processing tools Geospatial data systems (e.g., GIS) Project CDE platforms Survey Control Networks (PSN, SSN, LSN, RSN)

What We're Looking For

Essential:

Proven leadership in managing teams in a large-scale infrastructure survey operations Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities Degree in Surveying, Geomatics, or related field Chartered status (RICS or CICES) Proficiency in survey software and digital tools

Desirable:

Experience with UAV/drone survey integration Familiarity with nuclear or regulated infrastructure projects Knowledge of digital construction and geospatial data systems

Professionals from Land/Building Surveying, Geomatics, or Civil Engineering sectors are encouraged to apply.

Why Join Sizewell C?

Be part of a transformative project supporting the UK's net-zero goals Work alongside industry leaders and government stakeholders Enjoy career-defining opportunities in a collaborative, innovative environment Receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits

Are you ready to make an Impact?

If you're driven by purpose and ready to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, we want to hear from you.

Let's build a cleaner, greener future together. Apply now!

Additional Information

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Join the team at Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.


It's not every day you get the opportunity to shape the working culture of what will be one of Europe's largest construction projects, while also helping Britain to reach its target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. That's one of the reasons Sizewell C will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before, and you'll need to be an exceptional professional to reach the high standards this critical infrastructure project demands.


The UK is experiencing a nuclear renaissance and Sizewell C - along with its sister project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset - is powering the change. We're ramping up at pace as we look ahead to the Financial Investment Decision in early 2025, and the start of construction soon after. With government fully on board and public opinion shifting significantly in favour of nuclear, there's never been a better time to join our project.


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