Principal Topographic / Land Surveyor

Overview

In this role you will lead Jacobs’ Birmingham surveying capability, delivering high-quality topographic and reality capture work while shaping client strategies and project outcomes. You will combine hands-on surveying expertise with team leadership, mentoring, and business growth, contributing to major infrastructure programs across the UK. You will work with cross-functional teams to advance digital surveying delivery and client solutions, driving impactful projects in a collaborative setting.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• 24 days annual leave
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Private medical cover
• Family planning and fertility support
• Enhanced parental leave and family support programmes

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Birmingham surveying and reality capture capability
• Manage and deliver a broad range of survey projects
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and project teams
• Provide technical oversight and ensure high-quality survey deliverables
• Advise on survey methodologies, technologies and data solutions
• Support business growth and identify new opportunities
• Mentor and develop survey professionals within the team

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in land surveying, geomatics and reality capture
• Proven ability to deliver topographical and laser scanning surveys
• Strong knowledge of point cloud registration and 3D data workflows
• Experience planning, managing and reviewing survey projects
• Proficiency with industry-standard survey processing software
• Excellent client-facing and team leadership skills
• Qualification in Land Surveying, Geomatics or a related discipline
• Professional membership of a relevant Chartered Institution
• A full UK driving licence

• Leadership and people management
• Client-facing communication
• Mentoring and coaching
• Topographic surveying
• Laser scanning
• Point cloud registration

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