Survey Project Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

Aviation - Our Aviation team works across a wide range of specialist civil, mechanical and electrical engineering works including major international airports, regional airports and RAF airfields.

MGroup Transport (Aviation) are seeking a Survey Project Manager to join our team.  We are excited to present this new opportunity for a talented Survey Project Manager Who is looking to be involved on a variety of challenging Projects. Focused on safety, compliance and delivery. With a primary focus on our key clients across aviation around the Southeast and Midlands. On occasion you may be supporting our Defence and Adjacent Markets and Rail sectors.

The Survey team provides technical services to a range of construction related disciplines, including invaluable support to our divisional teams and departments within design and construction phases of projects.

This role will primarily be supporting our Aviation frameworks at Heathrow and Gatwick - suitable for an existing Survey Manager looking to progress their career and lead business growth.

What will you be doing?

Manage commercial performance of the Survey team, effectively managing cost and delivering value.

Manage the running of numerous survey projects from planning stage through to delivery of data to the end client.

Being client focused, showing excellent understanding of the scope of works, ensuring excellent safety, standards and quality are maintained throughout the life cycle of the project.

Maintaining excellent communication between all departments and managing expectations. Of the internal survey team and wider business units and the client.

Continually strive for, and lead on innovation in the survey field.

What you’ll bring

• Expert knowledge of Survey Disciplines, including PAS128 (Utility Detection)
• Good knowledge and understanding of CAD practices.
• Prepare survey reports containing information, conclusions and recommendations.
• Ideally a formal project management qualification, such as APM
• Project management & delivery experience within a safety critical environment
• Fully conversant with safety regulations (particularly CDM)
• Possess a strong commercial acumen with knowledge of project management and NEC forms of contract, to manage day to day contract obligations
• Demonstrable experience with both the commercial & project deliverables on previous projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and motivate the people working with you
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to manage work efficiently between multiple projects.
• Share knowledge and coach other team members in order to support improvements in team’s performance.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage subcontractors
• CSCS Card – Black
• SMSTS Qualified
• Full Clean Driving License
• 5yr Traceable employment

• Ideally Level 5 or above QCF Certificate in Utility Mapping and Surveying
• Ideally Experience of using GPR scanners, GPS and RD series equipment

• Ideally Knowledge of N4CE survey software

• Ideally Basic knowledge of BIM practices
• Ideally Experience working within the utilities, engineering and aviation sector

• Ideally Degree/HND in Geospatial Sciences / Engineering or equivalent.
• Ideally Incorporated or chartered in relevant discipline

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re  responsible  and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re  open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re  together  and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re  ambitious  and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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