Principal Surveyor Scotland

WSP
Edinburgh, Glasgow
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: certificationSkills: ["Analytical and problem-solving","Organizational and self-management","Communication and interpersonal skills","Independent and collaborative working","Mentoring and coaching"]

Lead delivery of land and engineering surveying projects across Scotland and the wider UK, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction. Based in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a UK-wide Surveying Services team, you’ll support the Scotland Team Lead with workload planning and delivery, contribute to bids and proposals, supervise surveys, and quality assure deliverables. You’ll also mentor junior surveyors and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams using surveying and geospatial technologies.

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Principal Surveyor Scotland

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Job Summary

Lead delivery of land and engineering surveying projects across Scotland and the wider UK, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction. Based in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a UK-wide Surveying Services team, you’ll support the Scotland Team Lead with workload planning and delivery, contribute to bids and proposals, supervise surveys, and quality assure deliverables. You’ll also mentor junior surveyors and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams using surveying and geospatial technologies.
Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead successful delivery of surveying projects across Scotland and the wider UK, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction.
  • •Support the Scotland Team Lead with managing team performance, workload planning, project delivery, and business development activities across Scotland.
  • •Support business growth through bid management, proposal writing, client engagement, and promotion of WSP surveying capabilities.
  • •Undertake and supervise land and engineering surveys in accordance with project briefs, specifications, and industry standards.
  • •Process, review, and quality assure survey deliverables to ensure compliance with WSP procedures, technical standards, and quality requirements.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym MembershipPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Relevant technical qualification in surveying or a related discipline (Degree or HND) with significant experience in a similar role.
  • •Membership of a recognised professional body (such as RICS or CICES) would be advantageous.
  • •Understanding of project management principles, commercial considerations, and health, safety & wellbeing for project delivery.
  • •Proficiency operating surveying equipment, including Total Stations, GNSS systems, and terrestrial laser scanners.
  • •Experience using industry-standard software (N4ce, Trimble Business Centre (TBC), Leica Cyclone, and AutoCAD).
Education:Certification / Diploma
Skills:Analytical and problem-solvingOrganizational and self-managementCommunication and interpersonal skillsIndependent and collaborative workingMentoring and coaching
Certifications:General Visual Line of Sight Certificate (GVC)
Tech Stack:Total StationsGNSS systemsTerrestrial laser scannersN4ceTrimble Business Centre (TBC)Leica CycloneAutoCADUAVUAV surveys

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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