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?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
The Pre-Construction Design Surveyor plays a vital role in the early stages of infrastructure projects.
Day to day you'll be responsible for conducting pre-construction site surveys and infrastructure assessments, identifying structural and environmental issues, and recommending appropriate remedial solutions. We'll need you to produce detailed technical reports, condition surveys, and feasibility studies to support the successful planning and delivery of infrastructure projects.
You will develop design proposals and technical specifications for construction and refurbishment schemes, ensuring all designs meet relevant regulations, industry standards, and client requirements. Working closely with civil engineers, architects, and other stakeholders, you'll contribute to the design process and help deliver innovative, practical solutions.
A key aspect of the role will involve supporting planning applications and regulatory submissions while providing advice on health and safety, sustainability, and environmental considerations. You'll be responsible for ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations and applicable infrastructure standards throughout the project lifecycle.
We'll also need you to support tendering and procurement activities by providing accurate cost estimates, technical information, and design data. Liaising with contractors, consultants, and project teams during the pre-construction phase, you'll help ensure projects progress efficiently and effectively.
You'll attend project meetings, contributing to design development, risk mitigation, and the successful delivery of infrastructure projects.
What you’ll bring
- Do you have a degree in Building Surveying, Civil Engineering, or Construction Management?
- Do you hold a RICS accreditation or working towards chartership? This is desirable#
- Have you got proven experience in surveying or pre-construction roles within infrastructure projects?
- Do you have familiarity with infrastructure construction methods and technical design?
- Are you someone who has strong analytical and problem-solving abilities?
- Do you have excellent written and verbal communication?
- Are you proficient in CAD and surveying software? ESRI field maps this is desirable.
- Do you have knowledge of water infrastructure regulations, planning law, and sustainability standards?
- Do you hold a valid UK driving licence?
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
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
- Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
- Private Healthcare - single cover
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus scheme
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 3rd 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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