Our client, a leading and fast-growing engineering group, is seeking an exceptional Survey Manager to take on a pivotal, group-wide leadership role as Engineering Survey Manager. This is not just another survey manager position. This is an opportunity to shape the future of surveying capability across a large engineering business - influencing strategy, quality, and growth at the highest level. The Role This is a senior, group-level appointment for an experienced surveying professional who wants to move beyond project delivery and into strategic leadership. You will provide technical direction and governance across a multi-entity engineering business, ensuring structural and geospatial surveying services are delivered to a consistent, high standard. While operational teams sit within individual business units, you will oversee capability, performance, and best practice from a central position. Working alongside executive leadership, you will ensure surveying expertise underpins operational performance, risk management, and future growth. There is significant scope to develop the function further, including establishing a more centralised capability as the organisation continues to expand. DUTIES Provide strategic technical oversight across multiple business units Develop and embed consistent standards, processes, and reporting frameworks Act as the escalation point for complex or high-risk technical matters Contribute to bid strategy and technical submissions for major opportunities Identify service enhancements and additional revenue opportunities Review utilisation, performance metrics, and commercial outputs Conduct technical assurance reviews to maintain quality and compliance Build strong working relationships with directors and senior operational leaders Candidate We are seeking a senior surveying professional who combines deep technical knowledge with commercial awareness and leadership credibility. Chartered status with a recognised professional body such as IStructE, CICES, RICS or equivalent Bridge inspection certification (or willingness to obtain shortly after appointment) Extensive background in structural and/or geospatial surveying Demonstrable experience leading established teams and improving technical performance Strong understanding of relevant regulatory and industry frameworks, including RICS guidance, CDM, and HSE standards Proven ability to implement and uphold technical standards Experience supporting tenders or contributing to business development initiative Why Consider This Position? This role offers you: Strategic influence at senior leadership level and the opportunity to shape technical direction across a complex organisation A platform to make measurable operational and commercial impact If you are currently leading surveying teams and looking for a broader, more strategic remit, this could represent a significant career step. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in then do send a copy of your CV to the advert asap. Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.