Senior Surveyor - Utilities

An ambitious Senior Surveyor is sought to join a growing Infrastructure team based in Warrington. This role offers the opportunity to work across major infrastructure, utility and energy projects while developing specialist expertise within a rapidly expanding sector.

The team advises a wide range of clients across the infrastructure landscape and is involved in projects supporting the delivery of critical UK infrastructure. The position offers genuine variety, with exposure to multiple property types including coastal, rural, commercial, industrial and residential assets.
Alongside project work, the role provides the opportunity to support and mentor graduate surveyors while building leadership and management skills, with strong prospects for career progression.

The Role
The Senior Surveyor will advise clients across a range of infrastructure projects, combining technical property expertise with stakeholder engagement and negotiation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Negotiation of heads of terms, option agreements and voluntary agreements for land acquisition
• Engagement with landowners and key stakeholders across infrastructure projects
• Negotiation of disturbance claims following works
• Securing access agreements across third-party land for infrastructure works
• Negotiation of injurious affection claims relating to electricity infrastructure
• Supporting the development of new client relationships and business opportunities
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of internal systems and best practice processes
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and professional standards
• Management and support of surveyors across the team
• Mentoring and coaching graduate surveyors through their professional development

About the Candidate Applications are welcomed from RICS-qualified surveyors or those with extensive experience working within the utility, infrastructure or energy sectors.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of relevant property legislation
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• A proactive and ambitious approach to career development

Experience in rural surveying would be advantageous, as elements of the work involve rural land portfolios alongside commercial and residential assets.

This role involves regular engagement with clients, landowners and agents, so strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships are essential. The pace of work can change quickly, therefore the ability to remain flexible and work effectively in a fast-moving environment is important.

Flexible and agile working arrangements are also supported and can be discussed during the recruitment process.