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Project Survey Manager

Mcconnell Dowell

The Role

Overview

Lead the surveying team to deliver accurate, safe infrastructure data for a Sydney project.

Key Responsibilities

  • survey coordination
  • safety compliance
  • budget management
  • project control
  • data integrity
  • spatial information

Tasks

-Managing and coordinating survey teams and resources across site operations -Ensuring compliance with project execution plans, safety standards, and quality requirements -Managing budgets, forecasts, and equipment calibration programs -Overseeing project control, models, and data integrity -Providing timely and accurate spatial information to support engineering and construction

Requirements

  • survey packages
  • model management
  • surveying degree
  • leadership
  • construction surveying
  • 6+ years

What You Bring

-Strong capability in modern survey packages and model management -A tertiary qualification in Surveying or Geospatial Engineering -The ability to plan, lead, and motivate others in a fast-paced project environment -6+ years’ experience in construction or infrastructure surveying

The Company

About Mcconnell Dowell

-Founded in 1961 by visionary New Zealand engineers, the company set out to build smarter and bolder than before. -From its roots in pipeline and marine works, it expanded through Asia, Australia and the Middle East in its early decades. -It went public in the 1980s, then refocused on core engineering after the financial crash reshaped its strategy. -Acquired by Aveng in 2003, the firm rode the mining and infrastructure boom, delivering large-scale energy and resource projects. -It tackles complex assignments—from metro tunnels and LNG facilities to desalination plants and cruise terminals. -Its specialties include building, civil works, electrical, fabrication, marine, mechanical, pipeline, rail, tunnel and underground construction. -Unusual facts: it’s built pipelines over 1,300 mm in diameter, pulled marine pipelines offshore, and completed award‑winning light‑rail and ferry wharf projects.

Sector Specialisms

Oil & Gas

Petrochemical

Water

Resources

Power

Transport

Building

Social Infrastructure

Pipeline

Rail

Mechanical

Electrical

Marine

Civil

Tunnelling

Underground Infrastructure

Mining

Commercial Building

Public Infrastructure

Security Clearance

-pre‑employment medical including drug and alcohol testing.