Survey Manager - Toowoomba

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

We are currently seeking an experienced Survey Manager for a unique water infrastructure pipeline project, initially based at our Brisbane headquarters before mobilising to Toowoomba in early 2027 on a 5:2 DIDO roster.

The Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline Construction project is delivered by the CPB Contractors and Nacap Joint Venture (CNJV) for Seqwater.

The Role

The role of Survey Manager will be a senior member of the project management team, leading the survey and data management function and accountable for the survey budget.

You will set out the works to enable efficient, timely delivery and direct the survey requirements of the construction, supervision, quality and commercial teams.

As the Survey Manager you will ensure survey and quality records are produced in the form and to the timeframes set by the scope of works and technical requirements.

Additionally, you will implement the project’s survey, spatial and as-built data requirements, and administer the Project GNSS survey network.

What You’ll Do

Lead the delivery of accurate, timely and responsive surveying services through:

• Checking design geometry and dimensions, and identifying potential design faults early
• Advising management of any issues arising from the survey
• Ensuring sites are accurately surveyed and clear set outs provided, with sufficient survey marks, in accordance with contract drawings
• Providing site explanations and set-out sketches to relevant Project Team members
• Maintaining productive relationships and clear communication with the Project Team and subcontractors
• Delivering surveying services that meet the needs of the Project Team and client
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and company and group policies and procedures
• Manage the installation, calibration, and maintenance of GPS/GNSS machine guidance

 What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Spatial Science or related field
• Membership or eligibility for membership of a recognised surveying professional body
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a qualified Surveyor, with 5+ years’ people management experience, including the management of contractors and sub-contractors
• Experience in survey delivery on linear pipeline or utility corridor projects
• Experience with the establishment and operation of GNSS base station and repeater networks
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in 12d Model and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D for survey processing, as-built drafting and model rectification
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS or QGIS, and of validating spatial data

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

What’s on Offer

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.

How to apply

Applications close

25 Sep 2026 E. Australia Standard Time