Technical Surveyor

Location: Ampney Crucis

Our client a leading contractor in the Roofing and Cladding Industry across the NW, is looking for a Technical Surveyor to join the team. The postholder acts as the critical link between the site, the drawing office, and the supply chain, ensuring that every metal roofing or cladding package is accurately measured, correctly designed, properly drawn, and efficiently ordered .

The Technical Surveyor works across multiple live projects simultaneously, managing their own workload from initial site visit through to materials delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Site Surveys & Measurement
• Carry out detailed measured surveys of roofs and building envelopes on new-build, refurbishment, and re-roofing projects
• Produce accurate survey notes, sketches, and photographic records on site, capturing all dimensions, existing conditions, penetrations, upstands, abutments, and drainage points
• Identify and record existing roof construction, insulation, structural framing, and fixing substrate as part of the survey process
• Note and report any structural defects, water ingress, or existing damage observed during survey visits
• Carry out surveys safely, including working at height, using access equipment and following the company's safe systems of work at all times
• Liaise with the client, main contractor, or building owner to arrange access and coordinate surveys efficiently Technical Design & System Layout
• Translate survey measurements and project specifications into a technical design for the metal roofing or cladding system, selecting the appropriate product, profile, and colour in line with the specification or architect's requirements
• Produce system layouts, panel schedules, and fixing patterns that optimise material usage and minimise waste
• Calculate roof areas, panel lengths, and quantities with precision, cross-referencing survey measurements against structural drawings
• Carry out/organise and commission U-value calculations, condensation risk analyses, and acoustic assessments as required by the specification
• Identify non-standard conditions requiring bespoke details (complex abutments, curved sections, roof penetrations, parapet junctions) and develop workable technical solutions
• Liaise with manufacturers' technical departments to obtain product approvals, fixing calculations, and system-specific design guidance Drawing Coordination
• Brief the Draughtsman clearly and thoroughly on each project, providing survey notes, sketches, system layouts, and all information required to produce construction drawings
• Review and check all drawings produced by the Draughtsman before issue, ensuring dimensions, details, and annotations are accurate and complete
• Manage the drawing programme for each project, ensuring drawings are produced and approved in time to support the site programme
• Coordinate drawing approvals with the architect, engineer, or principal contractor, managing comments and resubmissions
• Maintain the drawing register for each project, ensuring document control is kept up to date
• Produce sketch details and mark-ups for the Draughtsman on bespoke or non-standard conditions Materials Procurement & Scheduling
• Produce accurate and complete materials schedules from the finalised design and drawings, covering panels, sheets, flashings, fixings, fillers, and all associated components
• Issue enquiries to approved suppliers and manufacturers, obtaining competitive quotations for materials in line with the project budget
• Place material orders in a timely manner to ensure delivery programmes align with site requirements, allowing sufficient lead time for manufactured or long-lead items
• Coordinate with the Plant & Logistics team on delivery scheduling, off-loading…