Senior Engineering Surveyor – Major TfNSW Project | Newcastle / Lake Macquarie
$60–$70/hr + Super + Vehicle + Laptop + Mobile
Join one of NSW’s most forward-thinking surveying teams, delivering complex transport and infrastructure projects across the region.
We’re TSS – Total Surveying Solutions – an established, technology-driven surveying company working across NSW, Victoria, and the ACT. We invest heavily in both cutting-edge survey tech (12d, 12d Field, UAV, GPS, laser scanning) and our people – through collaboration, mentoring, and strong team culture.
Why You’ll Love This Role
Be a key player on major TfNSW project and more.
Work independently and manage your own schedule your way, while receiving support from a tight-knit, sociable teams based in both Newcastle and Sydney.
Enjoy a competitive hourly rate ($60–$70/hr) + super + vehicle + laptop + phone.
What You’ll Be Doing
Establish, maintain, and protect survey control networks.
Capture and process data for earthworks, drainage, pavements, and structures to TfNSW G71 standards.
Manage conformance reporting, deviation analysis, and QA documentation.
Lead and mentor junior surveyors while liaising closely with engineers and project managers.
Use 12d & 12d Field for surface modelling, QA, and mapping workflows.
What You’ll Bring
Tertiary qualifications in Surveying / Geomatics / Geospatial Engineering.
5+ years’ civil surveying experience, ideally with TfNSW / infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of 12d & 12d Field.
Thorough knowledge of G71 workflows for survey pickup, setout, and reporting.
Proven leadership and client management experience.
A proactive, detail-focused approach to quality and safety.
About TSS
Our values — Empower, Determination, Collaboration, and Always Improving — guide everything we do.
We’re proud of our relaxed yet professional culture where surveyors are trusted, supported, and encouraged to grow.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re an experienced Surveyor looking for stability, great pay, and challenging projects close to home — we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact us confidentially to learn more.
Welcome to TSS,
Who are we: We are a team of surveyors who work together and grow together, we help each other and we succeed together, ultimately being the environment we like,
Why: to create great people and successful clients
What: We do a mix of land development ans construction work, from detail surveys of houses to whole schools, from subdivisions of inner city house blocks to master planned housing estates, from house setouts to 54 storey building setouts, along with laser scanners and drones... there is no limit to us
Where: NSW and Vic predominantly, but we've completed work in NZ, Soloman Islands and every other state in Audtralia,
When: We started in 2004 with a vision to create teams whose inspiration and work ethic wasn't limitted by a name... so we chose TSS Total Surveying Solutions
How: We invest in Equipment becasue our people are worth investing in,
People: TSS is a special place, made up of many who are motivated and capable, we have fun with what we do, we like each other so much we have great social groups outside of work, NSW Nuetral Bay Bowls is a mainstay along with Victoria's wine tours
Clients: as stated in our "what", we work for many different and valued clients, sure it's good to do level crossign removal projects in Vic and epic construction projects in NSW but we gain our satisfaction from working with all our clients forever thinking how to under promise and over deliver. but the secret is looking after our people who look after our clients,
