Business Manager - Survey

About The Role

Location: Derby / Thurnscoe (office base confirmed depending on candidate)

Travel: UK‑wide travel to depots, customer sites & supply chain locations

Join us in leading the future of Survey Services and Digital Asset Solutions within ATS Site Services. This is a strategic leadership role where you’ll shape growth, drive innovation, and maximise value across two expanding business streams — while playing an influential part in the ATS Senior Leadership Team

You will oversee the Survey Services and Survey & Digital Assets business areas, driving performance, profitability, and long‑term success. This role blends operational leadership, commercial management, customer engagement, and the development of new digital opportunities such as drone services, equipment logistics, and emerging technologies.

You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and enabling functions to deliver an ambitious three‑year strategy that improves efficiency, reduces leakage, and grows market presence.

What you'll be doing

• Lead, manage and grow the Survey Services and Survey & Digital Assets business streams
• Develop new activity areas, revenue opportunities and strategic partnerships
• Deliver a clear long‑term strategy aligned to budget and the ATS 3‑year plan
• Reduce business leakage through strong internal relationships and commercial governance
• Collaborate with Survey & Engineering stakeholders, including TEPMP
• Work closely with related business areas (TSS, Modular, Mobilisation Hub) to maximise synergy
• Partner with enabling functions (HSW, Procurement, Finance) to navigate challenges and deliver strategic goals
• Achieve agreed Budget and Forecast targets year‑on‑year
• Prepare and lead key business activities including BURs, forecasts, monthly accounts, stage‑gate reviews
• Represent and promote the business to internal and external customers

Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and local accreditations

Conduct HSWQ site visits, produce reports and ensure actions are completed

Who we're looking for

We’re Looking For Someone Who Can Demonstrate

• Strong leadership in a technical, engineering, survey or digital solutions environment
• Experience managing P&L, budgets, forecasts and commercial governance
• Proven ability to grow business streams, develop strategy and lead change
• Strong understanding of survey services, digital assets, or related technical fields
• Experience working with enabling functions (HSW, Procurement, Finance)
• Ability to influence at senior levels and lead cross‑functional teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Familiarity with ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001) and compliance‑driven environments
• Experience preparing reports, business reviews and presenting to internal/external clients
  
  

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
  
  

About Us

Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV’s, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com