Principal Surveyor

The Role
As Principal Surveyor | Practice Lead, you will be responsible for:

Leadership & Practice Management – Leading and mentoring a team of surveyors, driving culture, collaboration, and staff development. Overseeing recruitment, workforce planning, and performance management to ensure a highly engaged team.

Project Delivery & Commercial Performance – Managing projects end-to-end, ensuring technical excellence, timely delivery, and profitability. Overseeing financial performance, WIP, invoicing, and resourcing.

Client Relationships & Business Development – Acting as a key client manager, maintaining strong existing relationships, and identifying opportunities to expand RPS's presence in the region. Leading proposals, bids, and cross-service collaboration.

Technical Excellence – Providing direction on cadastral, engineering, and construction surveys. Ensuring quality assurance, safety compliance, and effective use of digital systems.

Strategic Leadership – Driving the long-term success of the Newcastle practice, aligning with RPS's wider business strategy, and contributing to business growth across Place and Development.

About You
We are looking for a motivated and commercially astute leader who:

• Holds a recognised degree in Surveying and is registered with the Surveyors Board of NSW
• Brings extensive experience in surveying practice, including cadastral and construction survey expertise
• Demonstrates strong project management and financial acumen
• Has proven ability in leadership, mentoring, and team development
• Excels in client relationship management and business development
• Is passionate about staff engagement, culture, and high-quality outcomes
• You MUST be based in the Newcastle area, with full working rights, citizenship or Permanent residency status, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Why RPS?
At RPS, you will be part of a forward-thinking team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and career development.

We Offer

• A leadership role with real impact on the growth of our Newcastle practice
• Opportunities to shape strategy and influence business direction
• Access to a network of professionals across Australia and globally
• Professional development and leadership training
• A supportive, flexible, and inclusive workplace culture

Take the Lead
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and lead a high-performing surveying practice, we want to hear from you.

Apply now to join RPS as our Principal Surveyor | Practice Lead in Newcastle.

Our Approach
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

Stronger together is one of our five core behaviours and it is key to building a collaborative workplace. We encourage everyone to bring their best and to support others to do the same. By sharing knowledge, challenging each other to think differently, and fostering an environment of trust and respect, our people can learn, grow and thrive – and share in our success.

Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.