Senior Surveyor / Licensed Cadastral Surveyor

Looking for your next step in Surveying? Join Buckton – a collaborative team shaping exciting projects across Auckland & Northland.

• Exposure to a broad range of urban, rural, and coastal projects
• Strong local reputation and long-standing client relationships
• Varied portfolio, UAV drone work, mentoring and leadership.

Buckton Surveyors and Planners is a well-established medium-sized survey, planning and ecology firm with a strong footprint across Auckland, Kaipara and Northland regions. Based in the heart of Warkworth, and only 40min from Auckland, our team works across residential, rural, commercial and infrastructure projects, delivering high-quality cadastral and land development surveying services to a diverse client base.

About The Role

As a Senior Surveyor at Buckton, you'll take ownership of a varied portfolio of cadastral, engineering, and topographical survey projects, from initial brief to final delivery from Auckland to Northland. You’ll act as the primary point of contact for clients, liaising with councils and LINZ, and preparing and signing off plans and reports. You'll have the possibility to lead our UAV drone survey work and mentor and develop our junior surveyors.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and deliver cadastral, engineering, and topographical surveys to a high standard.
• Ensure all work complies with the Cadastral Survey Rules 2021, relevant legislation, and Buckton’s quality standards.
• Option to lead our UAV drone survey work - LiDAR data, flight planning, CAA compliance, and the integration of drone data into survey deliverables.
• Support the Surveyor Manager in workflow improvement.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance, mentorship, to junior and intermediate staff.

About You

You’ll bring:

• Licensed Cadastral Surveyor qualification or years of senior surveying experience.
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in New Zealand surveying practice.
• Current New Zealand UAV operator certification (Part 102 or Part 101), or willingness to obtain.
• Some experience supervising or mentoring others (formal or informal).
• Comfortable managing projects end-to-end, including client communication and keeping jobs on programme.
• Strong knowledge of relevant Survey legislation (e.g. Cadastral Survey Rules 2021)
• Proficiency in survey software (e.g. 12d, Landonline).
• Excellent client management and communication skills.
• Full, clean New Zealand driver’s licence.
• NZ residency.

Why join us?

• Competitive remuneration package negotiated in line with experience and qualifications.
• Varied, interesting project work across a wide geographic region.
• Work on diverse types of projects, both urban and rural.
• Opportunities in developing leadership.
• Work in a medium-sized, friendly team in a supportive working environment.
• A great lifestyle location - Warkworth offers an outstanding work-life balance just 60 km north of Auckland

If you're a Senior Surveyor or Licensed Cadastral Surveyor ready for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Send your CV and cover letter to ***email_hidden***. A position description is available on request.

Visit our website to learn more about us: www.buckton.co.nz

Closing Date: 03 Oct 2026

Region: Warkworth, Auckland

Type: Full Time

Category: Surveyor

Experience Required: Licensed Cadastral Surveyor qualification or years of senior surveying experience, Minimum 8+ years’ experience in New Zealand surveying practice