Dimensional Control Surveyor

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Description

Dimensional Control Surveyor - Join Navantia UK in Methil, Fife

Are you an experienced surveyor with a passion for precision, accuracy, and complex engineering projects? Navantia UK is seeking a Dimensional Control Surveyor to support the construction of vessels, offshore structures, and fabricated assemblies at our growing facility in Fife Energy Park, Methil.

As part of a business committed to strengthening the UK's defence, maritime, and clean energy industries, you'll play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of dimensional accuracy throughout the fabrication and shipbuilding process.

What you'll be doing

• Conducting dimensional surveys and inspections on vessels, structures, components, and assemblies.
• Carrying out precision setting out, alignment, and verification of machinery foundations, structural fabrications, and specialist installations.
• Identifying and recording non-conformances against client specifications.
• Reviewing construction tolerances and recommending process improvements.
• Using surveying equipment including Total Stations, Theodolites, Precision Levels, and AutoCAD.
• Collaborating with engineers, welders, and production teams to maintain quality standards.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring calibration and maintenance of survey equipment.
• Promoting safe working practices across all site activities.

What we're looking for

• Relevant degree, qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 2 years' experience surveying fabricated structures, heavy engineering projects, or vessels.
• Strong understanding of structural design, welding, assembly processes, and erection sequences.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and CAD models.
• Experience using surveying instruments and dimensional control techniques.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Shipbuilding or marine industry experience is desirable.

Why join Navantia UK?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business investing heavily in the future of UK shipbuilding, defence, and renewable energy. You'll work on significant projects, develop specialist dimensional control expertise, and contribute to the delivery of world-class engineering solutions.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. To ensure equal opportunities for all candidates, we commit to a fair and unbiased recruitment process at every stage. This includes ensuring hiring managers are aware of legislation, providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, and actively seeking to eliminate any form of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a recruitment environment where every candidate feels valued and has an equal chance to succeed.

• Competitive base pay
• Company pension
• 31 days holiday
• Life assurance
• Health Care Cash Plan

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.