Are you an experienced land surveyor ready to lead projects and mentor a team? Arnold Development Consultants (“Arnolds”) is looking for a Senior Land Surveyor to join our Gold Coast Property Surveying Team.

🌍 About Us

Arnolds has a proud history stretching back to the early 1960s, delivering land surveying, land development, titling, design, approval and subdivision services throughout Queensland and Northern NSW. Over 60 years, we’ve helped create more than 50,000 new properties.
Join a team committed to innovation, quality, and lasting impact on communities across the region.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

  • Arnolds requires a Senior Land Surveyor who will be integral to project managing and mentoring teams of Surveyors to deliver projects for our clients;
  • The successful applicant will become a leader in Arnolds’ Surveying Team and will contribute to multidisciplinary project outcomes across Queensland and Northern New South Wales;
  • The successful applicant will be responsible for managing both project outcomes and client expectations under the supervision and mentorship of Arnolds’ Managing Director.
  • The successful applicant will be responsible for projects ranging in both size and complexity, in order to meet client requirements and maintain a high level of client satisfaction and profitability.
  • As a Senior Surveyor you will be additionally responsible for assisting Arnolds’ Surveying Team in growing and developing, building the client base and further project workload through proactive customer interaction and business development.
  • with offices currently in Brisbane and the Gold Coast the successful applicant may need to travel if required.

✅ What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Land Surveyor, you will be responsible for:

  • Answerable to Arnolds’ Managing Director.
  • Investigations into the highest and best use for development sites and property in general.
  • Land use & titling strategy creation inferred through client requirements, site constraints and legislative analysis.
  • Provision of quotes and invoicing to clients.
  • Prepare and attend meetings with Local and State Government Departments, as required and negotiate positive outcomes for clients.
  • Survey Plan Sealing and condition compliance reporting.
  • Expert Witness and Planning and Environment Actions: Potential liaison with P&E Lawyers, Architects, Engineers, Town Planners, Environmental Experts and Landscape professionals.

💰 What You’ll Get

  • Full-time salaried position: AUD $145,000–$170,000 per year depending on experience.
  • Management and profit-share opportunities, with potential for business buy-in or partnership.
  • Fully-equipped 4WD survey vehicle.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including option for work-from-home when reasonable.
  • Professional development support (including registration fees).

📚 Professional Requirements

To be successful in this role, candidates must have:

  • Formal Land Surveying Qualifications. Either an Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree from a recognised tertiary institution.
  • Registration as a Surveyor with the Surveyors Board of Queensland or equivalent Registration with an equivalent Board from another State of Australia or from New Zealand.
  • Good understanding of Land & Planning legislation in Queensland, or an ability equivalent to this in another like jurisdiction.
  • Good understanding with respect to Titles Queensland’s requirements for the preparation of plans in Queensland.
  • Good understanding of the cadastral surveying requirements in Queensland with respect to relevant legislation, associated regulations and policy, as per the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development.

💛 Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Working at Arnolds means being part of a collaborative, supportive, and forward-thinking team that values both professional excellence and genuine work–life balance. Here’s what our team enjoys most:

  • Strong Team Culture: We’re a close-knit group that supports each other, communicates openly, and celebrates wins together.
  • Flexibility That Works: Hybrid arrangements and adaptable hours to help you balance life, family, and fieldwork.
  • Career Growth & Leadership Pathways: Opportunities for management, profit-share, and potential future business buy-in or partnership.
  • High-Quality Tools & Resources: Fully equipped 4WD survey vehicle, modern instruments, up-to-date tech, and internal support from our planning and admin team.
  • Meaningful Projects: Our work directly shapes communities across SEQ and Northern NSW, giving you opportunities to take ownership of projects that make a real impact.
  • Professional Development: Support for ongoing training, registration fees, and access to experienced senior professionals.
  • Stable, Long-Standing Business: With a history dating back to the early 1960s, Arnolds offers stability, credibility, and a strong industry reputation.

📍 Location

Based primarily in Robina, Gold Coast QLD (Office: Robina, QLD 4226). Alternative office location: Brisbane, QLD 4000. Projects may require travel across Queensland and Northern NSW.

🚀 How to Apply

If this sounds like you and you’re ready for a fresh start in 2026 — we’d love to hear from you! Please apply via SEEK by Friday 2 January 2026, for a planned start in mid-January 2026.

Use this opportunity to join a dynamic, experienced, and community-focused surveying and planning business.

Looking for a hybrid role with career growth and exciting projects? Apply now for the Senior Land Surveyor position at Arnold Development Consultants.