Book the empty seat.

A surveyor short in the crew is work you turn down every week. Book it like a level run, and close it.

Charge-out, $ / hour Chargeable hours / week Weeks empty

Example figures. Set your own; nothing leaves this page.

Know what the market pays before you move.

Mark was an engineering surveyor. He tells you straight, and sends nothing without your yes.

Week	Hours not billed	Work not taken	Aligned Starter
Total	180 h	$27,000of work your firm couldn't take on	$4,846Aligned, same weeks

Role	Average advertised salary
Surveyor, construction	$104,429
Surveyor, mining	$135,200
Source: SEEK salary data, read October 2026. Mark's own SEQ bands on request.

Booked by Mark BoersmaFormer engineering surveyor. The seat costs 5.6× the fee.