Land surveyor

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Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Land Surveyor to join our team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a Land Surveyor, you will play a crucial role in our infrastructure projects, ensuring precise measurements and alignments for various construction activities.

• Review and understand project contract documents, drawings, specifications, and relevant authority standards to ensure accurate survey execution and compliance with design requirements.
• Establish, verify, and maintain primary horizontal and vertical control points on site, including reference benchmarks and traverse networks.
• Coordinate with the Contractor’s surveyor to verify site benchmarks, layout, and control data prior to commencement of construction activities.
• Check and verify all setting-out works including alignment, levels, and coordinates for roads, utilities (wet and dry), structures, and other civil works to ensure accuracy and compliance with approved drawings.
• Monitor excavation levels, backfilling, and compaction layers to ensure compliance with approved design grades and tolerances.
• Inspect and confirm the correct installation of utilities, chambers, and ducts based on approved survey data and ensure correct cover levels and horizontal alignment.
• Conduct topographic and as-built surveys, ensuring data accuracy and proper submission of as-built drawings for approval.
• Verify survey instruments are properly calibrated and maintained as per project and QA/QC requirements.
• Assist the Resident Engineer (RE) and Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) in checking the contractor’s survey works, identifying discrepancies, and issuing site instructions as required.
• Record and document survey data, prepare survey reports, and maintain field books for all inspection and verification activities.
• Ensure the contractor’s survey team follows approved method statements and safety procedures during survey activities.
• Perform joint surveys with the contractor and client representatives for measurement verification, payment quantities, and handover purposes.
• Ensure all utilities and structures are constructed to correct levels and alignments before covering or backfilling works.
• Participate in resolving survey-related issues or conflicts on site, including interface coordination between different packages or contractors.
• Report any discrepancies, deviations, or errors found in the contractor’s setting out to the RE/ARE immediately.
• Monitor Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) compliance during survey activities and report any unsafe practices observed on site.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of experience in surveying and setting-out for infrastructure projects
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS, Total Station, and surveying software
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, datum control, and vertical alignment verification
• Experience with deep pipeline, shaft construction, and tunnel alignment monitoring
• RTA approval and certification for Microtunneling Works (mandatory)
• Familiarity with RTA, DM, and DEWA standards for utility and infrastructure projects
• Expertise in stormwater drainage and microtunneling works
• Knowledge of UAE construction standards and procedures, particularly in Dubai
• Strong mathematical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work
• Good physical fitness for fieldwork activities
• Valid driver's license
• Relevant university or college qualification (Min 3 Years of Diploma in Civil or Survey)
• RTA/ DM Approval is preferred

Additional Information

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