Dubai Senior Land Surveyor – Roads & Utilities

AECOM Middle East Ltd

Dubai

On-site

AED 133,920 - 200,880

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Land Surveyor - Roads and Utilities in Dubai, UAE, to support major infrastructure projects. The role demands precise field measurement, control network establishment, data processing, and high-quality reporting.

You will coordinate with engineering and construction teams to ensure accurate setting-out and as-built documentation. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 7 years in land surveying for roads or infrastructure, proficiency with GPS/GNSS, total stations,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Surveying, Geomatics, or related technical discipline.
Professional Land Surveyor license or an internationally recognized surveying certification.
Minimum 7 years of professional land surveying experience.
Strong practical ability with total stations, GPS/GNSS equipment, digital levels, and laser levels.

Responsibilities

Conduct detailed land and engineering surveys for roads, infrastructure, underground utilities, micro tunneling, and sewage treatment plant projects.
Operate GPS and GNSS systems, total stations, digital levels, laser levels, and associated surveying instruments.
Carry out site reconnaissance to identify physical constraints, existing features, access conditions, and suitable control locations.
Establish and maintain survey control networks, benchmarks, reference points, and coordinate systems.
Perform leveling, traversing, topographic, boundary, alignment, and construction setting-out surveys.
Verify horizontal and vertical positions for roadworks, utility routes, structures, chambers, pipelines, and associated civil works.
Support micro tunneling operations by setting and checking shafts, alignments, levels, entry points, and receiving locations.
Survey sewage treatment plant components, pipelines, tanks, structures, and related infrastructure.
Locate and document existing underground utilities before excavation or construction begins.
Compare surveyed utility positions with drawings and notify project teams of potential conflicts or discrepancies.
Collect accurate field measurements and maintain complete survey notes and instrument records.
Process raw survey data using approved software and confirm accuracy before issuing results.
Perform coordinate calculations, datum transformations, level reductions, closures, and other survey computations.
Prepare survey drawings, site plans, coordinate schedules, profiles, cross-sections, and technical reports.
Use AutoCAD and related surveying software to produce clear and accurate project documentation.
Review engineering drawings, design coordinates, specifications, and construction requirements before field activities.
Provide verified setting-out information to construction teams and confirm completed work against approved designs.
Conduct as-built surveys and prepare records for completed infrastructure and underground installations.
Monitor control points throughout construction and replace or re-establish damaged survey markers when required.
Coordinate daily survey priorities with project engineers, contractors, supervisors, and other stakeholders.
Respond to technical queries relating to coordinates, boundaries, alignments, elevations, and site conditions.
Ensure survey activities comply with UAE standards, local regulations, project procedures, and quality requirements.