Land Surveyor – Infrastructure (Dubai)

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,440 - 156,240; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Dubai is seeking a Land Surveyor for infrastructure projects. You will perform land and construction surveys, set out alignments, and verify elevations and coordinates to support engineers, inspectors, and project managers.

The role requires a Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying, 10+ years experience on roads and utilities, and proficiency with total stations, GPS, CAD, and survey software.

Qualifications

• Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying.

Responsibilities

• Perform land surveys, construction surveys, field measurements, and geodetic calculations.
• Establish and verify survey control points, benchmarks, coordinates, alignments, and elevations.
• Check setting-out activities for roads, bridges, utilities, drainage systems, structures, and public infrastructure.
• Verify levels, dimensions, offsets, slopes, boundaries, and construction tolerances against approved drawings.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, engineers, and inspectors to determine project survey requirements.
• Review contractor survey data and confirm that completed work matches design coordinates and levels.
• Identify the locations of existing utilities and services before construction activities begin.
• Confirm that identified services are marked, protected, and monitored during nearby works.
• Complete assigned surveying activities within approved schedules, man-hour allowances, and cost targets.
• Prepare field sketches, survey notes, coordinate schedules, and calculation sheets to support construction activities.
• Maintain organized field books, digital survey files, sketches, observations, and calculation records.
• Use total stations, GPS equipment, data collectors, levels, and survey software for accurate data collection.
• Transfer field information into CAD drawings, survey plans, and project documentation.
• Measure completed work when required for quantity verification, progress assessment, and payment review.
• Support engineers in checking contractor quantities and resolving measurement discrepancies.
• Monitor survey accuracy during excavation, earthworks, pavement construction, structural works, and utility installation.
• Carry out independent verification surveys where construction tolerances or site conditions require additional checks.
• Assist with the preparation and review of as-built drawings and final survey records.
• Confirm that as-built information accurately represents the location and level of completed assets.
• Report survey discrepancies, dimensional conflicts, and potential construction errors promptly.
• Coordinate corrective surveys and re-setting activities where work does not meet approved requirements.
• Observe project safety procedures and use surveying equipment safely in active construction areas.
• Participate positively in health and safety initiatives led by the Resident Engineer and project safety team.
• Maintain clear communication with project management, site personnel, and contractor representatives.
• Perform additional surveying and project support duties appropriate to the position.

Skills

Land surveying

Construction surveying

Geodetic calculations

Field measurements

Survey control

Setting-out

Levelling

Road alignment surveys

Bridge surveys

Infrastructure surveying

Utility location verification

Total station operation

GPS surveying

Digital levels

Data collectors

CAD software

Survey software

Coordinate calculations

Elevation verification

Construction tolerances

Quantity measurement

Field sketches

Survey record management

As-built surveys

As-built drawings

Earthworks surveys

Pavement surveys

Drainage surveys

Site safety

Contractor coordination

Education

Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering

Diploma or associate degree in Land Surveying

Tools

CAD software

Total station

GPS receivers

Digital levels

Data collectors

Survey software

Job description

Parsons Corporation in Dubai is seeking a Land Surveyor for infrastructure projects. You will perform land and construction surveys, set out alignments, and verify elevations and coordinates to support engineers, inspectors, and project managers.

The role requires a Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying, 10+ years experience on roads and utilities, and proficiency with total stations, GPS, CAD, and survey software.