Land Surveyor - Roads and Highway Projects

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd in Dubai invites an experienced Land Surveyor to support roads and highway projects. You will oversee field surveying, establish control networks, and coordinate with contractors to ensure accurate layout and payment verification on expressways and interchanges.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in construction surveying, strong knowledge of horizontal/vertical control, and familiarity with Dubai infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in construction surveying or construction supervision.
• Strong experience on expressway, highway, or major road infrastructure projects.
• Practical knowledge of horizontal and vertical control systems.
• Familiarity with Dubai infrastructure networks and RTA/Dubai Municipality approval preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out land surveying activities under the direction of the Senior Highway Surveyor.
• Establish primary horizontal and vertical control points for construction works.
• Create and maintain reference ties for re-establishing survey control points in the field.
• Record measurements, coordinates, elevations, and calculations in field books and survey records.
• Coordinate daily surveying priorities with the contractor's survey team.
• Verify survey work by completing traverse closures and accuracy checks.
• Identify discrepancies and report to the Assistant Resident Engineer.
• Perform joint measurements for progress verification and payment purposes.
• Check road alignments, levels, profiles, and setting-out information against drawings.
• Maintain surveying instruments and perform regular calibration.

Skills

Land surveying

Highway surveying

Construction surveying

Total station

GPS surveying

Setting-out

Traverse surveys

Field measurements

Coordinate verification

RTA requirements

Dubai Municipality requirements

Education

Bachelor-level Civil Engineering or Surveying qualification

Diploma-level Civil Engineering or Surveying qualification

Job description

Land Surveyor - Roads and Highway Projects Job Snapshot Role: Land Surveyor - Roads and Highway Projects Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Surveying Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Land Surveyor - Roads and Highway Projects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced surveying professional with strong construction supervision expertise across expressways, interchanges, intersections, and major transportation infrastructure. The role requires accurate field measurement, establishment of survey controls, joint measurement verification, coordination with contractors, and effective use of modern surveying equipment to support compliant and precise project delivery.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Surveying Salary: 9000-15000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Land Surveyor - Roads and Highway Projects will provide field surveying support for a major infrastructure project in Dubai, ensuring that construction activities are established and verified against approved coordinates, levels, alignments, and design requirements. Working under senior surveying and engineering supervision, the role will help maintain measurement accuracy across roadworks, interchanges, intersections, and associated infrastructure while supporting progress verification and payment measurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out land surveying activities under the direction of the Senior Highway Surveyor.
• Establish primary horizontal and vertical control points required for construction works.
• Create and maintain reference ties that allow survey control points to be reliably re‑established in the field.
• Record measurements, rod readings, coordinates, elevations, and calculations accurately in field books and survey records.
• Coordinate daily surveying priorities and work schedules with the contractor 's survey team.
• Verify survey work by completing traverse closures, bench circuits, and other accuracy checks.
• Identify discrepancies in coordinates, levels, alignments, or field information and report them to the Assistant Resident Engineer.
• Perform joint measurements of completed construction works for progress verification and payment purposes.
• Check road alignments, levels, profiles, slopes, and setting‑out information against approved drawings.
• Support surveying requirements for expressways, interchanges, intersections, drainage, utilities, and associated civil infrastructure.
• Maintain surveying instruments and accessories in proper operating condition.
• Carry out frequent calibration and accuracy checks on survey equipment.
• Review field measurements before submitting survey information for engineering or commercial use.
• Coordinate with construction supervision teams to resolve surveying issues that could affect site progress.
• Maintain organized records of survey calculations, field observations, control points, and measurement data.
• Support verification of existing utility and infrastructure networks within Dubai before and during construction activities.

Ideal Profile

• Relevant university or college qualification in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Diploma-level Civil Engineering or Surveying qualification where applicable.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in construction surveying or construction supervision.
• Strong experience on expressway, highway, or major road infrastructure projects.
• Practical knowledge of interchange and intersection construction.
• Previous project exposure within Dubai and familiarity with existing infrastructure networks in the emirate.
• RTA or Dubai Municipality approval is preferred.
• Strong understanding of horizontal and vertical control systems.
• Experience with traverse calculations, bench circuits, setting‑out, and joint measurements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, road profiles, coordinates, levels, and survey information.
• Competence in modern surveying equipment and associated computer software.
• Strong attention to accuracy when recording measurements and performing calculations.
• Capable of coordinating effectively with contractors, engineers, inspectors, and other survey personnel.

Skills Set

• Land surveying
• Highway surveying
• Road surveying
• Construction surveying
• Expressway projects
• Interchange construction
• Intersection construction
• Horizontal control
• Vertical control
• Survey control points
• Setting‑out
• Traverse surveys
• Traverse closures
• Bench circuits
• Level verification
• Coordinate verification
• Joint measurements
• Progress measurement
• Field calculations
• Field books
• Total station
• Automatic level
• Digital level
• GPS surveying
• Survey equipment calibration
• Road alignment verification
• Profile and level checking
• Existing network verification
• Engineering drawing interpretation
• RTA requirements
• Dubai Municipality requirements
• Construction supervision
• Contractor coordination
• Survey documentation

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides experienced land surveyors with direct involvement in major transportation infrastructure works across Dubai. The role offers valuable exposure to expressways, complex junctions, interchanges, construction control systems, and multidisciplinary site coordination while strengthening expertise in RTA and Dubai infrastructure requirements. Continued investment in road and transport networks across the UAE supports sustained demand for professionals with advanced construction surveying and local project experience.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting organization providing engineering, planning, design, construction supervision, environmental, and program management services. Its transportation teams support major highways, roads, bridges, interchanges, and urban infrastructure projects through specialist engineering, surveying, quality control, and project delivery expertise.