Land Surveyor - Roads and Infrastructure Projects
AECOM Corporation
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Job summary
AECOM is seeking a highly experienced Land Surveyor to support roads, utilities, drainage, and related infrastructure projects in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on topographical, engineering, and construction surveys to ensure accurate positioning, levels, and dimensions, with close collaboration to site engineers and contractors on IFC drawings and project specs.
Responsibilities include establishing control points, as-built surveys, and monitoring surveying deliverables across road construction
Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, or related field.
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience as a Land Surveyor.
- 5+ years of experience on infrastructure and road construction projects.
Responsibilities
- Conduct topographical, engineering, and construction surveys for roads and utilities.
- Establish and maintain survey control points and reference levels.
- Set out road alignments, profiles, and construction limits from IFC drawings.
- Verify coordinates, elevations, and levels against engineering documents.
- Review contractor submissions and monitor survey activities for compliance.
- Perform as-built surveys and prepare survey reports and setting-out documentation.
- Operate Total Stations, GPS/GNSS, and levels; ensure instrument calibration.
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Land Surveyor - Roads and Infrastructure Projects Job Snapshot - Role: Land Surveyor - Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Surveying - Experience: Minimum 7 years, including at least 5 years in infrastructure and road construction projects - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site
AECOM is seeking an experienced Land Surveyor to support surveying, setting-out, and construction verification activities for roads, utilities, drainage networks, and associated infrastructure projects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The successful candidate will carry out topographical, engineering, and construction surveys to ensure accurate positioning, alignment, levels, and dimensions throughout project execution. The role involves establishing survey control points, verifying contractor survey submissions, conducting as-built surveys, and supporting construction teams in resolving survey-related technical issues. The Land Surveyor will work closely with site engineers, inspectors, contractors, and other project stakeholders to ensure surveying activities comply with approved Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings, project specifications, applicable authority requirements, and established surveying procedures.
Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Dubai - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Surveying - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site
- Conduct topographical, engineering, and construction surveys to support infrastructure and road construction activities.
- Establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, coordinates, and reference levels using approved survey control data.
- Perform topographical surveys to identify existing ground levels, utilities, structures, and potential construction constraints.
- Verify survey coordinates, elevations, and reference levels against approved engineering documentation.
- Maintain accurate survey control information throughout construction.
- Identify discrepancies between existing site conditions and approved drawings and report findings to the responsible Engineer.
- Set out road alignments, profiles, levels, boundaries, and construction limits in accordance with approved drawings.
- Conduct setting-out surveys for road formation levels, kerbs, footpaths, pavements, interlock, and asphalt works.
- Verify road elevations, gradients, alignments, and construction levels during project execution.
- Support construction teams in confirming that roadworks are completed within specified survey tolerances.
- Monitor surveying activities associated with road construction and related infrastructure works.
- Review contractor setting-out data and verify its accuracy against approved IFC drawings.
- Carry out setting-out surveys for sewerage, stormwater drainage, potable water, treated sewage effluent (TSE), irrigation, and other utility networks.
- Establish and verify coordinates, invert levels, gradients, and elevations for underground utility installations.
- Conduct setting-out surveys for manholes, inspection chambers, catch pits, valve chambers, and associated infrastructure structures.
- Verify excavation depths, trench levels, pipe alignments, and formation levels during construction.
- Check that underground utility installations follow approved alignments, levels, and engineering requirements.
- Coordinate with construction teams to resolve discrepancies affecting utility installation accuracy.
- Conduct setting-out and verification surveys for electrical duct banks, cable routes, telecommunications networks, and street lighting infrastructure.
- Verify the alignment and positioning of dry utility corridors and associated infrastructure.
- Check relevant coordinates, elevations, and construction limits against approved drawings.
- Coordinate with electrical, telecommunications, and civil construction teams regarding surveying requirements.
- Support accurate installation of underground utility systems and associated structures.
- Review and verify contractor survey submissions, setting-out data, coordinates, and levels against approved IFC drawings.
- Monitor contractor surveying activities to ensure compliance with approved procedures and project requirements.
- Conduct independent survey checks to confirm construction accuracy.
- Verify that completed works conform to approved engineering dimensions, levels, and tolerances.
- Identify survey discrepancies and communicate findings to the responsible Engineer.
- Coordinate with site engineers, inspectors, contractors, and other stakeholders to resolve surveying issues.
- Support construction teams in addressing technical concerns relating to site levels, alignments, and positioning.
- Perform as-built surveys for completed roads, utility networks, drainage systems, and associated infrastructure works.
- Accurately record actual site conditions, installed coordinates, elevations, and construction levels.
- Prepare and maintain survey reports, coordinate sheets, level records, and setting-out documentation.
- Support the preparation and verification of as-built drawings.
- Maintain organized records of benchmarks, control points, survey observations, and construction measurements.
- Ensure surveying documentation accurately reflects completed construction activities.
- Support the submission of accurate setting-out and as-built records in accordance with project requirements.
- Operate surveying equipment, including Total Stations, GPS/GNSS instruments, Auto Levels, and Digital Levels.
- Select and use appropriate surveying instruments for topographical, setting-out, and construction verification activities.
- Ensure survey instruments are properly maintained and calibrated.
- Verify that surveying equipment has valid calibration certificates.
- Monitor equipment condition and report issues that may affect measurement accuracy.
- Apply established surveying procedures to maintain reliable field measurements.
- Coordinate daily surveying requirements with site engineers, inspectors, contractors, and construction teams.
- Support the planning and execution of survey activities across assigned infrastructure works.
- Provide technical assistance in resolving survey-related construction issues.
- Review engineering drawings and survey data to identify potential discrepancies before or during construction.
- Communicate survey findings and technical observations to the relevant project personnel.
- Support survey team coordination and ensure accurate completion of assigned surveying activities.
- Maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary construction and engineering teams.
- Diploma or Bachelor 's degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, or a related discipline.
- Valid UAE driving license is preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience as a Land Surveyor.
- At least 5 years of experience on infrastructure and road construction projects for private developers or major contractors.
- Proven experience conducting topographical, route, construction, and as-built surveys.
- Practical experience surveying roads, utilities, drainage networks, and associated infrastructure works.
- Experience establishing survey control points, benchmarks, coordinates, and construction reference levels.
- Strong knowledge of road alignment setting-out procedures and utility corridor surveys.
- Experience with earthworks quantity calculations and preparation of surveying reports.
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings and IFC construction documentation.
- Ability to coordinate surveying activities with engineering and construction teams.
- Familiarity with local authority standards and requirements relating to infrastructure and road projects.
- Experience managing survey teams, maintaining accurate records, and verifying setting-out and as-built submissions.
- Topographical, engineering, route, and construction surveying.
- Road alignment, profile, level, and boundary setting-out.
- Underground utility surveying and verification of invert levels and gradients.
- Surveying for sewerage, stormwater, potable water, TSE, and irrigation networks.
- Setting-out of manholes, chambers, catch pits, and associated infrastructure structures.
- Surveying for electrical duct banks, telecommunications networks, and street lighting systems.
- Earthworks measurements and quantity calculations.
- Survey control networks, benchmarks, coordinates, and reference elevations.
- Construction measurement verification and tolerance checking.
- Preparation of as-built surveys, drawings, and technical documentation.
- Operation of Total Stations, GPS/GNSS equipment, Digital Levels, and Auto Levels.
- Survey instrument calibration and equipment maintenance procedures.
- Interpretation of approved engineering drawings and IFC documentation.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Leica Geo Office, or equivalent surveying software.
- Understanding of applicable infrastructure surveying standards and local authority requirements.
- Accurate preparation and maintenance of survey reports, coordinate records, and level sheets.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to measurement accuracy.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills when resolving surveying discrepancies.
- Ability to organize and coordinate multiple surveying assignments.
- Strong communication skills when working with engineers, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Ability to supervise survey teams and maintain consistent surveying standards.
- Sound technical judgment when verifying construction alignments, coordinates, and elevations.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering information and translate it into accurate field measurements.
- Strong organizational skills for maintaining survey documentation and equipment records.
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary infrastructure construction teams.
- Commitment to meeting approved project requirements and specified construction tolerances.
AECOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and takes fraudulent hiring activities seriously. All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding session at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
AECOM offers professionals opportunities to contribute to major infrastructure and transportation developments while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and construction management teams. Employees have access to technical expertise, professional development resources, and training programs designed to strengthen specialist capabilities and support career progression. Depending on employment status and eligibility, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, paid time off, leave arrangements, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, well-being resources, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plans, and employee stock purchase opportunities. AECOM promotes a collaborative and inclusive workplace built on respect, professional development, and shared expertise. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the company supports fair employment practices and handles candidate information confidentially in accordance with applicable equal employment opportunity guidelines.
Job Reference: J10163619 - Business Line: Transportation - Business Group: DCS - Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa - Career Area: Survey and Estimation
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing professional services across transportation, water, environment, energy, and buildings. The company partners with public- and private-sector clients to address complex infrastructure challenges and develop innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions. Its multidisciplinary teams provide services throughout the project lifecycle, including advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management. AECOM brings together more than 50,000 professionals worldwide, including planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital specialists, and construction management professionals. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Official Website: aecom.com
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