Senior Land Surveyor - RTA Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Land Surveyor for the RTA Infrastructure program in Dubai. You will lead and perform advanced land surveying, boundary determination, data verification, and mapping to support complex transportation projects.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in civil surveying, especially with RTA projects, and are proficient with electronic distance measurement and land-information systems. You’ll work with engineers and project teams to ensure accurate, well-documented survey

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional surveying experience in civil infrastructure.
• Experience with transportation and RTA projects preferred.
• Strong ability to verify survey data and maps.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct land surveys to establish positions of features.
• Determine surface, underground, and underwater features using surveying instruments.
• Operate electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying systems.
• Review field survey information and ensure accuracy for project drawings and reports.
• Coordinate with engineers and project teams to integrate survey data into design.

Skills

Land surveying

RTA projects

Boundary surveying

Electronic distance measurement

Survey data verification

Geospatial data management

Tools

Survey instruments

Land information systems

Job description

Senior Land Surveyor - RTA Infrastructure Job Snapshot Role: Senior Land Surveyor - RTA Infrastructure Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Surveying Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Senior Land Surveyor - RTA Infrastructure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity with AECOM for an experienced surveying professional with strong exposure to transportation and RTA projects. The role focuses on advanced land surveying, boundary determination, survey data verification, land-information systems, mapping, and technical reporting while supporting complex infrastructure and transportation assignments across Dubai.

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Surveying Salary: 14000-20000 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 Senior Land Surveyor provides specialist surveying expertise for infrastructure and transportation projects where accurate positional, boundary, elevation, and mapping information is critical to successful design and construction delivery. The position requires a high degree of independence and professional judgment. The surveyor will interpret field information, review measurement data, research boundary evidence, verify survey accuracy, and manage digital land-information records while supporting projects involving complex site conditions and RTA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct land surveys to establish the position of natural features and constructed assets.
• Determine locations of surface, underground, and where applicable underwater features using appropriate surveying instruments.
• Operate electronic distance-measuring equipment and other professional surveying systems.
• Review field survey information covering distances, directions, angles, elevations, contours, and reference points.
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of information received from survey teams.
• Analyze survey measurements before incorporation into project drawings, maps, and reports.
• Research legal records and historical information relevant to land and property boundaries.
• Examine evidence of existing or previous boundary markers and reconcile findings with available records.
• Determine boundary line locations based on survey evidence, legal documentation, and field information.
• Record survey results accurately and maintain appropriate supporting documentation.
• Prepare survey plots, maps, technical records, and reports for project use.
• Manage land-information computer systems and structured survey databases.
• Store and retrieve land and survey information using approved digital systems.
• Produce plots, reports, and survey outputs from land-information platforms.
• Maintain data integrity within survey information systems.
• Identify discrepancies in field measurements or recorded data and investigate their causes.
• Apply established surveying methods to assignments involving diverse technical conditions.
• Work independently on routine survey responsibilities while using professional judgment on more complex assignments.
• Support infrastructure and transportation project teams with accurate land and positional information.
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and technical teams where survey information affects design or construction decisions.
• Maintain professional survey records that can support approvals, technical reviews, and project documentation.
• Apply knowledge gained from previous RTA projects to improve compliance with project requirements.
• Support quality checks on survey outputs before formal issue.
• Maintain awareness of applicable surveying standards and transportation project requirements.

Ideal Profile Candidates should bring more than 10 years of professional surveying experience, preferably within transportation, roads, infrastructure, or comparable civil engineering projects. Previous experience working on RTA projects is required. Prior RTA Approval is preferred and will provide a strong advantage for candidates supporting Dubai transportation infrastructure. The successful candidate should have a comprehensive understanding of professional land surveying practices and be comfortable working with complex measurement, boundary, elevation, and positional data. Experience using electronic surveying equipment and land-information computer systems is important. Candidates should demonstrate strong capability in checking survey data, researching boundary evidence, preparing maps and reports, and identifying inconsistencies before information is used for project decisions. The role requires an experienced professional who can work with limited supervision on routine activities and manage surveying problems of varied scope.

Skills Set Land surveying RTA projects RTA Approval Infrastructure surveying Transportation surveying Boundary surveying Electronic distance measurement Survey instruments Survey data verification Horizontal measurements Vertical measurements Elevation surveying Contour mapping Boundary determination Legal boundary research Land records Land information systems Survey databases Survey plots Survey mapping Technical survey reports Survey data analysis Field survey review Survey quality control Infrastructure projects Roads projects Technical documentation Engineering coordination Survey records Geospatial data management

Why Join Us

Dubai 's continued investment in roads, transportation infrastructure, and urban development creates sustained demand for senior surveying professionals with strong RTA experience and the ability to manage complex positional and boundary information accurately. This position provides an opportunity to contribute specialist survey expertise within major transportation projects while strengthening experience in land-information systems, advanced survey verification, digital mapping, and multidisciplinary infrastructure delivery.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting and professional services organization delivering engineering, design, planning, environmental, programme, and construction management expertise. Its multidisciplinary teams support transportation, buildings, water, energy, and major infrastructure projects, helping clients deliver complex developments through coordinated technical knowledge and project execution.