Senior Land Surveyor - Wet Utilities & Micro Tunneling Dubai

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is hiring a Land Surveyor to support wet utilities and micro tunneling in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on field surveying, setting-out verification, level control, geodetic calculations, and construction measurement for complex underground infrastructure projects.

You will verify control points, maintain accurate survey records, and ensure activities align with approved drawings and project specs, working with engineers, contractors, and survey crews.

Qualifications

• Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying is required.
• At least five years of construction and supervision experience on infrastructure projects.
• Experience with wet utilities and micro tunneling; strong field skills with Total Station, level, and theodolite.
• Familiarity with MicroStation and AutoCAD; UAE/Dubai project experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform land surveys and field surveying activities across wet utilities, micro tunneling, and associated infrastructure works.
• Carry out geodetic calculations required for accurate construction positioning and verification.
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, engineers, and survey crews to determine project surveying requirements.
• Complete assigned survey activities within approved schedules, man-hour allocations, and project budgets.
• Check contractor setting-out information before construction activities proceed.
• Verify construction levels, coordinates, alignments, and dimensional requirements.
• Check existing service locations and support measures required to protect utilities during construction.
• Verify survey control points and benchmarks through routine checks.
• Confirm that setting-out works are based on approved project control information.
• Record initial and final construction levels for completed work.
• Verify earthwork cross sections and associated survey measurements.
• Measure completed works where required for progress and quantity verification.
• Prepare sketches and field documentation supporting survey activities.
• Maintain accurate field books, survey calculations, sketches, measurements, and supporting records.
• Assist engineers with verification and checking of shop drawings against field conditions.
• Identify discrepancies between drawings, coordinates, site conditions, and construction setting-out.
• Communicate survey conflicts promptly so corrective action can be taken before work progresses.
• Support preparation of as-built drawings using verified construction survey information.
• Review as-built record drawings for accuracy against completed site conditions.
• Maintain traceable survey records for project documentation and future reference.
• Use Total Station equipment for setting-out and survey verification.
• Operate levels and theodolites for elevation, alignment, and construction control activities.
• Apply appropriate survey terminology and interpret maps, plans, plats, drawings, and technical specifications.
• Perform required calculations associated with levels, coordinates, distances, and survey control.
• Participate actively in project health and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with the Resident Engineer and project safety representatives regarding field survey activities.
• Maintain safe working practices while operating within active construction and infrastructure areas.

Skills

Surveying

Land surveying

Wet utilities

Micro tunneling

Infrastructure surveying

Field surveying

Geodetic calculations

Total Station

Theodolite

Level surveying

Benchmark verification

Control points

Earthwork

Survey sketches

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Infrastructure construction

Underground utilities

Alignment verification

Elevation control

Coordinate verification

Survey records

Construction supervision

Site safety

Progress measurement

Technical drawings

Dubai infrastructure

Education

Diploma or associate degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying

Tools

Total Station

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Parsons Corporation is hiring a Land Surveyor to support wet utilities and micro tunneling in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on field surveying, setting-out verification, level control, geodetic calculations, and construction measurement for complex underground infrastructure projects.

You will verify control points, maintain accurate survey records, and ensure activities align with approved drawings and project specs, working with engineers, contractors, and survey crews.