Surveyor - Infrastructure and Civil Works

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

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd. in Dubai seeks a Surveyor specialized in infrastructure and civil works to verify control networks, perform setting-out, levels, coordinates, and as-built data.

You will work with Resident Engineers and contractors to ensure alignment with drawings and project standards on major projects. The role requires practical surveying on roads, utilities, and structures, with strong knowledge of control systems, tolerances, and field records.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in surveying, civil engineering, geomatics, or a closely related discipline.
• Practical surveying experience on road, utility, infrastructure, or major civil construction projects.
• Strong understanding of horizontal and vertical control systems, benchmarks, traverses, coordinates, elevations, and construction tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Review contract drawings, specifications, survey requirements, and authority standards before carrying out verification activities.
• Establish, inspect, and maintain horizontal and vertical control points, benchmarks, and traverse networks across the project site.
• Coordinate with contractor survey teams to confirm benchmarks, control information, and layout data before construction begins.
• Verify setting-out coordinates, alignments, elevations, and dimensions for roads, structures, wet utilities, dry utilities, chambers, ducts, and related infrastructure.
• Check excavation formation levels and monitor backfilling and compacted layers against approved grades and allowable tolerances.
• Confirm utility routes, chamber locations, duct positions, cover levels, and horizontal alignments before works are covered.
• Undertake joint field measurements with contractor and client representatives for quantity verification, payment assessment, and handover records.
• Review topographic surveys and as-built information to ensure completed works are accurately represented in submitted drawings.
• Check that survey instruments are calibrated, maintained, and used in accordance with project QA and QC procedures.
• Maintain field books, measurement records, survey reports, coordinate data, and inspection documentation for traceability.
• Support the Resident Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer when assessing survey discrepancies and construction deviations.
• Identify incorrect setting-out information early and report significant differences before affected works proceed.
• Assist in resolving survey interfaces between separate construction packages, utilities, structures, and contractors.
• Verify completed levels and positions before approval of covering, backfilling, or subsequent construction activities.
• Confirm contractor surveying activities follow approved method statements, inspection procedures, and project requirements.
• Observe Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements during field activities and elevate unsafe surveying practices when identified.

Skills

Construction surveying

Infrastructure surveying

Total station operation

GNSS and GPS surveying

Digital and automatic levels

Horizontal and vertical control

Benchmark establishment

Traverse verification

Coordinate checking

Setting-out verification

Road alignment surveying

Utility surveying

Earthworks measurement

Topographic surveying

As-built surveys

Quantity measurement

Survey instrument calibration

Engineering drawing interpretation

Field books and survey records

QA and QC inspection procedures

AutoCAD drawing review

Education

Diploma or degree in surveying, civil engineering, geomatics, or a closely related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Surveyor - Infrastructure and Civil Works

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Surveying

Experience: Relevant experience in infrastructure and construction surveying

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Surveyor - Infrastructure and Civil Works in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity supporting accurate construction delivery across roads, utilities, structures, earthworks, and major infrastructure projects. AECOM is hiring a site-focused surveying professional to verify control networks, setting-out activities, levels, coordinates, as-built information, and contractor survey submissions while ensuring construction complies with approved drawings and project standards.

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 Surveyor supports engineering supervision by providing independent verification of the dimensional accuracy of infrastructure works throughout construction. Working alongside the Resident Engineer, Assistant Resident Engineer, contractors, and client representatives, the role helps prevent costly alignment and elevation errors before works are completed or concealed. Accurate survey control, reliable field records, and timely identification of discrepancies are central to maintaining project quality and ensuring roads, utilities, structures, and associated civil assets are built in their correct positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Review contract drawings, specifications, survey requirements, and authority standards before carrying out verification activities.
• Establish, inspect, and maintain horizontal and vertical control points, benchmarks, and traverse networks across the project site.
• Coordinate with contractor survey teams to confirm benchmarks, control information, and layout data before construction begins.
• Verify setting-out coordinates, alignments, elevations, and dimensions for roads, structures, wet utilities, dry utilities, chambers, ducts, and related infrastructure.
• Check excavation formation levels and monitor backfilling and compacted layers against approved grades and allowable tolerances.
• Confirm utility routes, chamber locations, duct positions, cover levels, and horizontal alignments before works are covered.
• Undertake joint field measurements with contractor and client representatives for quantity verification, payment assessment, and handover records.
• Review topographic surveys and as-built information to ensure completed works are accurately represented in submitted drawings.
• Check that survey instruments are calibrated, maintained, and used in accordance with project QA and QC procedures.
• Maintain field books, measurement records, survey reports, coordinate data, and inspection documentation for traceability.
• Support the Resident Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer when assessing survey discrepancies and construction deviations.
• Identify incorrect setting-out information early and report significant differences before affected works proceed.
• Assist in resolving survey interfaces between separate construction packages, utilities, structures, and contractors.
• Verify completed levels and positions before approval of covering, backfilling, or subsequent construction activities.
• Confirm contractor surveying activities follow approved method statements, inspection procedures, and project requirements.
• Observe Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements during field activities and elevate unsafe surveying practices when identified.

Ideal Profile

• Diploma or degree in surveying, civil engineering, geomatics, or a closely related discipline.
• Practical surveying experience on road, utility, infrastructure, or major civil construction projects.
• Strong understanding of horizontal and vertical control systems, benchmarks, traverses, coordinates, elevations, and construction tolerances.
• Proven ability to verify contractor setting-out and identify discrepancies between field conditions and approved design information.
• Experience with topographic surveys, as-built surveys, earthworks measurement, utility alignment, and structural positioning.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, survey plans, and construction documentation accurately.
• Familiarity with quality control procedures and calibration requirements for surveying instruments.
• Comfortable working on active construction sites and coordinating with engineers, inspectors, contractors, and client representatives.
• Clear documentation habits with the ability to maintain dependable field records and survey reports.
• Strong awareness of site safety practices and the risks associated with surveying around construction operations.

Skills Set

• Construction surveying
• Infrastructure surveying
• Total station operation
• GNSS and GPS surveying
• Digital and automatic levels
• Horizontal and vertical control
• Benchmark establishment
• Traverse verification
• Coordinate checking
• Setting-out verification
• Road alignment surveying
• Utility surveying
• Earthworks measurement
• Excavation level verification
• Topographic surveying
• As-built surveys
• Quantity measurement
• Survey instrument calibration
• Engineering drawing interpretation
• Field books and survey records
• QA and QC inspection procedures
• AutoCAD drawing review
• Civil infrastructure coordination

Why Join Us

This position offers exposure to complex infrastructure delivery in Dubai, where accurate surveying directly influences construction quality, commercial measurement, safety, and successful project handover. Working within an international engineering environment provides opportunities to strengthen technical surveying expertise, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to transportation and civil infrastructure projects with long-term regional importance. The continuing expansion of infrastructure across the United Arab Emirates also creates strong demand for professionals experienced in construction surveying and site verification.

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting organization delivering planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management services across transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental projects. Its multidisciplinary teams work with public and private clients to deliver resilient infrastructure and technically complex developments worldwide.