Surveyor – Transmission Line

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Khavda; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM India Private Limited seeks a senior survey professional to verify route alignment, tower locations, and setting-out while ensuring accuracy against approved drawings. The role involves reviewing contractor procedures, maintaining field books, and coordinating with multiple site locations in Khavda/Surat.

You will manage check surveys, coordinate records, and report discrepancies, supporting successful HVDC/transmission projects. Site-based travel between locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Civil Engineering, Survey Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant survey experience.
• Experience in transmission line route surveys, tower spotting and substation setting-out.
• Proficiency in total station, DGPS/GNSS, auto level and applicable survey software.

Responsibilities

• Verify primary and secondary survey control points, coordinates, benchmarks and reference levels.
• Review the contractor's survey methodology, equipment calibration certificates and survey-control procedures.
• Carry out check surveys for route alignment, tower locations, angle points and terminal points.
• Verify tower spotting, span lengths, ground levels, profiles, clearances and tower-extension requirements.
• Check foundation centre lines, stub-setting coordinates, levels and orientation.
• Verify special-crossing surveys for highways, railways, rivers, pipelines, existing transmission lines and other utilities.
• Confirm statutory and design clearances based on approved profiles and site conditions.
• Verify substation boundary, grading levels, building grid lines, equipment foundations, gantries, trenches and road alignment.

Skills

Total station

DGPS/GNSS

Auto level

Survey software

Education

Diploma or degree in Civil Engineering or Survey Engineering

Tools

Survey software

Job description

• Legal Entity: AECOM India Private Limited
• Business Line: Energy
• Work Location Model: On-Site
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: IN - Ahmedabad Metro - 3rd Floor, Ka

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Verify route, alignment, levels, coordinates, tower locations, substation setting-out and as-built survey information in accordance with approved drawings and project survey control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Verify primary and secondary survey control points, coordinates, benchmarks and reference levels.
• Review the contractor's survey methodology, equipment calibration certificates and survey-control procedures.
• Carry out check surveys for route alignment, tower locations, angle points and terminal points.
• Verify tower spotting, span lengths, ground levels, profiles, clearances and tower-extension requirements.
• Check foundation centre lines, stub-setting coordinates, levels and orientation.
• Verify special-crossing surveys for highways, railways, rivers, pipelines, existing transmission lines and other utilities.
• Confirm statutory and design clearances based on approved profiles and site conditions.
• Verify substation boundary, grading levels, building grid lines, equipment foundations, gantries, trenches and road alignment.
• Identify discrepancies between approved drawings and actual site conditions and initiate survey reports or RFIs.
• Maintain survey field books, coordinate registers, benchmark records and instrument-calibration records.
• Verify as-built coordinates, levels, route profiles and final survey drawings.
• Support resolution of ROW, route deviation, access and land-boundary issues through verified survey information.
• Check-survey reports.
• Tower-location verification records.
• Benchmark and coordinate registers.
• Crossing-survey verification reports.
• Setting-out inspection records.
• As-built survey verification report.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Civil Engineering, Survey Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant survey experience.
• Experience in transmission line route surveys, tower spotting and substation setting-out.
• Proficiency in total station, DGPS/GNSS, auto level and applicable survey software.

Knowledge of coordinate systems, benchmarks, contour surveys and survey-data management

Additional Information

The position will be site-based at Khavda or Surat and may require travel between project locations, contractor offices, manufacturing facilities and client offices.

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary AECOM Energy team supporting the safe and successful delivery of major HVDC and transmission infrastructure projects.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options,well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public-and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.

What makes AECOM a great place to work

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you'll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you've always envisioned. Here, you'll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community - where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.