Survey Engineer - Saudi National

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Survey Engineer - Saudi National to lead land surveying, setting-out, and geospatial activities for major projects in Saudi Arabia. You will manage survey data, verify coordinates, and ensure alignment with approved drawings and tolerances.

You will establish and maintain survey control networks, perform topographical and as-built surveys, and support BIM and GIS teams with accurate coordinates and records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of surveying experience.
• Experience in construction surveying and setting-out.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute surveying activities per project requirements.
• Establish survey control points, benchmarks and coordinate systems.
• Review IFC drawings and coordinate with Design teams.
• Perform setting-out for civil, infrastructure, and airfield works.
• Provide survey reports and maintain records.

Skills

Strong communication

Coordination skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GIS

GNSS/GPS

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Survey Engineer - Saudi National to join our team! In this role you will get to manage and execute land surveying, setting-out, dimensional control, and geospatial activities to ensure construction works are accurately positioned and completed in accordance with approved drawings, coordinates, levels, tolerances, and project specifications.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plan and execute surveying activities in accordance with approved project requirements, procedures, specifications, and construction schedules.
• Establish, maintain, and verify survey control points, benchmarks, reference stations, and coordinate systems.
• Review project survey control networks to ensure accuracy and consistency across all work areas.
• Perform setting-out activities for civil, structural, infrastructure, utility, road, pavement, and airfield works.
• Establish construction lines, grids, coordinates, elevations, levels, alignments, and reference points.
• Conduct surveys for runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, drainage systems, utilities, foundations, buildings, structures, and other infrastructure works.
• Carry out topographical, boundary, as-built, verification, and pre-construction surveys.
• Verify existing site conditions and identify discrepancies against approved design information.
• Review IFC drawings, design coordinates, levels, profiles, alignments, and survey requirements before construction activities begin.
• Coordinate with Design and Engineering teams to resolve discrepancies between drawings and site conditions.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with approved coordinates, elevations, alignments, slopes, gradients, and dimensional tolerances.
• Conduct quality verification surveys and provide survey reports to Engineering and Quality teams.
• Perform earthworks and grading surveys, including cut-and-fill calculations and formation-level verification.
• Conduct road and pavement surveys, including alignment, levels, cross-sections, slopes, and profiles.
• Support airfield works by verifying runway, taxiway, apron, shoulder, drainage, and pavement geometry.
• Carry out utility surveys and verify the locations, levels, routes, and interfaces of underground and above-ground services.
• Perform structural and building surveys for foundations, columns, slabs, steel structures, equipment bases, and other elements.
• Conduct dimensional control surveys for structural steel and major mechanical equipment where required.
• Perform settlement, deformation, and movement monitoring surveys as applicable.
• Use Total Stations, GNSS/GPS, Digital Levels, Laser Scanners, and other approved surveying technologies.
• Perform data collection, processing, calculations, and verification using approved surveying software.
• Ensure survey equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, and fit for purpose.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment calibration, verification, and maintenance.
• Prepare survey reports, field books, calculations, coordinates, drawings, and survey records.
• Review contractor survey submissions and verify their accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Check and approve survey-related Inspection Requests and Survey Requests as applicable.
• Support Quality teams by providing survey records and objective evidence for inspection and acceptance.
• Prepare and review as-built surveys and drawings to confirm actual installed conditions.
• Support BIM teams by providing accurate survey data and coordinates for model coordination and verification.
• Coordinate with GIS and digital engineering teams where required.
• Identify survey discrepancies, dimensional deviations, and construction tolerance issues, and escalation them to the appropriate Engineering and Construction teams.
• Support the investigation and resolution of survey-related non-conformance reports and technical issues.
• Participate in technical coordination meetings with consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure all surveying activities comply with project procedures, applicable surveying standards, specifications, and client requirements.
• Maintain survey documentation and records required for project handover.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Surveyors and junior survey personnel.
• Promote accurate, consistent, and traceable surveying and dimensional control practices across the project.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant surveying experience.
• Experience in construction surveying and engineering setting-out.
• Experience working on major airport, airfield, infrastructure, civil, road, utility, or large-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of survey control networks, coordinate systems, transformations, levels, alignments, profiles, and construction tolerances.
• Experience establishing and managing benchmarks, reference stations, control points, and coordinate systems.
• Proficiency in setting out civil, structural, infrastructure, utilities, roads, pavements, and airfield works.
• Experience with GNSS/GPS, Total Stations, Digital Levels, 3D Laser Scanning, and related surveying technologies.
• Ability to perform survey data collection, processing, calculations, verification, and reporting.
• Ability to conduct topographical, as-built, boundary, earthworks, grading, road, pavement, utility, structural, and dimensional control surveys.
• Ability to perform cut-and-fill calculations and verify formation levels.
• Ability to review IFC drawings, technical documents, contractor survey submissions, and as-built information.
• Ability to identify survey discrepancies and support the resolution of technical issues and non-conformances.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, surveying software, GIS, and geospatial data.
• Understanding of BIM coordination and digital engineering workflows.
• Ability to maintain accurate survey records, field books, equipment calibration records, calculations, and reports.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, analytical skills, and mathematical ability.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet construction schedules.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional Surveyor or Geomatics certification.
• Relevant land surveying, geomatics, or construction surveying certification.
• Experience working on major airport or airfield projects.
• Training or certification in GNSS/GPS, Total Station, 3D Laser Scanning, or UAV surveying.
• AutoCAD or Civil 3D certification.
• BIM or digital surveying training.
• Experience with runway, taxiway, apron, shoulder, airfield drainage, and associated pavement surveys.
• Experience supporting BIM teams with survey data, coordinates, model verification, and digital engineering requirements.
• Experience with settlement, deformation, and movement monitoring.
• Experience reviewing contractor survey submissions and survey-related inspection requests.
• Experience supporting survey quality control, inspection, testing, and project handover activities.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior survey personnel.
• Proactive approach to quality assurance, dimensional control, technical compliance, and continuous improvement.

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