Surveyor

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group seeks a senior Surveying Engineer to lead field surveys across Saudi Arabia. You will conduct topographic and boundary surveys, establish control networks, and verify elevations and coordinates to ensure accuracy.

Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and GNSS/GPS is essential. Required are a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 8 years of experience, with prior work on water facilities preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Surveying or equivalent required.
• Minimum 8 years of professional surveying experience.
• Experience with water facilities preferred.
• Strong knowledge of total stations, GNSS/GPS, digital levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct topographic, boundary, control, setting-out and as-built surveys.
• Survey land parcels and document their characteristics.
• Establish and maintain survey-control networks.
• Verify benchmarks, coordinates, elevations and reference points.
• Prepare survey drawings, plans, profiles, cross-sections and contour maps.
• Review contractors' survey data and ensure compliance with drawings.

Education

Bachelors degree in Surveying Engineering, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

GNSS/GPS equipment

survey-processing software

Job description

• Conduct topographic, boundary, control, setting-out and as-built surveys.
• Survey land parcels and document their legal, physical and geographical characteristics.
• Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical survey-control networks.
• Verify benchmarks, coordinates, elevations and reference points before commencing fieldwork.
• Survey dam crests, embankments, abutments, spillways, reservoirs, outlet structures, channels and access roads.
• Carry out level surveys to verify slopes, profiles, gradients and drainage arrangements.
• Support reservoir-capacity, sedimentation and bathymetric surveys where required.
• Monitor settlement, displacement, deformation and movement of dam structures and surrounding ground.
• Take accurate readings from survey monuments and monitoring points.
• Compare current survey results with baseline and historical information.
• Prepare survey drawings, plans, profiles, cross-sections and contour maps.
• Produce accurate site layouts, land-parcel plans and engineering survey records.
• Prepare graphical outputs, schedules and final survey documentation for stakeholders.
• Validate and document all field-survey data.
• Download, process, adjust and verify data collected through survey instruments.
• Perform independent checks to confirm the accuracy and completeness of survey results.
• Review contractors’ survey data, calculations, drawings and setting-out records.
• Verify contractors’ coordinates, levels, alignments, dimensions and completed quantities.
• Check that construction and maintenance works comply with approved survey information and drawings.
• Identify survey discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions with contractors and engineers.
• Support quantity verification and measurement of completed works.
• Maintain survey field books, raw data, instrument files, calculation sheets and digital records.
• Maintain an organized register of benchmarks, control points and monitoring stations.
• Protect survey monuments and arrange their reinstatement where damaged or disturbed.
• Ensure survey instruments are calibrated, maintained and suitable for the required accuracy.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, geotechnical, hydraulic, environmental and GIS teams.
• Support land acquisition, right-of-way and boundary-verification activities where required.
• Participate in joint surveys, site inspections, handover and completion verification.
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Present survey findings, discrepancies, movement trends and recommendations to project management.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Surveying Engineering, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• Minimum 8 years of professional surveying experience.
• Previous experience with water facilities is required.
• Demonstrated experience conducting topographic, control, setting-out and as-built surveys.
• Experience establishing and maintaining survey-control networks and benchmarks.
• Strong practical knowledge of total stations, GNSS/GPS equipment, digital levels and related survey instruments.
• Experience processing and validating field data and preparing survey drawings and records.
• Ability to review contractors’ survey submissions and independently verify site measurements.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D and relevant survey-processing software.
• Knowledge of coordinate systems, survey adjustments and quality-control procedures.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, layouts, profiles and cross-sections.
• Strong field-documentation, reporting, coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, drawings, records or reports when requested.