Land Surveyor
Parsons Transportation Group
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Job Description:
Land Surveyor
Dubai, UAE
What you’ll be doing:
Leading all surveying, setting-out verification, and dimensional control to ensure compliance with IFC drawings, specs, client, and Dubai authority requirements.
Establishing and maintaining survey control tied to DLTMDLTMDLTM and DMDDMDDMD, and verifying the Contractor’s control and setting-out for roads, bridges, tunnels, utilities, and structures.
Checking alignments, levels, cross-sections, gradients, super-elevations, and issuing Survey NCRs where required.
Verifying roadworks, structures, tunnels, and utilities geometry, and carrying out monitoring surveys for movement, settlement, and deflection.
Verifying topographic, pre-construction, and as-built surveys; preparing sections and volume calculations to support quantity verification and payments.
Managing survey instruments and calibration records, maintaining survey documentation and registers, and preparing regular survey reports.
Coordinating with the Resident Engineer, site team, Contractor’s surveyors, and authorities (DM, RTA, DEWA, utilities) and attending technical/progress meetings.
What Required skills you’ll bring:
Bachelors in Surveying / Geomatics / Civil Engineering, or Diploma in Land Surveying with strong relevant experience.
Minimum 10 years’ land surveying experience on construction projects, including 7years on major infrastructure and 3years in the UAE/GCC.
Strong knowledge of DLTM, DM/RTA survey specifications, geometric design standards, and construction tolerances.
Expert use of Total Stations, GNSS/RTK digital/automatic levels; strong AutoCAD and Civil 3D skills.
Strong report writing, accuracy, attention to detail, and effective communication with multidisciplinary teams.
What Desired skills you’ll bring:
Dubai Municipality / RTA approval as a Land Surveyor.
Experience with 3D laser scanners and Trimble Business Center or similar survey software.
Proven experience on complex road, bridge, tunnel, and multi-utility projects in Dubai.
Experience supporting DM, RTA, DEWA, and other authority audits and submissions.
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Summary
Leading surveying operations for infrastructure projects, verifying drawings, controlling quality, and coordinating with authorities.
Job title
Land Surveyor
Experience level
10+ years
Minimum experience
10+ years exp
Industry
construction
Location requirements
AE - Dubai, on-site, no remote work allowed
Salary
Not specified
Visa sponsorship
H-1B sponsor history
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Dubai - United Arab Emirates