Land Surveyor

Parsons Transportation Group

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AE - Abu Dhabi Until 9/18/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 20, 2026 Last posted July 20, 2026
Job description
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Job Description:

Land Surveyor

Abu Dhabi, UAE
 

Parsons is seeking a skilled Land Surveyor to support major infrastructure and enabling works projects in Abu Dhabi. In this role, you will perform field surveys, setting-out, verification, and as-built surveys to ensure construction is executed accurately and in accordance with approved drawings and specifications.
 

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Review drawings and documents related to the works.

  • Perform land/field surveys and geodetic calculations; supervise survey-related activities on site.

  • Interface with client and contractors to determine and verify project survey requirements.

  • Complete the surveying requirements on schedule and within man-hour and cost budgets.

  • Carry out setting-out, level checks and verification of service locations to ensure protection of existing utilities.

  • Operate and maintain survey equipment including Total Station, GPS and levelling machine and data collectors.

  • Prepare sketches to support the fieldwork. Maintain all the survey information (field books, sketches and calculations). 

  • Measure work done when required and support progress/quantity verification.

  • Assist in the preparation of ‘as-built’ drawings.

  • Ensure compliance with project quality standards and HSE requirements.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geomatics or related discipline.

  • Minimum 7 years of land surveying experience, preferably on infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi.

  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroStation, Total Station and Microsoft Office.

  • Strong knowledge of surveying methods, setting-out and infrastructure construction.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

  • Experience in large-scale infrastructure developments in Abu Dhabi.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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About this role

Summary

Perform land surveys, site setting-out, verification, and prepare as-built drawings for infrastructure projects.

Job title

Land Surveyor

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Abu Dhabi; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

bachelor's degreesurveyingCivil EngineeringGeomaticsAutoCADMicroStationTotal StationMicrosoft Officesurvey methodssetting-out

Preferred skills

infrastructure development in Abu Dhabi

Specializations

surveyinggeodeticsconstructionutilitiesgeomatics
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

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