Chief Land Surveyor

🏢 AL ASHRAM CONTRACTING (L.L.C)
📍 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 3w ago
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The Chief Land Surveyor will lead and manage all land surveying activities for construction projects, ensuring accurate setting-out of structures, roads, and utilities. Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining survey control networks, conducting various types of surveys (topographical, as-built, boundary), performing checks on completed works, and managing survey equipment. The role requires providing technical guidance to surveying personnel, promoting high standards of accuracy and safety, and supporting construction teams in resolving dimensional issues. The Chief Land Surveyor will also manage survey records, utilize modern surveying technologies, and ensure compliance with safety procedures. Lead and manage all land surveying activities across assigned construction projects.Establish and maintain project survey control networks, benchmarks and reference points.Review and verify survey requirements and procedures before commencement of works.Ensure accurate setting-out of buildings, structures, roads, utilities and foundations.Conduct and supervise topographical, as-built, boundary, level, alignment, and dimensional surveys.Carry out pre-pour, post-pour, structural, architectural, an
Required Skills
Engineering, Construction & Trades
○Surveying○Control Systems○Total Station
Other
○setting-out○as-built surveys○GNSS/GPS○Digital Levels○3D Laser Scanners○drones/UAVs○Lead Surveyor○Boundary Surveys○GIS Mapping
Business, Sales & Management
○Project Management
Nice to have:
Other
○Boundary Surveys○GIS Mapping
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Survey Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.

  • Professional certification in surveying or geomatics is an advantage.

  • Typically 10–15+ years of relevant surveying experience, preferably with major construction contractors in the UAE/GCC.

  • Strong experience in large-scale building, infrastructure, roads, utilities, or civil construction projects.

  • Proven experience managing a team of surveyors on major construction projects.

  • Strong knowledge of construction surveying, setting-out, as-built surveys, and survey control systems.

  • UAE/GCC construction experience is highly desirable.

Description
Lead and manage all land surveying activities across assigned construction projects.Establish and maintain project survey control networks, benchmarks and reference points.Review and verify survey requirements and procedures before commencement of works.Ensure accurate setting-out of buildings, structures, roads, utilities and foundations.Conduct and supervise topographical, as-built, boundary, level, alignment, and dimensional surveys.Carry out pre-pour, post-pour, structural, architectural, and MEP survey checks where required.Verify completed works against approved drawings and design requirements.Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control points throughout the project.Ensure survey equipment is properly calibrated, maintained, and fit for purpose.Conduct regular checks on survey control networks to identify movement and discrepancies.Allocate survey resources according to project priorities and construction requirements.Provide technical guidance, coaching, and support to surveying personnel.Monitor team performance and ensure surveying activities are completed within project schedules.Promote high standards of accuracy, safety, quality, and professionalism within the survey team.  Support construction teams in resolving issues relating to coordinates, levels and dimensions.Participate in technical and coordination meetings as required.Review survey reports, drawings, calculations, and records before submission to consultants.Maintain comprehensive survey records for project handover and final documentation.Manage the effective use of Total Stations, GNSS/GPS, Digital Levels, 3D Laser Scanners, drones/UAVs, and other modern surveying technologies, where applicable.Ensure survey equipment is regularly calibrated and maintained.Identify and report survey-related non-conformities and recommend corrective actions.Maintain high standards of accuracy and quality in all survey deliverables.Ensure survey teams use appropriate PPE and follow approved safe working procedures.Participate in toolbox talks, risk assessments, and site safety initiatives where required.
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