Land Surveyor - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47278)
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Job Description and Requirements
Land Surveyor - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Land Surveyor - Infrastructure
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Surveying
Experience: Minimum 7 years
Job Type: On-site
Position Overview
Land Surveyor - Infrastructure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced survey professional with strong expertise in topographic surveys, setting-out works, control points, microtunneling alignment, stormwater drainage, deep pipeline works, and infrastructure construction support. This role is ideal for a detail-driven Land Surveyor who can deliver accurate field measurements, verify contractor survey data, support RTA-related infrastructure works, and maintain precise survey records for complex construction activities across Dubai.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Surveying
Salary: 12000-18000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: On-site
Role Context
The Land Surveyor
- Infrastructure will support major infrastructure projects by providing accurate survey control, alignment verification, field measurement, as-built checks, and technical survey coordination. The role is especially important for stormwater drainage, microtunneling, shaft construction, deep pipeline installation, utility corridors, and road-related works where small errors in levels or coordinates can affect safety, cost, progress, and final project acceptance. The position requires strong field discipline, technical accuracy, authority awareness, and close coordination with contractors and supervision teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct topographic, control, and setting-out surveys for infrastructure projects, including stormwater drainage, deep pipeline, shaft, and microtunneling works.
* Establish, verify, protect, and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, reference grids, and project coordinate systems.
* Review approved drawings, alignment data, coordinates, datum information, and vertical control requirements before field implementation.
* Perform precise measurements for horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, pipe inverts, tunnel drives, shaft locations, road levels, and utility-related construction points.
* Monitor microtunneling drive alignments and breakthrough coordinates to ensure work remains within approved tolerances.
* Carry out as-built surveys and verify the accuracy of contractor as-built drawings, measurement records, and submitted survey data.
* Maintain organized survey records, field books, instrument data, digital files, coordinate reports, and supporting documentation for project audit and approval purposes.
* Work with contractors, inspectors, engineers, and supervision teams to resolve survey discrepancies, deviations, clashes, and alignment issues on-site.
* Verify and certify survey results used for measurement sheets, interim payment checks, progress verification, and quantity-related documentation.
* Participate in pre-construction meetings, progress discussions, technical reviews, and field coordination sessions to provide survey-related input.
* Ensure survey activities are performed safely during field operations, especially near excavations, trenches, live roads, shafts, and active construction zones.
* Calibrate, check, and maintain GPS, Total Station, levels, and related survey instruments in line with project quality assurance procedures.
* Support testing, commissioning, and handover stages by confirming final levels, coordinates, alignments, utility locations, and completed works.
* Review site conditions against drawings and raise early warnings where actual levels, coordinates, or access constraints may affect project execution.
* Coordinate with teams working under RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and other authority standards to maintain compliance with local infrastructure requirements.
Ideal Profile
* Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 7 years of experience in land surveying, setting-out, and infrastructure survey works.
* Minimum 3-year diploma qualification in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or a relevant technical field.
* Mandatory RTA approval and certification for microtunneling works.
* RTA or Dubai Municipality approval is preferred.
* Strong experience with stormwater drainage, deep pipeline construction, shaft works, tunnel alignment monitoring, utility works, and infrastructure construction surveys.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS equipment, Total Station, leveling instruments, and modern surveying software.
* Strong knowledge of coordinate systems, datum control, benchmarks, vertical alignment verification, and as-built survey procedures.
* Familiarity with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and UAE construction standards for infrastructure and utility projects.
* Ability to interpret IFC drawings, alignment data, shop drawings, profiles, cross-sections, and construction survey requirements.
* Strong mathematical ability, problem-solving skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
* Good physical fitness for fieldwork in active construction environments.
* Valid driver’s license.
* Ability to coordinate professionally with contractors, supervision teams, engineers, inspectors, and authority representatives.
Skills Set
* Land surveying
* Infrastructure surveying
* Topographic surveys
* Control surveys
* Setting-out works
* Survey control points
* Benchmarks
* Reference grids
* Coordinate systems
* Datum control
* Vertical alignment verification
* Horizontal alignment verification
* Pipe invert measurement
* Tunnel drive monitoring
* Shaft location setting-out
* Microtunneling works
* Stormwater drainage
* Deep pipeline works
* As-built surveys
* Contractor drawing verification
* Survey records management
* Field books
* Digital survey data
* GPS surveying
* Total Station
* AutoCAD
* Civil 3D
* Surveying software
* RTA approval
* Dubai Municipality standards
* DEWA standards
* UAE construction standards
* Measurement sheets
* Progress verification
* Instrument calibration
* Site safety
* Testing and commissioning support
* Handover verification
Why Join Us
This on-site role offers a strong opportunity for an experienced Land Surveyor to work on technically demanding infrastructure projects in Dubai, including stormwater drainage, microtunneling, deep pipeline, and utility-related works. The position provides exposure to large-scale transportation and infrastructure delivery, authority-driven project requirements, advanced surveying tools, and multidisciplinary teams. It is well suited for a survey professional who values precision, field responsibility, long-term project impact, and career growth within a major infrastructure environment.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing engineering, planning, design, environmental, transportation, water, advisory, program management, and construction management services. In Dubai and across the Middle East, AECOM supports major public and private sector infrastructure projects with technical expertise, digital tools, and multidisciplinary delivery capabilities that help create safer, more connected, and more resilient communities.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct topographic, control, and setting-out surveys for infrastructure projects, including stormwater drainage, deep pipeline, shaft, and microtunneling works.
* Establish, verify, protect, and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, reference grids, and project coordinate systems.
* Review approved drawings, alignment data, coordinates, datum information, and vertical control requirements before field implementation.
* Perform precise measurements for horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, pipe inverts, tunnel drives, shaft locations, road levels, and utility-related construction points.
* Monitor microtunneling drive alignments and breakthrough coordinates to ensure work remains within approved tolerances.
* Carry out as-built surveys and verify the accuracy of contractor as-built drawings, measurement records, and submitted survey data.
* Maintain organized survey records, field books, instrument data, digital files, coordinate reports, and supporting documentation for project audit and approval purposes.
* Work with contractors, inspectors, engineers, and supervision teams to resolve survey discrepancies, deviations, clashes, and alignment issues on-site.
* Verify and certify survey results used for measurement sheets, interim payment checks, progress verification, and quantity-related documentation.
* Participate in pre-construction meetings, progress discussions, technical reviews, and field coordination sessions to provide survey-related input.
* Ensure survey activities are performed safely during field operations, especially near excavations, trenches, live roads, shafts, and active construction zones.
* Calibrate, check, and maintain GPS, Total Station, levels, and related survey instruments in line with project quality assurance procedures.
* Support testing, commissioning, and handover stages by confirming final levels, coordinates, alignments, utility locations, and completed works.
* Review site conditions against drawings and raise early warnings where actual levels, coordinates, or access constraints may affect project execution.
* Coordinate with teams working under RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and other authority standards to maintain compliance with local infrastructure requirements.
Ideal Profile
* Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 7 years of experience in land surveying, setting-out, and infrastructure survey works.
* Minimum 3-year diploma qualification in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or a relevant technical field.
* Mandatory RTA approval and certification for microtunneling works.
* RTA or Dubai Municipality approval is preferred.
* Strong experience with stormwater drainage, deep pipeline construction, shaft works, tunnel alignment monitoring, utility works, and infrastructure construction surveys.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS equipment, Total Station, leveling instruments, and modern surveying software.
* Strong knowledge of coordinate systems, datum control, benchmarks, vertical alignment verification, and as-built survey procedures.
* Familiarity with RTA, Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and UAE construction standards for infrastructure and utility projects.
* Ability to interpret IFC drawings, alignment data, shop drawings, profiles, cross-sections, and construction survey requirements.
* Strong mathematical ability, problem-solving skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
* Good physical fitness for fieldwork in active construction environments.
* Valid driver’s license.
* Ability to coordinate professionally with contractors, supervision teams, engineers, inspectors, and authority representatives.
Skills Set
* Land surveying
* Infrastructure surveying
* Topographic surveys
* Control surveys
* Setting-out works
* Survey control points
* Benchmarks
* Reference grids
* Coordinate systems
* Datum control
* Vertical alignment verification
* Horizontal alignment verification
* Pipe invert measurement
* Tunnel drive monitoring
* Shaft location setting-out
* Microtunneling works
* Stormwater drainage
* Deep pipeline works
* As-built surveys
* Contractor drawing verification
* Survey records management
* Field books
* Digital survey data
* GPS surveying
* Total Station
* AutoCAD
* Civil 3D
* Surveying software
* RTA approval
* Dubai Municipality standards
* DEWA standards
* UAE construction standards
* Measurement sheets
* Progress verification
* Instrument calibration
* Site safety
* Testing and commissioning support
* Handover verification
Why Join Us
This on-site role offers a strong opportunity for an experienced Land Surveyor to work on technically demanding infrastructure projects in Dubai, including stormwater drainage, microtunneling, deep pipeline, and utility-related works. The position provides exposure to large-scale transportation and infrastructure delivery, authority-driven project requirements, advanced surveying tools, and multidisciplinary teams. It is well suited for a survey professional who values precision, field responsibility, long-term project impact, and career growth within a major infrastructure environment.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing engineering, planning, design, environmental, transportation, water, advisory, program management, and construction management services. In Dubai and across the Middle East, AECOM supports major public and private sector infrastructure projects with technical expertise, digital tools, and multidisciplinary delivery capabilities that help create safer, more connected, and more resilient communities.
