Land Surveyor - Microtunneling Works
Posted date [2026-05-19]
(ID: 45388)
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Job Description and Requirements
Land Surveyor - Microtunneling WorksJob Snapshot
Role: Land Surveyor - Microtunneling Works
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Surveying
Experience: Minimum 7 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Land Surveyor - Microtunneling Works in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced surveying professional who can manage setting-out, alignment verification, control points, as-built surveys, and survey documentation for stormwater drainage, deep pipeline, shaft, tunnel, and microtunneling infrastructure works. The role supports AECOM project supervision by ensuring all coordinates, levels, pipe inverts, tunnel drives, and related civil structures are accurately established in line with approved drawings, specifications, quality procedures, and authority standards.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Surveying
Salary: 7000-11000
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: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
* Perform topographic, control, and setting-out surveys for stormwater, microtunneling, pipelines, shafts, manholes, chambers, tunnels, and associated civil structures.
* Establish, verify, and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, reference grids, and coordinate data in coordination with contractor survey teams.
* Review approved IFC drawings, alignment information, coordinate systems, and project requirements before survey execution.
* Check horizontal and vertical alignments, pipe inverts, tunnel drive positions, breakthrough coordinates, and shaft locations before and during construction.
* Ensure setting-out activities follow approved method statements, calibration procedures, survey tolerances, and project QA/QC requirements.
* Conduct as-built surveys and verify contractor as-built drawings before submission.
* Monitor microtunneling drive alignment and breakthrough accuracy to confirm compliance with permitted tolerances.
* Maintain survey records, field books, digital data files, instrument logs, and supporting documentation with full traceability.
* Coordinate with contractors, supervision teams, and engineers to resolve survey discrepancies, deviations, and site constraints.
* Verify and certify survey results used for measurement sheets, interim payments, and progress verification.
* Participate in pre-construction and progress meetings to provide updates on survey status, constraints, and required actions.
* Follow HSE requirements during field operations, especially within confined-space areas, deep shafts, and active construction zones.
* Calibrate, maintain, and check survey instruments including total stations, GPS equipment, digital levels, and related surveying tools.
* Support testing, commissioning, and handover stages by confirming final levels, coordinates, and as-built information.
Ideal Profile
* Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 7 years of experience in surveying and setting-out for infrastructure projects, especially stormwater drainage and microtunneling works.
* RTA approval and certification for microtunneling works is mandatory.
* Proven experience with deep pipelines, shaft construction, tunnel alignment monitoring, and utility infrastructure projects.
* Proficient in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GPS, Total Station, digital levels, and surveying software.
* Strong understanding of coordinate systems, datum control, benchmarks, vertical alignment verification, and survey tolerances.
* Familiar with RTA, DM, and DEWA standards for utility, drainage, and infrastructure works.
* Prior UAE experience, especially in Dubai authority-led infrastructure projects, will be highly valuable.
* Certification in surveying instruments and data management will be an advantage.
* Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary supervision team while maintaining accuracy, safety, and documentation discipline.
Skills Set
* Land surveying
* Microtunneling surveys
* Stormwater drainage works
* Setting-out surveys
* Topographic surveys
* Control points
* Benchmarks
* Coordinate systems
* Datum control
* Pipe invert verification
* Tunnel alignment monitoring
* Shaft location checks
* As-built surveys
* AutoCAD
* Civil 3D
* GPS surveying
* Total Station
* Digital levels
* Surveying software
* Field books
* Survey records
* Measurement verification
* Utility infrastructure surveys
* HSE compliance
* Confined-space awareness
Why Join Us
* Work on specialist stormwater, drainage, shaft, tunnel, and microtunneling infrastructure projects with a global civil engineering consultancy.
* Apply advanced surveying skills in a technical site role linked to deep utilities, road infrastructure, and authority-led project delivery.
* Collaborate with Resident Engineers, contractors, supervision teams, and technical specialists on complex construction assignments.
* Strengthen your career in infrastructure surveying, alignment control, as-built verification, and microtunneling project support.
* Gain exposure to high-value project supervision standards, QA/QC procedures, and multidisciplinary construction coordination.
* Join a professional environment focused on precision, safety, technical excellence, and long-term infrastructure development.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure and engineering consultancy delivering advisory, planning, design, program management, construction management, and supervision services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy. In Abu Dhabi and across the UAE, AECOM supports public and private sector clients with sustainable, resilient, and technically advanced project solutions that improve infrastructure, strengthen communities, and support future-ready development.
