Land Surveyor

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Land Surveyor to support major infrastructure and urban development projects in Saudi Arabia. The role will be responsible for planning, executing and coordinating land, topographic, route and construction surveying activities, ensuring that survey information is accurate, traceable and suitable for use throughout design and construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out land, topographic, route and construction surveys across project sites.

• Establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks and reference systems required for project delivery.

• Perform setting-out, alignment, levelling and as-built surveys and verify the accuracy of completed works.

• Collect, process and validate field survey data using appropriate surveying equipment and digital workflows.

• Review survey information against drawings, models and project requirements, identifying discrepancies and coordinating corrective action where required.

• Review and validate survey data and deliverables prepared by third-party surveyors.

• Prepare and maintain survey records, field notes, drawings, reports and as-built information in a controlled and auditable manner.

• Coordinate surveying activities and outputs with engineering, design, BIM/GIS and construction teams and support the planning of additional site surveys and investigations when required.

• Lead and coordinate survey teams, promoting safe working practices and consistent survey quality.

• Support specialist survey activities such as cadastral mapping, 3D scanning or point-cloud data processing where required by the project.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in land surveying, including major infrastructure and construction projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in surveying, Geomatics Engineering or a closely related discipline OR MEng in Geomatics Engineering

• Strong practical experience in setting-out, alignment, levelling, topographic surveys and as-built verification.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate survey teams and manage survey information across multidisciplinary projects.

• Relevant professional certification or membership is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Land, topographic, route and construction surveying

• Survey control, setting-out, levelling and as-built surveys

• Total Station and GPS/GNSS surveying equipment

• AutoCAD and Civil 3D

• Survey data processing, quality control and documentation

• Experience with BIM, GIS, 3D scanning or point-cloud workflows is advantageous