Land Surveyor - Infrastructure and Bridges

About the role

AECOM is looking for a Land Surveyor to join its infrastructure project team in Abu Dhabi. The role inspects and verifies surveying activities so that construction works comply with approved drawings, coordinates, levels, dimensions and project specifications.

Key responsibilities

• Inspect and verify surveying and setting-out activities for infrastructure and bridge construction works.
• Check survey control points, benchmarks, coordinates and levels before and during construction.
• Verify setting-out and alignment of bridge foundations, piles, pile caps, abutments, piers, retaining walls and bridge decks.
• Inspect surveying works on roads, earthworks, drainage, utilities and other infrastructure elements.
• Verify excavation levels, formation levels, embankments, road profiles and finished levels.
• Review survey reports, setting-out data, level records and as-built drawings submitted by the contractor.
• Ensure surveying follows approved drawings, project specifications and applicable standards.
• Coordinate with the contractor's survey team, site inspectors and engineers to resolve discrepancies, and report errors or deviations and follow up on corrections.
• Monitor the accuracy and calibration of surveying equipment and verify calibration certificates.
• Maintain accurate survey inspection records and support progress reports and project handover documents.

Required profile

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in surveying inspection for infrastructure, bridge or major civil construction projects.
• Good knowledge of setting-out, levelling, coordinate systems and as-built surveys.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and survey data.
• Previous experience in the UAE is preferred.

Required skills

• Experience with Total Station, GNSS/GPS, Auto Level and other surveying equipment.
• Good reporting, communication and coordination skills.

Applicants must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment. Benefits depend on employment status and may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability cover, paid time off, flexible work options, a well-being programme, employee assistance, business travel insurance, a retirement savings plan and an employee stock purchase plan.