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Job Description:
Land Surveyor
Qatar
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Land Surveyor to join our team in Qatar! In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out and overseeing surveying activities to support the construction and installation of roads, utilities, drainage, and associated infrastructure works. You will ensure that all survey activities are performed accurately and in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, and contract requirements while supporting the construction supervision team in the successful delivery of the project.
What You'll Be Doing
- Performing and supervising surveying activities to establish control points, benchmarks, and construction layouts for infrastructure works.
- Verifying horizontal and vertical control, coordinates, levels, alignments, and dimensions to ensure compliance with approved project requirements.
- Reviewing construction drawings and survey data to support site setting-out activities and resolve survey-related issues.
- Monitoring contractor survey operations and validating survey records, calculations, and setting-out information.
- Conducting site measurements and surveys related to roads, drainage networks, utility corridors, structures, and associated infrastructure works.
- Preparing and maintaining survey records, field notes, calculations, reports, and survey documentation.
- Verifying as-built surveys and ensuring accuracy of completed works prior to project handover.
- Coordinating with Resident Engineers, Site Engineers, Inspectors, contractors, and other project stakeholders on survey-related matters.
- Assisting in the identification and resolution of survey discrepancies, alignment issues, and construction deviations.
- Supporting quantity verification and measurement activities as required.
- Ensuring survey equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, and operated in accordance with project requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with all HSE requirements during survey operations and field activities.
- Supporting testing, commissioning, handover, and project close-out activities through accurate survey verification and documentation.
- Maintaining accurate digital and hardcopy survey records throughout the project lifecycle.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Diploma in Engineering or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
- 10 years of experience in surveying for infrastructure and construction projects, including 7 years in a similar role.
- Demonstrated experience carrying out surveying activities on roads, drainage, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in the use of total stations, GPS/GNSS equipment, digital levels, and other modern surveying instruments.
- Strong understanding of construction surveying principles, setting-out procedures, coordinate systems, and survey calculations.
- Experience reviewing and verifying contractor survey data, setting-out records, and as-built information.
- Ability to identify survey discrepancies and provide practical solutions to support construction activities.
- Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications, and infrastructure construction methodologies.
- Good communication and coordination skills with the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and survey-related software.
- Ability to prepare survey reports, records, calculations, and documentation accurately.
- Familiarity with HSE requirements and safe working practices associated with construction and surveying activities.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Experience delivering major roads, utilities, drainage, and infrastructure projects in Qatar or the GCC region.
- Familiarity with local authority requirements, geospatial reference systems, and surveying standards.
- Experience working on large-scale infrastructure construction supervision projects.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS applications, or other survey and mapping software.
- Experience reviewing and validating as-built documentation for project handover.
- Experience coordinating with contractors, utility authorities, and project stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to support successful project delivery while maintaining quality, safety, and accuracy standards.
- Experience utilizing digital survey technologies and data management systems to improve survey efficiency and project reporting.
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