Land Surveyor
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About the Role
AECOM is seeking an experienced Land Surveyor to plan, organize, and direct survey work for construction projects in Abu Dhabi. The role involves establishing control points, verifying contractor work, and ensuring accuracy of measurements.
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Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and direct work of survey parties
- Research previous survey evidence, maps, deeds, and other records
- Establish primary horizontal and vertical control points
- Record measurements, rod readings, and calculations in field books
- Verify accuracy of survey data including measurements and calculations
- Coordinate with Contractor’s surveyor on work priorities and schedules
- Check completed work for conformance to line and grade
- Perform regular checks of Contractor’s setting out
- Maintain equipment in proper condition and perform calibration checks
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions
- Apply and implement safety, quality controls and quality procedures
- Monitor Health and Safety of construction works and report violations
Requirements
- Degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying or equivalent
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in surveying
- Knowledge and/or experience in using CAD software and survey software, total station, data collectors and GPS equipment
- Strong analytic capabilities and ability to work independently
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to handle physical aspects of field work
- Commitment to safe work practices
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Job Description
- Plans, organizes, and directs work of one or more survey parties engaged in surveying earth's surface to determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction, mapmaking, land division, titles, mining or other purposes.
- Researches previous survey evidence, maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records to obtain data needed for surveys.
Job Duties
- Reading and understanding the package contract documents, detailed drawings, specifications, and health and safety measures, together with any associated updates.
- Perform survey work under the direction and guidance of the Resident Engineer.
- Develops new data from photogrammetric records. Establish primary horizontal and vertical control points including reference ties for re establishing the points in the field.
- Record all measurements, rod readings and calculations neatly and accurately in field books as the work progresses.
- Verify the accuracy of survey data including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Coordinate with the Contractor’s surveyor on work priorities and schedules.
- Check all work by completing traverse closures and bench circuits.
- Report discrepancies or technical problems to the team leader.
- Perform joint measurements of the completed work or payment.
- Check completed work for conformance to the line and grade required by the project plans in coordination with the Inspector assigned to the item of work.
- Perform regular checks of the Contractor’s setting out to verify proper execution and accuracy.
- Maintain equipment in proper condition and perform frequent calibration checks.
Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering or Land Surveying or equivalent.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in surveying.
- Knowledge and/or experience in using CAD software and survey software, total station, data collectors and GPS equipment.
- Strong analytic capabilities and the ability to work independently.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate logically and clearly with management and staff.
- Ability to handle the physical aspects of required field work.
- Commitment to safe work practices.
Person Specification (Behavioral Attributes)
- Good team player with high energy levels.
- Safety conscious with a high level of work ethic.
- Ability to work under pressure and with professional judgement and a solutions type of approach.
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