Land / Marine Surveyor

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Applied Technology and Management (ATM), a Geosyntec Company, is looking for a Land / Marine Surveyor with at least 5 years of experience to join our project site management team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Apply your surveying and site supervision skills to projects involving utilities, roads, and structures.

Our clients ask us to address their new ventures and most challenging problems by providing innovative, environmental sensitive, sustainable & cost-effective solutions. Applied Technology & Management, Inc. (ATM) offers a uniquely integrated, interdisciplinary team of experts comprised of engineers, analysts, designers, and scientists. With specialized expertise and experience on a variety of projects spanning the globe, our team of professionals has the diverse skills necessary to achieve your goals.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Marine Surveys

• Proficient in conducting the joint survey of bathymetric surveys (single-beam / multi-beam) for dredging, reclamation, quay walls, rockworks, navigation channels, and seabed investigations.
• Process hydrographic data to calculate volumes and verify against contractual tolerances.
• Monitor reclamation fill levels, compaction areas, and settlement behavior of reclaimed platforms.
• Proficient in reviewing the calibration surveys monitoring of tide gauges, benchmarks, and sound velocity profiles.
• Set out quay wall alignment, front face, pile centers, anchor locations, and coping levels.
• Conduct hydrographic and land surveys for marina basins, fairways, and berth pockets.
• Set out breakwater and revetment centerlines, toe lines, crest elevations, and armor layer templates.
• Verify placement accuracy of armor rocks, core materials, and geotextile layers.
• Conduct periodic progress surveys to validate cross sections and volume calculations.
• Perform underwater and above-water surveys for slope protection.
  
  

Land Surveys

• Proficient in conducting joint survey of topographic and as-built surveys for coastal structures, piles, utilities, roads, and land reclamation.
• Proficient in conducting joint survey of setting-out for quay wall alignments, revetments, breakwaters, utility corridors, and shoreline structures.
• Proficient in conducting joint survey in monitoring settlement and deformation of reclaimed areas, quay wall structures, and marine foundations.
• Provide positioning for pontoon installation including pile guides, gangways, and service connections.
• Validate the positioning, level, and alignment of floating pontoons and their anchor/mooring systems.
• Prepare marina layout verification drawings and occupancy/as-built plans. Review positioning support for marine construction (piling, deck-on-pile, rock placement, dredging, cable/pipe laying).
• Perform as-built surveys of sheet piles, diaphragm walls, tie-rods, anchor blocks, and structural elements.
• Monitor horizontal/vertical movement of quay wall sections during and after construction.
• Verify contractor submissions including deflection monitoring and alignment control reports.
  
  

Data Processing & Quality Control

• Process hydrographic data (tide correction, calibration, filtering, point cloud cleaning).
• Process land survey data and develop accurate site models, cross sections, and 3D surfaces.
• Validate survey results and ensure compliance with contract tolerances, IHO standards, and engineering requirements.
• Prepare QA/QC documentation including calibration reports, instrument logs, and survey verification records.
• Produce daily survey activity reports, field sketches, and progress summaries.
• Prepare bathymetric charts, dredging comparison reports, quay wall alignment reports, and marina as-built drawings.
• Maintain accurate and organized survey databases for audit and project record.
  
  

Technical Support to Engineering & Construction Teams

• Support Resident Engineers, Structural Engineers, and Marine Specialists with survey inputs.
• Proficient in v erify and producing volume calculations of the marine works, cross-sections, and pontoon layouts.
• Identify discrepancies between design and actual conditions and raise corrective action proposals.
• Provide survey-based insights for design adjustments, construction staging, and marine navigational assessments.
  
  

Software/Equipment Proficiencies

• AutoCAD / Civil 3D
• Trimble Business Center (TBC) or Leica Infinity
• GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS)
• Total Station operation (Trimble, Leica, Topcon)
• GNSS/GPS surveying (static, RTK, PPK)
• Automatic and digital levels
  
  

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in civil, marine, geotechnical, or structural engineering and five (5) years of experience, or a diploma in engineering and seven (7) years of experience, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and technical experience . (required)
• Technical understanding of site investigation, construction quality assurance, and/or construction management procedures for utility, road, and building projects. (required)
• Ability to monitor several different types of construction activities simultaneously. (required)
• Experience with Windows based software applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, etc.). (required)
• Excellent writing skills and detail orientation. (required)
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 kilograms unaided and 21-45 kilograms with assistance and/or proper engineering controls. (required)
• Ability to speak and hear, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or craw. (required)
• Strong willingness to work outdoors with interest in building a career in the engineering consulting field. (required)
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be self-motivated, and possess a strong work ethic. (required)