Survey Manager

About The Job Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Survey Manager to lead our surveying operations across multiple high-rise building and tunneling projects in the UAE. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in engineering and geodetic surveys, including control network planning, adjustment, and least-squares network calculations. You will be responsible for supervising technical teams, ensuring high-accuracy deliverables, and managing complex site requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the technical survey team on high-rise and tunneling sites across the UAE.
• Plan, execute, and validate control networks, traverse adjustments, and network calculations using least-squares methods.
• Establish and maintain accurate horizontal and vertical control networks for all phases of construction.
• Perform geodetic computations, coordinate transformations, and integrity checks on survey data.
• Coordinate with construction, instrumentation, and monitoring teams to ensure alignment of survey works with project timelines and requirements.
• Review and validate survey data, drawings, reports, and layouts before submission.
• Maintain survey accuracy and quality across all phases – pre-construction, construction, and post-construction.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, and authorities to ensure survey deliverables meet contractual and regulatory standards.
• Manage survey equipment (e.g., total stations, GPS, digital levels, laser scanners), including procurement, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop junior surveyors and technicians.
  
  

Requirements

8–12 years of relevant experience, with at least 4 years in the UAE or GCC.

UAE driving license preferred.

Required Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or related field.

Technical Expertise: Strong background in network design, adjustment of control networks, and use of least-squares adjustment software (e.g., STAR*NET, Trimble Business Center, Leica Infinity).

Proven experience in high-rise vertical alignment, raft/top-down construction monitoring, and tunneling deformation surveys (NATM, TBM, micro tunneling).

Expertise with survey instruments (Trimble, Leica, Topcon, CHCNAV) and CAD/survey software (AutoCAD Civil 3D, TBC, etc.).

Familiarity with Dubai and Abu Dhabi authority survey standards (DM, ADM, RTA, etc.).

Soft Skills: Excellent leadership, communication, and documentation skills.