Civil Surveyor

About this role

SECTION I: Job Summary

The Civil Surveyor is responsible for performing land and construction surveys to establish and verify site levels, alignments, and dimensions, supporting accurate setting-out and progress verification for civil and construction works.

SECTION II: Job Analysis

Duties & Responsibilities

• · Perform site surveys for setting-out of civil works (excavation, foundations, structures, pipelines, roads).
• · Establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, and reference grids.
• · Verify as-built dimensions, levels, and alignments against approved drawings.
• · Operate survey equipment (total station, GPS/GNSS, levels) and maintain calibration records.
• · Prepare survey reports, as-built drawings, and quantity survey data as required.
• · Support QC with dimensional verification for civil, structural, and piping works.
• · Coordinate with construction supervision on setting-out requirements and schedules.
• · Maintain survey records, field books, and data files.
• · Support topographic and boundary surveys as required.
• · Identify and report survey discrepancies to the Superintendent/Engineering team.
• · Support progress measurement through survey-based quantity verification.

Requirements

• SECTION III: Performance Indicators
• Evaluated Based on
• · Accuracy of setting-out and survey data
• · Timeliness of survey support to construction activities
• · Quality and completeness of survey records/as-built data
• · Responsiveness to survey requests from site teams
• SECTION IV: Required Skills & Abilities
• Core Competencies
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability

- Communication Skills

• Precision

Technical Skills

• · Land & Construction Surveying Techniques
• · Total Station, GPS/GNSS & Levelling Equipment Operation
• · AutoCAD / Survey Software (e.g., Civil 3D)
• · Reading Civil/Construction Drawings
• · As-Built Documentation
• SECTION V: Required Experience and Education
• Experience
• · 5–8 years of experience as a surveyor on construction/industrial projects.
• Education
• · Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field.