Civil Surveyor

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.