Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Abunayyan Holding

Chief Surveyor

Posted: 15 hours ago

Job Description

📍 Riyadh, KSA🏗 Position: Chief Surveyor (Landscape / Infrastructure / Hardscape Works)🏢 Industry: Landscape Construction / Public Realm / Urban DevelopmentWe are hiring a Chief Surveyor to lead all surveying activities on large-scale landscape construction projects in Riyadh.Key Responsibilities:• Lead and supervise the site survey team (land surveyors, GPS operators, CAD draftsmen).• Develop, manage, and update survey control networks and benchmarks for the entire project area.• Oversee setting-out for hardscape, softscape, irrigation networks, utilities corridors, roads, levels/gradients, curb lines, retaining structures, street furniture, and other landscape elements.• Verify coordinates, levels, as-builts, shop drawings, and IFC drawings before work execution.• Coordinate with Construction, QA/QC, Design, and PMO to resolve discrepancies on site.• Prepare daily/weekly survey reports, as-built data, and handover documentation for consultants/clients.• Ensure compliance with project specifications, authority standards, and HSE requirements.Requirements:• Minimum 10+ years total surveying experience, with at least 5 years as Chief / Senior Surveyor.• Proven experience on large landscape / public realm / boulevard / park / golf course / infrastructure / earthworks projects in KSA or GCC.• Strong knowledge of grading, levels, finished floor elevations (FFE), and complex softscape/hardscape interfaces.• Advanced proficiency with Total Station, GPS/GNSS, digital leveling, AutoCAD, Civil 3D (or equivalent).• Strong leadership and communication skills; able to manage multiple work fronts in parallel.• Diploma or Degree in Surveying / Geomatics / Civil Engineering.• Transferable Iqama or ability to relocate to Riyadh preferred.

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