Chief Surveyor

Overview

Lead and manage all surveying activities for large-scale landscape projects in Riyadh.

Key Responsibilities

• compliance
• survey control
• setting-out
• coordination
• report prep
• team lead

Tasks

Ensure compliance with project specifications, authority standards, and HSE requirements. 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. 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. Verify coordinates, levels, as-builts, shop drawings, and IFC drawings before work execution. We are hiring a Chief Surveyor to lead all surveying activities on large-scale landscape construction projects in Riyadh. Lead and supervise the site survey team (land surveyors, GPS operators, CAD draftsmen).

Requirements

• chief surveyor
• leadership
• autocad
• civil 3d
• gps/gnss
• degree

What You Bring

Minimum 10+ years total surveying experience, with at least 5 years as Chief / Senior Surveyor. Strong knowledge of grading, levels, finished floor elevations (FFE), and complex softscape/hardscape interfaces. Strong leadership and communication skills; able to manage multiple work fronts in parallel. Proven experience on large landscape / public realm / boulevard / park / golf course / infrastructure / earthworks projects in KSA or GCC. Transferable Iqama or ability to relocate to Riyadh preferred. Advanced proficiency with Total Station, GPS/GNSS, digital leveling, AutoCAD, Civil 3D (or equivalent). Diploma or Degree in Surveying / Geomatics / Civil Engineering.

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About Abunayyan Holding

-Evolved into a major Saudi conglomerate headquartered in Riyadh with 13 strategic business units. -Provides turnkey engineering, manufacturing, construction and trading services across power, water, oil & gas and industrial sectors. -Operates joint ventures with global brands like KSB Pumps Arabia and Eaton Arabia, enhancing regional manufacturing and service capabilities. -Specialises in irrigation, desalination, water-treatment, power-generation and automation systems across Middle East and Africa. -Has delivered landmark infrastructure and utility projects, supporting national development and resource efficiency. -Notable for its advanced manufacturing units, including biotech-based water treatment solutions via Advanced BioCatalytics.

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