Survey Manager

Job Summary

Lead all survey - related activities and manage the survey team throughout the project lifecycle, from site initiation to timely handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all surveying operations across multiple infrastructure, road, utility, and building projects, ensuring compliance with contractual, client, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement survey strategies, procedures, and best practices to improve operational efficiency, quality, and productivity across the organization.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Survey Managers, Chief Surveyors, Survey Engineers, and survey teams.
• Support senior management in strategic planning, resource forecasting, budgeting, and business development initiatives related to surveying services.
• Evaluate emerging surveying technologies, software, GNSS solutions, UAV applications, and digital engineering tools to improve business performance.
• Review and approve survey methodologies, control networks, topographic surveys, setting-out works, and final as-built submissions.
• Oversee GIS and as-built data collection activities, ensuring timely submission of accurate deliverables for project handover.
• Coordinate survey support for project planning, construction, design verification, claims, and project close-out activities.
• Provide technical solutions for complex survey, construction, and utility coordination challenges.
• Review and approve survey reports, progress reports, productivity analyses, and management dashboards.
• Plan, allocate, and optimize survey manpower, equipment, and resources to support ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Manage survey budgets, equipment utilization, procurement planning, and calibration programs to ensure operational readiness.
• Support the Tendering Department by reviewing tender documents, preparing quantity take-offs, estimating survey manpower requirements, identifying survey equipment needs, and developing survey execution strategies for new projects.
• Lead the preparation of survey-related technical proposals, method statements, risk assessments, and survey execution plans.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, government authorities, and utility stakeholders regarding survey, GIS, and handover requirements.
• Ensure all survey activities comply with Ashghal, Kahramaa (KM), client specifications, and international surveying standards.
• Lead the implementation and maintenance of survey quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures.
• Ensure all survey activities are carried out in accordance with HSE policies, Traffic Management (ITM) requirements, and company procedures.
• Monitor the performance of survey teams and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Mentor, train, and develop survey personnel, identify competency gaps, and establish continuous professional development programs.
• Perform any other duties assigned by executive management to support the successful delivery of company projects.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in surveying or civil engineering; certification in surveying instruments preferred.
• Professional Experience: 15–20 years of construction surveying experience, including 5+ years leading survey teams across multiple projects.