Survey Engineer
Role Overview
Parsons is looking for an exceptionally talented Survey Engineer to join our site-based Construction Supervision team on a major landmark development project in Riyadh.
The project comprises design, enabling, and main works for a large-scale destination development featuring several iconic assets, hospitality facilities, and supporting infrastructure. Delivered under a client governance framework with stringent programme, quality, safety, and sustainability requirements, the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) is responsible for providing independent, end-to-end supervision and management, ensuring that all works are completed, integrated, tested, commissioned, and handed over to support both successful operations and long-term legacy objectives.
Key Skills for This Role
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What You’ll Be Doing
Report to the Resident Engineer/Construction Director and act as the lead surveyor for all site surveying and setting‑out verification activities.
Supervise and coordinate Parsons’ survey team and review the contractor’s survey work to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
Verify the control points, benchmarks, and reference coordinates established by the contractor and ensure they are correctly related to the approved project datum and grid system.
Check and confirm the contractor’s setting‑out for alignments, levels, coordinates, and dimensions for roads, utilities, structures, hardscape, landscape features, and other works.
Conduct independent spot checks and surveys to confirm that constructed works are in accordance with approved drawings and tolerances.
Review and comment on the contractor’s survey reports, layout drawings, as‑built surveys, and topographic surveys, ensuring consistency and completeness.
Identify and report any discrepancies between design drawings and site conditions, and support the supervision team in resolving setting‑out issues.
Coordinate survey activities with discipline engineers (roads, structures, wet and dry utilities, hardscape, landscape) to support interface and clash avoidance.
Maintain and ensure proper use, calibration, and safekeeping of survey equipment (total stations, GPS/GNSS, levels, laser instruments, etc.).
Manage and maintain an organized digital and hard-copy record of survey data, field notes, and as‑built information for future reference and handover.
Support the verification of earthwork quantities, volumetric calculations, and measurement to assist the project’s commercial and quantity surveying teams.
Participate in progress and coordination meetings and provide survey-related inputs, constraints, and recommendations.
Ensure all survey activities are carried out in accordance with HSE requirements, safe work practices, and Parsons quality procedures.
Assist in the preparation and review of as‑built drawings and final survey records for handover to the client and relevant authorities.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
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- Bachelor's degree in Surveying Engineering from a recognized institution.
- in land/engineering surveying on large-scale infrastructure, public realm, or urban development projects, including at least several years in a senior or lead surveyor role.
- Strong proficiency in the use of modern survey instruments and software, including total stations, GPS/GNSS, digital levels, and survey data processing tools.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Solid understanding of surveying principles, coordinate systems, leveling, and construction setting‑out for civil, structural, and landscape works.
- Proven experience working in a site-based construction supervision environment, verifying contractor setting‑out and as‑built data.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering, architectural, and utility drawings and translate them into precise field layouts.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and record-keeping, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Good communication and coordination skills, able to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and contractors.
- Experience in KSA or the GCC region is preferred.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .
COMPETITIVE BENEFIT OFFERINGS
- Financial Wellness
- We care about your financial wellbeing. Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.
- Work Life Harmony
- Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
- Career Development
- We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees. Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
- Veteran Support
- We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
- Mind & Body
- At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program. Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays. Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.
- Health
- Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.
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Requirements
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- Bachelor's degree in Surveying Engineering from a recognized institution.
- in land/engineering surveying on large-scale infrastructure, public realm, or urban development projects, including at least several years in a senior or lead surveyor role.
- Strong proficiency in the use of modern survey instruments and software, including total stations, GPS/GNSS, digital levels, and survey data processing tools.
- Solid understanding of surveying principles, coordinate systems, leveling, and construction setting‑out for civil, structural, and landscape works.
- Proven experience working in a site-based construction supervision environment, verifying contractor setting‑out and as‑built data.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering, architectural, and utility drawings and translate them into precise field layouts.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and record-keeping, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Good communication and coordination skills, able to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and contractors.
- Experience in KSA or the GCC region is preferred.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .
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