Survey Engineer Monitoring Surveys📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Applus+ Asia Middle East and Africa is seeking a Survey Engineer Monitoring Surveys to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves carrying out precision survey and structural monitoring activities to ensure the safety and integrity of project assets, adjacent structures, and infrastructure throughout construction and operation phases. The Survey Engineer will be responsible for monitoring installation verification, data collection, analysis of movement trends, maintenance of survey control networks, and preparing technical reports to support project decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform precise survey and deformation monitoring for tunnels, stations, viaducts, depots, and associated infrastructure.
• Establish, verify, and maintain primary and secondary survey control networks.
• Conduct monitoring surveys for settlement, displacement, convergence, tilt, and structural movement.
• Verify installation and positioning of monitoring instruments and survey targets.
• Carry out routine and emergency monitoring surveys as required by project specifications.
• Process and validate survey and monitoring data, analyzing settlement and deformation trends against project thresholds and trigger levels.
• Identify abnormal movements and escalate concerns to the Survey Monitoring Manager.
• Maintain accurate monitoring records and databases.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly monitoring reports, including survey calculations, as-built records, and monitoring summaries.
• Present monitoring results through graphs, charts, and technical reports, supporting technical reviews and engineering assessments.
• Coordinate with construction, tunneling, geotechnical, and engineering teams, supporting site inspections and investigations related to structural movement and settlement issues.
• Comply with project QA/QC standards, survey procedures, and all HSE requirements and safe working practices.

Required Equipment and Systems Expertise

The role requires proficiency in operating and maintaining various monitoring equipment and systems, including:

• Robotic Total Stations
• GNSS/GPS Systems
• Digital Levels
• Inclinometers
• Tiltmeters
• Crack Gauges
• Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Automated Monitoring Systems (AMS), with experience in Leica GeoMoS / Trimble 4D preferred.

Ensuring monitoring equipment is calibrated and functioning correctly is a key aspect of this responsibility.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accuracy and quality of monitoring data.
• Timely completion of monitoring surveys.
• Compliance with project monitoring procedures.
• Timely reporting of monitoring alerts and anomalies.
• Maintenance of survey control network integrity.
• Zero major survey-related errors affecting project delivery.
• Compliance with HSE and QA/QC requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in survey engineering, with a strong focus on monitoring surveys. Preferred experience includes involvement in metro projects or similar railway infrastructure, specifically:

• Monitoring of TBM tunneling activities.
• Track and rail alignment surveys.
• Building and utility settlement monitoring.
• Monitoring of deep excavations, retaining walls, and station structures.
• Experience on metro projects such as Riyadh Metro, Doha Metro, Dubai Metro, or similar railway infrastructure projects.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires coordination with various project teams and adherence to site-specific quality and safety standards.