Senior Land Surveyor

About the Role

Kent is seeking a Senior Land Surveyor to join their team in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position, requiring 48 hours per week, focused on providing comprehensive surveying support for various project phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, verify, and maintain the project survey control network (primary/secondary control points and benchmarks) tied to the Saudi Aramco datum and coordinate system, in accordance with SAES-A-100, and re-check control at regular intervals.
• Extract coordinates, elevations, and alignments from IFC drawings (plot plans, piping GAs and isometrics, pipe support drawings, underground piping, cable routing/trench layouts, civil foundation and grading drawings) and prepare setting-out data sheets for each work front.
• Develop and maintain an AutoCAD/Civil 3D survey base drawing that overlays IFC coordinates on surveyed existing site conditions to locate work areas and identify clashes with existing facilities, pipelines, and buried services before construction.
• Set out above-ground and underground piping routes, pipe racks, sleepers, pipe support and anchor locations, tie-in points, and equipment foundations. Verify Top of Steel (TOS), Bottom of Pipe (BOP), and centerline elevations against IFC and develop in the native file using AutoCAD.
• Set out cable routes, cable trenches, duct banks, manholes/handholes, and cable tray support locations. Verify trench depths, duct, and tray elevations against IFC.
• Set out and check foundations, anchor bolts, and embedded plates (pre-pour and post-pour), finished grade, paving, slabs, roads, and drainage slopes. Control earthworks levels and compaction layers.
• Perform topographic and existing condition surveys and support the location of existing underground utilities (with GPR/cable locators) as required for Saudi Aramco excavation and work permits in brownfield areas.
• Calculate cut/fill and earthwork volumes and other measured quantities to support progress measurement and subcontractor billing.
• Carry out as-built surveys of piping, supports, cable routes, and civil works. Prepare as-built drawings and red-line mark-ups in AutoCAD for handover and mechanical completion packages.
• Identify coordinate, elevation, and interface discrepancies between IFC drawings and site conditions. Raise RFIs/TQs and coordinate resolution with Engineering, Construction, and QC.
• Participate in survey-related inspections (RFIs) with Saudi Aramco PID/OID and the QC team. Maintain survey records, check sheets, and daily survey reports.
• Manage total stations, GNSS/RTK receivers, and digital levels, ensuring valid calibration certificates and routine field checks are maintained.

Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment, and Quality (HSSEQ)

The successful candidate will be required to observe all Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment, and Quality rules set forth by Kent, its clients, and the governing authorities of Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in land surveying.
• Proficiency in using total stations, GNSS/RTK receivers, and digital levels.
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Familiarity with Saudi Aramco datum and coordinate systems, including SAES-A-100.