Surveyor Manager

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Equipment Management

• Manage and deploy a team of site surveyors, instrument operators, and field assistants across multiple road sections.
• Supervise the calibration, maintenance, and allocation of all field equipment, including Total Stations, Auto Levels, and DGPS units.
• Train and mentor junior surveyors to ensure high technical standards and safe field practices.
• Handling the Client/Client representative independently for day to day site activity.

2. Survey Planning & Execution Control

• Establish the master primary control network and high-precision reference benchmarks for the entire project stretch.
• Oversee all setting-out activities for traversing, centerlines, curves, layout of flyovers, bridges, culverts, and drainage systems.
• Record Original Ground Levels (OGL) and maintain Finished Road Levels (FRL) before major construction phases begin.
• Controlling the laying activity of pavement layers with sensor paver including WMM, DBM, BC, DLC, PQC etc.

3. Data Verification & Software Processing

• Review, verify, and approve raw survey data downloaded by the team from Total Stations and other digital instruments.
• Lead the processing of survey points in AutoCAD Civil 3D to generate precise cross-sections, longitudinal profiles, and layout designs.
• Verify earthwork calculations (cut and fill volumes) to ensure accurate billing and material management.

4. Quality Assurance & Coordination

• Conduct regular quality audits on-site to ensure the construction aligns perfectly with approved design plans (periodical checking of TBM and Control points).
• Coordinate directly with Project Managers, Highway Engineers, Client Representatives, and Subcontractors to resolve any level, layout and alignment conflicts.
• Maintain flawless documentation, including approved survey sheets, as-built drawings, and progress reports for client sign-offs.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Leadership & Management: 5+ years of experience specifically managing a team of surveyors on large infrastructure projects.
• Experience: Minimum 8 to 12+ years of total surveying experience in highways, expressways, or major road construction.
• Education: Degree/Diploma in Civil Engineering, Geomatics, or a specialized Certification in Survey Engineering.
• Technical Expertise:
• Deep technical knowledge of Total Station applications, Auto Level loops, and DGPS networks.
• Expert proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, MX Road, or similar highway design software.
• Strong mastery of coordinate transformation, error adjustment, and advanced road geometry.
• Soft Skills: Excellent project management, conflict resolution, and verbal/written communication skills.