Land Surveyor

Parsons is looking for an exceptionally talented Land Surveyor to join our site-based construction supervision team on the prestigious Green Riyadh Project.

• 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.

• Experience 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.
• Proven experience working in a site-based construction supervision environment, verifying contractor setting‑out and as‑built data.
• Experience in KSA or the GCC region is preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Surveying Engineering from a recognized institution.

• 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.
• 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.

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

United States technology and engineering company working across defence, intelligence, cyber security, and critical infrastructure. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Parsons has a long Middle East presence with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha, delivering design and programme management for highways, bridges, rail, airports, and large master planned developments.

Company Industry: Construction

Department /

Functional Area:

Construction Management/Supervision

Closing Date: 20 January 2027