SURVEYOR

Role Overview

Surveyor at NMDC Group. This role supports survey operations on dredging and reclamation projects, ensuring accurate measurements and adherence to design specifications and international standards.

Role Purpose

Provide comprehensive survey support on dredging and reclamation projects by executing surveys, identifying and resolving measurement discrepancies, and assisting the project survey team across all phases of mobilization, execution, and closeout.

Key Responsibilities

Survey Execution & Measurement

• Identify and resolve discrepancies or errors in measurements.
• Assist in and assure accurate and timely end-to-end survey support on dredging and reclamation projects according to professional, international standards.
• Execute surveys or small projects under the supervision of the Project Surveyor in the area or the Area Survey Manager in the base.
• Assist in daily or regular progress measurements including the required processing, result presentation and updating of vessels.

Project Support & Operations

• Assist the project survey team where possible across mobilization, calibrations, execution, deliverables, and project closeout.
• Report all activities that will possibly affect survey operations to the Project Surveyor or Chief Surveyor.
• Follow policies and procedures for effective and efficient functioning of the project survey team on site.
• Work closely with Survey Department to ensure that construction projects adhere to design specifications.

Equipment & Systems

• Assist during the installation and troubleshooting of survey equipment, hardware, and software.

Standards & Procedures

• Take active steps in the preparation, standardization and maintenance of the Survey Guidelines and Procedures.

Safety & Team Management

• Ensure the safety of each employee; active participation in the safety program is a condition of each employee's employment to achieve a safer working environment.
• Be able to manage personnel with different cultural backgrounds.
• Take ownership of own objectives agreed upon and of the objectives of the survey team.
• Perform duties above and beyond the scope of this role as required by operational needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Hydrography, Marine or Land Survey, Geodetic Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role and industry.
• Additional certifications and affiliations in Survey would be beneficial.

Skills & Competencies

• Decision-making and project completion.
• Critical thinking and team management/collaboration.
• Ability to build and manage relationships.
• Accuracy and attention to detail in complex Project Survey Management Tasks.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver multiple concurrent activities within agreed deadlines and to agreed standards.
• Familiarity with best practice processes and experience in coaching subordinates and leading where necessary.
• Ability to challenge the way things are done to improve Survey Department effectiveness and encourage team to do the same.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• English language required.
• Arabic and any other language is an asset.