Surveyor (Underground)

lxbfYeaa - Qatar - Doha
  • Responsible for planning and conducting surveys to detect and map various underground services (electric / instrumentation / telecom/ Fiber Optic cables and pipelines) to update Corporate GIS.
  • Carry out underground service detection using cable locators, scanners, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), etc. in oil and gas operational areas.
  • Carry out survey work using GNSS, Total Station and Digital Level in oil and gas operational areas.
  • Process survey data after necessary network adjustments and geographic coordinate transformation and prepare survey drawings in AutoCAD.
  • Overlay surveyed data on existing facility data in ArcGIS desktop software and verify that there are no conflicts.


Your Tasks


  • Collaborate and engage with field personnel in operational areas, Senior Designers and Senior GIS Engineers to identify, locate and map underground and above ground services;
  • Carry out data mining, identify and extract data from multi-disciplinary engineering drawings;
  • Maintain survey equipment and control points;
  • Responsible for site engineering dimensional checks for on-going civil construction projects to ensure site conditions meet design drawings;
  • Provide technical guidance for in-house and outsourced projects to ensure survey methodologies and procedures proposed are fit for purpose and will produce accurate and relevant data;
  • Review technical aspects of tenders which relate to surveying and mapping activities, to identify and assess technical strength of Contractors; Participate in tender evaluation committee meetings;
  • Provide supervision and quality assurance of Contractor field activities related to ongoing projects to ensure that data collection and surveying methodology are being followed, while ensuring health and safety requirements;
  • Review Contractor project deliverables related to surveying and data collection to ensure compliance to Contract requirements;
  • Maintain survey related equipment and have an awareness of technological advances in Geomatics in order to recommend use of such developments where considered applicable;
  • Develop and maintain procedures to ensure a standard and quality of all topographical surveying, site engineering and mapping activities;
  • Witness and advise on LiDAR and other data collection activities carried out by Contractors;
  • Work long hours in onshore and offshore oil and gas operational fields in hot / cold weather conditions.


Your Profile


  • B.Sc in Geomatics / Geodetic Engineering / Surveying; Membership of a recognized professional Institution would be advantageous;
  • A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in surveying, of which 5 years should be in Oil and Gas Industry;
  • Expert level knowledge of various underground service mapping techniques and its applicability for various ground conditions and utility material type;
  • At least five (5) years working experience in underground services / detection and mapping using equipment such as cable locators, scanners, Ground Penetrating Radars, etc;
  • Excellent working knowledge of field surveying equipment such as GNSS, Total Station and Digital Level;
  • Ability to understand multi-disciplinary engineering drawings and extract geographic data;
  • Excellent working knowledge in survey processing data using software such as Trimble Business Center, Leica Geo Office, etc;
  • Well versed with using AutoCAD to prepare survey drawing;
  • Working knowledge of ArcGIS desktop / ArcGIS Pro software to visualize, query and analyze geographic data;
  • Ability to work long hours in onshore and offshore oil and gas operational fields in hot / cold weather conditions.


Our Offer


Salary:


Day Rate in QAR Plus Allowance


Work Schedule:


9 Hours / 6 Days


Duration:


26 June 2024 with possible extension


Location:


Qatar
Post date: 13 January 2025
Publisher: LinkedIn
Post date: 13 January 2025
Publisher: LinkedIn