Wood Plc GCC
Quantity Surveyor - Mechanical
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 03/12/2025
Job overview
Date posted
19/10/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
03/12/2025
Job description
The Quantity Surveyor - Mechanical (Oil, Gas & New Energies) role at Wood in Abu Dhabi involves planning and executing site survey activities for construction, installation, and engineering operations across oil, gas, and new energy projects. The position requires establishing and maintaining control points, benchmarks, and reference systems to ensure precise layout and alignment of pipelines, structures, and equipment. The surveyor must lead and supervise survey teams, manage survey data, perform topographic, geodetic, and as-built surveys, and ensure all work complies with project specifications, standards, and client requirements. The role emphasizes coordination with engineering, construction, and QA/QC teams to resolve discrepancies and support project execution. It also includes calibration and maintenance of survey instruments such as GPS, Total Stations, and Laser Scanners, as well as the preparation of survey documentation, drawings, and digital models. The role demands enforcing safety protocols during survey operations and mentoring junior surveyors while representing the survey discipline in client and contractor meetings. The position is part of Woodâs Construction team under the Oil, Gas & New Energies business and is full-time, onshore, site-based in Abu Dhabi, serving projects for major energy clients focused on oil and gas upstream, midstream, decarbonization, and electrification markets.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Plan and execute all site survey activities to support construction, installation, and engineering operations.
- Establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, and reference grids for accurate layout and alignment of pipelines, structures, and equipment.
- Lead and supervise the survey team, ensuring task allocation, performance monitoring, and adherence to project timelines.
- Coordinate with engineering, construction, and QA/QC teams to ensure survey data supports design and execution requirements.
- Conduct topographic, geodetic, and as-built surveys in compliance with project specifications and accuracy standards.
- Review and validate survey data before submission to project stakeholders to ensure precision and traceability.
- Ensure proper calibration, maintenance, and use of surveying instruments, including GPS, Total Stations, and Laser Scanners.
- Prepare and maintain detailed survey reports, drawings, and documentation in line with company and client requirements.
- Support construction teams by providing accurate layout and elevation data for civil, structural, and pipeline works.
- Monitor and resolve discrepancies between design drawings and actual site conditions, providing technical solutions as needed.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety standards during survey operations and promote safe work practices.
- Liaise with contractors, consultants, and client representatives to address survey-related queries and provide technical support.
- Train and mentor junior surveyors, fostering skill development, professional growth, and adherence to best practices.
Experience & skills
- Experience in executing site surveys for construction and installation projects within the oil, gas, or energy sectors.
- Strong proficiency with survey instruments such as GPS, Total Stations, and Laser Scanners.
- Knowledge of topographic, geodetic, and as-built surveying practices and standards.
- Ability to establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks, and reference systems.
- Experience leading survey teams and coordinating with engineering, construction, and QA/QC departments.
- Familiarity with project specifications, industry standards, and client compliance requirements for energy projects.
- Ability to manage survey data, topographic maps, as-built records, and digital models with accuracy and organization.
- Competence in preparing detailed technical reports, drawings, and documentation for project stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of safety protocols and risk management in survey and construction environments.
- Experience mentoring and developing junior surveyors to promote best practices in field operations.
