Land Surveyor at SMEC

The Role:

This Land Surveyor’s role is to provide services in cadastral/LIS, topographical, engineering surveys, project management, and Land administration systems for a major development focused around a rail transport hub.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and conduct survey and subdivision of the site according to the approved Development Plan.
• Complies with the necessary approval processes for extension of lease and change of user.
• Undertakes activities to submit the survey plan, deed plans and title deeds of all resultant plots for necessary approval processes.
• Prepares quality project technical reports for submission to the Client.
• Undertakes the specific tasks from the TOR that are applicable to an expert in Land Surveying.
• Develops and manages good and effective relationships with the clients and other stakeholders.
• Undertakes activities to build the capacity of the staff identified by the client through coaching and mentoring.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• At least a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• Should have at least 10 years overall experience including at least 5 years’ experience in consulting.
• Must be registered licensed by the Institution of Surveyors.
• Must be licensed Land surveyor by the board.
• Should demonstrate similar experience in transportation related projects.
• Should have at least three years’ experience since licensing.
• Extensive knowledge in cadastral and land administration.

All candidates should possess the following Knowledge and Skills;

• Excellent technical writing skills (mandatory).
• Experience in preparing project reports, and/or publications.
• Excellent English language skills (mandatory)
• Regional experience in Sub Saharan Africa is an added advantage
• Proficient in use of computer software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc) to produce professional looking documents of international standards
• Able to work with multidisciplinary multicultural teams
• Able to deliver work within tight deadlines and handle heavier work pressure near deadlines