Role Overview
Tana River Sugar Company (TRSC) is a Kenyan agribusiness developing a large-scale, integrated sugar and renewable-energy complex at Bura, in Tana River County.
The Project Surveyor will provide all survey, setting-out, mapping, measurement, and as-built verification support for a remote sugar farm and factory construction project. The role covers farm block surveys, roads, drains, canals, pipelines, pump stations, factory platforms, foundations, buildings, utilities, camps, and support infrastructure. The Surveyor will maintain reliable site control, translate approved drawings into accurate ground positions, check contractor work, prepare clear survey records, and support progress measurement in demanding field conditions.
Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies
- Education: Diploma, Higher Diploma, or Degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Geospatial Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Civil Engineering Surveying, or a closely related discipline. Professional body membership or license is an asset.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of practical surveying experience in civil works, roads, irrigation, agriculture, industrial construction, water infrastructure, or large land-development projects. At least 3 years must be hands-on site setting out, level tracking, and quantity measurements.
- Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency with Total Station, RTK/GNSS GPS, digital levels, handheld GPS, and field data collectors; professional competence in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, QGIS/ArcGIS, and survey processing software.
- Operations & Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage field data, guide engineering teams and contractors, and supervise survey assistants or field crews in remote, high-temperature construction settings.
- Project Controls: Strong capability in reading drawings, profiles, specifications, BOQs, interpreting construction tolerances, and maintaining strict measurement logs.
- License & Certifications: Valid driver’s license with readiness to operate in remote farm terrain. Training in Project Management, Contract Administration, HSE, or construction supervision is an asset.
