Survey crew hire and surveying teams for contractors in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia
Survey crew hire, also called surveying team supply, places equipped survey managers, survey engineers and instrument operators on a contractor’s project. YAZ Development operates more than 50 active surveying teams in Saudi Arabia and supplies them on short or long-term contracts.
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When you need it
- Contractors that need survey capacity on site quickly
- Long-running projects that need a stable team
- Peaks in work that exceed the in-house survey team
- Projects that need equipment and operators together
How team supply works
- Share the project, duration and roles needed
- YAZ proposes the team and equipment
- The team mobilises to site
- Work is recorded and reported to your engineer
What you receive
Survey managers, survey engineers, total station and GNSS operators and technical office staff, with equipment, working to your project’s control and reporting requirements.
What a YAZ surveying team includes
| Role or equipment | What it does on site |
|---|---|
| Survey manager or chief surveyor | Leads the survey work, checks quality and reports to your project engineer |
| Survey engineer | Runs control, setting-out and as-built checks to the project drawings |
| Total station and GNSS operators | Measure, set out points and record the field data |
| Technical office staff | Process the data and prepare drawings, coordinate lists and reports |
| Total stations and GNSS receivers | Leica and Trimble instruments, and Hi-Target GNSS supplied through YAZ |
| 3D laser scanner (when the scope needs it) | Leica RTC360 or Trimble X7, for point clouds, as-built and Scan to BIM work |
Contract lengths
| Contract | Length | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | Under 3 months | A work peak, a single structure or a fixed setting-out package |
| Medium term | 3 to 12 months | A building or infrastructure phase that needs a team on site every day |
| Long term | Over a year | Mega projects and long corridors that need a stable team, such as metro and road work |
Instruments we use
Teams work with Leica and Trimble total stations and GNSS receivers, and with Hi-Target GNSS equipment supplied through YAZ, the exclusive Hi-Target agent in Saudi Arabia.
Related project experience
Riyadh MetroRiyadh 
NEOMTabuk Province 
King Salman ParkRiyadh 
Misk SchoolsRiyadh 
Jeddah TowerJeddah 
King Fahd International Stadium DevelopmentRiyadh
Projects where YAZ carried out surveying or laser scanning related to this service. Open each project to see YAZ’s exact surveying scope.
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Common questions
What should a main contractor check before hiring a survey team supplier?
Ask for the company profile, a list of past projects with main contractors, the number of teams actually available now, surveyor CVs, the instruments used and their calibration certificates, safety records, the monthly rate per team and the mobilisation time. YAZ answers these points in its quotation.
Can YAZ work as a survey subcontractor for a main contractor?
Yes. YAZ supplies equipped survey teams and survey services to main contractors, in a surveying support role.
How many surveying teams does YAZ have?
YAZ operates more than 50 active surveying teams on construction and infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia.
Can YAZ supply teams for a short contract?
Yes. YAZ supplies survey teams on short contracts of under 3 months, on 3 to 12 month contracts, and on long-term contracts of more than a year.
What does a YAZ surveying team include?
A survey manager or chief surveyor, survey engineers, total station and GNSS operators and technical office staff, with Leica, Trimble or Hi-Target instruments. A Leica RTC360 or Trimble X7 laser scanner is added when the scope needs point clouds.
Where in Saudi Arabia can YAZ send surveying teams?
YAZ teams work across Saudi Arabia. They have worked on projects in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar and NEOM. The teams available for a given region and start date are confirmed in the quotation.
How is the cost of hiring a surveying team calculated?
It depends on the number of teams, the roles in each team, the contract length, the project location and the equipment needed. There is no single fixed price; YAZ prices each request in a quotation, including the mobilisation date.
Related services
- Surveying & Construction GeomaticsConstruction surveying is the measurement work that sets a building, road or structure out on the ground and checks it against the design as it is built.
- Scan to BIM in Riyadh
- 3D laser scanning in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia
- Construction surveying and setting-out in Riyadh
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