Senior Surveyor - Transmission Line

• Review and critically assess route, topographical and profile survey data (DGPS/Total Station/drone-LiDAR) submitted by survey agencies and EPC contractors for accuracy, completeness and adherence to scope.


• Cross-verify ground/terrain data, cross-sections, crossings (river, road, rail, power line, telecom) and soil investigation inputs against field conditions and standard survey practices.


• Assess deliverables against TSA/scope requirements and applicable survey codes/practices before acceptance for design use.


• Flag incomplete, inconsistent or substandard survey submissions back to the survey agency/EPC for correction and resurvey where needed.

• Review and validate line profile drawings (Section/Plan & Profile) prepared by the survey agency/EPC, ensuring correctness of levels, spans and ground clearance.


• Assess and optimize tower spotting on the approved profile – evaluating span, angle of deviation, ground clearance and soil conditions – to ensure towers are placed at the technically correct and most optimal locations.


• Optimize tower locations to minimize ROW impact, forest land use, number of angle/section towers and overall project cost, in coordination with ROW and Engineering.


• Review and approve re-spotting proposals where towers are shifted due to ROW, forest, technical or geotechnical constraints.

• Identify errors, discrepancies or anomalies in survey data, profile drawings and tower schedules submitted by survey agencies/EPC and get them corrected before design freeze.


• Investigate field-reported discrepancies during construction (e.g., tower centre shift, ground level mismatch, span/clearance issues) and determine root cause and corrective action.


• Maintain a log of errors/observations identified, corrective actions taken and closure status for each survey agency/EPC contractor, to support performance review.


• Escalate recurring or high-impact survey quality issues to management and recommend systemic corrective measures.

• Carry out hands-on field survey/resurvey personally, wherever necessary – including spot-checks, verification of contentious or error-prone stretches, and re-spotting of tower locations.


• Independently operate survey instruments (Total Station, DGPS/RTK-GPS) to validate or re-generate profile/tower-spotting data when agency/EPC deliverables are found unreliable.


• Undertake field survey directly for urgent, disputed or inaccessible stretches where relying solely on the survey agency/EPC would delay decision-making.


• Use hands-on field checks to build ground-truth understanding that strengthens the quality of desk-based review and assessment.

• Act as the developer's technical interface with survey agencies and EPC contractors on all matters related to survey, profiling and tower spotting.


• Work closely with the in-house/consultant Design & Engineering team to resolve queries on profile data, tower spotting and route alignment, and to finalize tower schedules.


• Provide finalized, error-free tower locations and profile data to Construction well in advance of the execution front to support foundation and erection planning.

• Support preparation of forest approval documentation (survey data, route/tower coordinates, tree enumeration and alignment drawings) required for Stage-I/Stage-II forest clearance applications.


• Prepare and support power line crossing proposals – river, road, rail, highway and existing power/telecom line crossings – with accurate survey/profile data for approval from concerned authorities (Railways, NHAI, PWD, other utilities).


• Support preparation and submission of documentation for Right of Use (RoU)/ROW approval under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, including route/tower survey data, ownership details and notice/publication records required by the licensing authority.


• Coordinate with the ROW, Legal and Regulatory teams to ensure survey/profiling inputs for forest, crossing and Section 164 approvals are accurate, complete and submitted on time to avoid delays to the construction schedule.


• Track status of forest, crossing and Section 164 applications pertaining to survey/profile data and proactively resolve any survey-related queries raised by approving authorities.

• Maintain a systematic record/MIS of survey and profiling status – data received, reviewed, queries raised and locations finalized – across the project corridor.


• Maintain organized records of profile drawings, tower schedules, coordinates and survey deliverables received from survey agencies/EPC for design and audit reference.


• Prepare periodic status reports on survey/profiling review progress for Project Management and Engineering teams.

• Ensure survey and profiling deliverables from survey agencies/EPC comply with Apraava Energy quality standards and applicable codes/practices before acceptance.


• Drive a robust review/checking process to minimize errors reaching design or construction stage, thereby reducing rework and delays.


• Coordinate with quality consultants, where applicable, and implement recommendations for improving survey and profiling accuracy.

• Ensure survey agencies/EPC contractors follow Apraava Energy HSSE standards during field survey activities, including safe use of equipment near live lines, crossings and difficult terrain.


• Review field survey plans/method statements from a safety perspective before approving execution.


• Support internal and external HSSE audits/rounds relevant to survey and field activities; ensure timely closure of observations.


• Identify and report HSSE risks arising from survey/profiling field activities and ensure timely mitigation.

• Guide and mentor junior surveyors/engineers involved in survey review and profiling checks.


• Plan and allocate review/assessment workload across multiple stretches/fronts and survey agencies/EPC contractors as per project priority.


• Build team capability on survey assessment techniques, PLS-CADD/AutoCAD tools and evolving survey technologies (drone/LiDAR).

Diploma/Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent; additional certification in Land Surveying, Geomatics or Remote Sensing/GIS is preferred.

Functional Skills

• In-depth knowledge of transmission line route, topographical and profile survey methods, sufficient to independently assess and validate data.


• Strong ability to review profiling and tower-spotting outputs, optimize tower locations, and identify errors or inconsistencies in third-party survey/EPC data.


• AutoCAD proficiency is mandatory, for reviewing and working on profile, tower-spotting and route drawings.


• Working knowledge of PLS-CADD (or equivalent transmission line design/spotting software) will be an added advantage.


• Sound understanding of transmission line design parameters – span, sag, ground clearance, angle of deviation – as relevant to profiling and tower spotting.


• Hands-on proficiency with survey instruments (Total Station, DGPS/RTK-GPS, and preferably drone/LiDAR) to personally carry out field survey/resurvey wherever necessary, in addition to assessing third-party data.


• Ability to read and interpret route alignment drawings, topographical maps, satellite imagery and soil investigation reports.


• Working knowledge of forest approval (Stage-I/Stage-II clearance), power line crossing approval processes, and Right of Use (RoU) procedures under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, and the survey/documentation inputs each requires.


• Strong coordination skills to work closely with Design/Engineering, ROW, Construction and external survey agencies/EPC contractors.


• Strong documentation, reporting and record-keeping discipline for tracking survey review status and error logs.


• Willingness to travel extensively and undertake field/on-site survey work, including in remote or difficult terrain, as required.

8–12+ years of overall experience in transmission line survey/profiling, with a minimum of 5–8 years in route/topographical survey, profiling and tower spotting for EHV projects, including experience reviewing or assessing survey/EPC contractor deliverables on the developer/owner's side. Prior experience on TBCB/greenfield transmission projects preferred.