Project Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Reports To: Survey Monitoring Manager
Position Summary
The Data Manager is responsible for managing, validating, analyzing, and reporting survey and structural monitoring data generated across the Riyadh Metro Project. The role ensures data integrity, accuracy, traceability, and timely reporting of monitoring results to support engineering decisions, risk management, and project compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
Data Management
• Manage all survey and monitoring databases and data repositories.
• Collect, organize, validate, and archive monitoring observations from manual and automated monitoring systems.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness of monitoring data records.
• Maintain secure backup and recovery procedures for all project monitoring data.
Monitoring Data Analysis
• Process and analyze settlement, deformation, displacement, vibration, convergence, and structural movement data.
• Monitor trends against project alert, alarm, and action thresholds.
• Identify anomalies and escalate significant findings to the Monitoring Manager.
• Support investigation of unusual movements or monitoring events. Reporting & Visualization
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc monitoring reports.
• Develop dashboards, graphs, and trend analysis presentations.
• Generate movement summaries and key performance indicators.
• Produce reports for clients, consultants, and project management teams.
Systems Administration
• Manage monitoring software platforms including:
- Leica GeoMoS - Trimble 4D Control - Power BI - SQL Databases - GIS Platforms
• Monitor data transmission and automated monitoring system performance.
• Coordinate with IT teams regarding database and server requirements.
Quality Assurance
• Verify data quality and compliance with project standards.
• Implement data validation and quality control procedures.
• Maintain audit trails and monitoring records.
• Ensure compliance with contractual reporting requirements.
Requirements
Qualifications Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related discipline. Experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in survey and monitoring data management.
• Experience on metro, railway, tunneling, or infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience with automated monitoring systems and large datasets.
Technical Skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
Power BI and dashboard development.
• SQL Database Management.
• Leica GeoMoS or Trimble 4D Control.
• GIS Applications.
• Data analysis and statistical reporting.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills.
Competencies
• Strong analytical thinking.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to manage large volumes of data.
• Excellent reporting and communication skills.
• Time management and organization.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Accuracy of monitoring databases.
• Timely report issuance.
• Data integrity and traceability.
• Compliance with reporting deadlines.
• Successful management of monitoring alerts.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience in survey and monitoring data management
- Experience on metro, railway, tunneling, or infrastructure projects
- Experience with automated monitoring systems and large datasets
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Power BI and dashboard development
- SQL database management
- Experience with Leica GeoMoS or Trimble 4D Control
- GIS applications experience
- Data analysis and statistical reporting skills
- Strong reporting and presentation skills
- Ability to implement data validation, quality control procedures, and maintain audit trails
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