The surveyor
A career built in the field, from boundary pegs to port bathymetry
Saif's experience is best read through the projects and places behind it: reservoirs and lagoons, housing sites and power lines, ports in two countries. This is where it comes from.
Experience at a glance
- In the field since
- 2014
- Projects listed below
- 16
- Countries
- 2
- Firms worked with
- 5
The route so far
Five chapters, each adding a discipline
Rather than a list of duties, here is what each stage of Saif's career added to the way he surveys today.
2014 to 2015
First steps on site
Survey Assistant and Sales & Marketing Support, ENL Property Limited / Espral Ltd · Moka
Assisting with cadastral and engineering surveys at a property developer, alongside sales and marketing support that taught the client side of a project.
- Cadastral fieldwork
- Engineering surveys
- Client-facing experience
2015 to 2017
Cadastral grounding
Trainee Land Surveyor, Jeewa & Jeewa · Port Louis
Cadastral surveys, preparation of Memorandum of Survey documents and searches at the Registrar General Department: the paperwork and precision behind every land transaction.
- Memorandum of Survey
- Registrar General searches
- Boundary surveys
2017 to 2018
Cadastral, engineering and early drone work
Land Surveyor, Merestone Ltd · Eureka, Moka
Cadastral surveys, drone surveys and engineering surveys, and preparation of État Descriptif de Division (EDD) documentation for subdivided properties.
- EDD documentation
- Engineering surveys
- Drone surveys
2019 to 2024
Five years at the water's edge
Land Surveyor, D.A.Y. Marine & Services Ltd · Bambous
Topographic, bathymetric, geodetic, coastal and drone surveys for private companies, beaches and the port area; the Seychelles Port Extension survey; and topographic surveys at La Nicolière Reservoir.
- Bathymetry and coastal surveys
- Geodetic control
- Photogrammetric drone surveys
- Port and reservoir projects
2025 to present
Land and coast, combined
Land Surveyor, Land and Coastal Surveys Ltd · L'Avenir, St Pierre
Topographic and cadastral surveys alongside survey work for roads, drainage systems, water-supply networks, dams and other infrastructure, together with bathymetric and marine hydrodynamic surveys.
- Infrastructure corridors
- Dams and water supply
- Marine hydrodynamic surveys
Project experience
Sites, clients and what was measured
Grouped by the kind of problem each project set out to solve. Saif contributed to these projects as a member of the survey teams at the firms in his career history; the clients named are the project clients.
Coastal, marine and ports
Shoreline, lagoon and port surveys, including multi-year monitoring programmes at hotel properties and port extension work in Seychelles.
2024 to ongoing
Coastal survey works, Club Med Albion
Albion
Client: Club Med Albion
- Topographic and detailed surveys
- Bathymetric surveys
- Tide and current surveys
2022 to ongoing
Coastal survey works, LUX Grand Gaube
Grand Gaube
Client: LUX Grand Gaube
- Topographic and detailed surveys
- Bathymetric surveys
- Tide and current surveys
2019
Topographic and bathymetric survey, Pointe aux Piments to Pointe aux Canonniers
North-west coast
Client: ARUP
- Topographic surveys
- Bathymetric surveys
2019
Seychelles Port Extension
Seychelles
Client: Seychelles Port Authority
- Topographic survey of the port area
- Bathymetric surveys
- Survey and acquisition plans
Reservoirs, rivers and drainage
Topographic, bathymetric and river surveys that fed reservoir works, hydraulic modelling and an island-wide drainage master plan.
2024
Topography and bathymetry, Tamarind Falls Reservoir
Tamarind Falls
Client: CEB, under VYYAASS Consulting Ltd
- Topographic survey
- Bathymetric survey
- Establishment of control points
2019
Topographical survey, La Nicolière Reservoir
La Nicolière
Client: VYYAASS Consulting Engineer Ltd / Water Resources Unit
- Topographic survey 200 m around the dam
- River survey of the Rivière Villebague over 2 km downstream of the spillway
- Hydraulic structure surveys
- Control bearing point established at the spillway
- Survey plans, contours and longitudinal sections at 200 m intervals
2020 to 2021
Land Drainage Master Plan
Island-wide
Client: Suez, France
- Topographic surveys
- River and canal surveys for modelling and design
- Survey plans and contours
2021
Topographical survey, Bagatelle wastewater system
Bagatelle Mall to Moka
Client: ARUP
- Topographic and detailed survey
- Cadastral survey
Energy and utilities
Line-route and tower surveys for the electricity utility, carried out at sites across the island.
2025
Survey works for CEB medium-tension lines
Across the island
Client: CEB, under GIBB Mauritius
- Topographic survey of line routes
2024 to ongoing
Survey works for CEB towers
Across the island
Client: CEB, under Megadesign Ltd
- Topographic survey
- Establishment of control points
Housing, urban development and land
Control, boundaries, setting out and infrastructure surveys on housing programmes, a smart-city development and land acquisition for public works.
2022 to 2023
Social housing programme, Zone 4
Seven sites: Bel Air, Olivia, Quatre Cocos, Balisson, Nouvelle France, Camp Ithier and Bramsthan
Client: New Social Living Development Ltd
- Survey stations and benchmarks
- Topographic surveys of all sites
- Detailed survey and fixing of site boundaries
- Setting out of buildings
- Surveys for off-site water-supply and drainage works
- Control points for geotechnical investigations
2021 to 2022
Infrastructure works, Trianon Smart City
Trianon
Client: VYYAASS and Hermes Properties Ltd
- Topographic survey
- Contour plans
- Setting out of individual lots
- Cut-and-fill estimates
2022
Land and slope stabilisation measures, Coquinbourg
Coquinbourg, Rivière du Rempart
Client: NDU and Mega Design Ltd
- Topographic and detailed survey
- Survey and acquisition plans
2023
Assessment of natural assets, Les Palétuviers
Anse la Raie
Client: Société Rouillard Frères & Cie, under Environconsult Ltd
- Topographic survey
Aviation and aggregates
Specialist topographic work at the airport and a three-year drone stockpile programme.
2021
Obstacle limitation survey, Airport of Mauritius
Airport of Mauritius
Client: Airport of Mauritius
- Topographic survey
2019 to 2022
Stockpile assessment by drone
Sites across the island
Client: Gamma Materials
- Drone survey
- Topographic survey
Foundation
Education and training
- 2020Bachelor of Science (BSc) in GeomaticsUniversity of Mauritius
- 2015Certificate in Open-Source Geospatial ToolsUniversity of Mauritius
- 2014Diploma in Land SurveyingUniversity of Mauritius
- Training in drone surveying
- Training in Civil 3D
- Training in AutoCAD drafting
- IC3 certification
Get in touch
Put this experience to work on your site.
Describe your project on WhatsApp and Saif will tell you which surveys he recommends, what they involve and what they will cost.
Prefer to call or email? +230 5493 6973 · surveyor@saifmurtuza.com