Engineering Surveying for Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Desalination Plant

Engineering and construction surveying support delivered for Rio Tinto’s Coastal Water Supply Sustaining Project in Karratha, supporting infrastructure delivery through NRW Civil & Mining and Brockman Engineering.

Construction surveyor operating machine control and GNSS surveying equipment in Karratha, Western Australia
Aerial survey of major industrial and marine infrastructure construction works in Karratha, Western Australia.

Project: Coastal Water Supply Sustaining Project

Clients: NRW Holdings & Brockman Engineering
End Client: Rio Tinto
Location: Parker Point, Dampier – Pilbara, WA
Status: Ongoing (2024–2026)
Synergy Surveys Role:
Full-Scope Surveying Services Provider across civil, concrete, structural, mechanical and piping.
 
Construction surveyor operating machine control and GNSS surveying equipment in Karratha, Western Australia

Project Overview

Synergy Surveys is supporting construction delivery at Parker Point in Dampier, providing engineering and construction surveying services for contractor packages on the Coastal Water Supply Sustaining Project.

Official project material describes a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant within Rio Tinto’s existing Parker Point port operations, with an initial nominal capacity of 4 gigalitres per year and potential expansion to 8 gigalitres. Public project information also identifies major civil, intake, treatment, piping and bulk water tank packages across the wider works.

Our survey support spans civil, concrete, structural, mechanical and piping scopes, including survey control, construction setout, verification, as-constructed surveys, design evaluation and project quantity reporting.

Aerial survey of major industrial and marine infrastructure construction works in Karratha, Western Australia.

Surveying Services Delivered

Synergy Surveys delivers practical construction surveying support across active work fronts, helping contractors maintain accurate setout, verification and project reporting throughout construction.

Survey Control Establishment

Establishment and maintenance of survey control networks to support accurate construction setout, verification and ongoing project delivery.

Construction Setout

Setout support for civil earthworks, concrete structures, access works, mechanical installations and piping-related construction activities.

QA Verification & As-Constructed Surveys

Verification surveys, tolerance checks and as-constructed reporting to support quality assurance, compliance and project handover requirements.

Quantity Reporting & Volumetrics

Project quantity calculations and volumetric reporting to support earthworks tracking, material movement and progress claims

Supporting Major Infrastructure Delivery in the Pilbara

Synergy Surveys supports contractors working across remote WA construction environments where accuracy, responsiveness and clear communication are critical.

Our experience across Pilbara infrastructure projects allows us to integrate with site teams, engineers and contractors delivering complex civil, structural and industrial construction works.

By combining ground survey, UAV aerial mapping and practical construction reporting, Synergy Surveys provides reliable spatial data that supports efficient decision-making on active project sites.

Survey Support for Future Project Packages

As additional contractors and subcontractors become involved in later packages of the Coastal Water Supply Sustaining Project, Synergy Surveys is positioned to provide responsive construction surveying support across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, earthworks and infrastructure-related scopes.

Our team can assist future package contractors with mobilisation, survey control, construction setout, UAV aerial surveying, QA verification, as-constructed surveys and project quantity reporting throughout Karratha, Dampier and the Pilbara.

Need Construction Surveyors for a Pilbara Infrastructure Project?

Synergy Surveys provides practical engineering, construction and UAV surveying support for civil, industrial and remote infrastructure projects throughout Karratha, Dampier and regional Western Australia.

From survey control and construction setout through to UAV aerial surveying, QA verification and project quantity reporting, our team delivers responsive survey support tailored to active construction environments.