locating engineer

A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.

Japanese Meaning

用地調査や地形調査に基づいて、道路や鉄道の最適なルートを決定する土木技師

The locating engineer studied the topographic maps carefully before proposing the new mountain pass alignment.

路線測量技師は新しい山越えの線形を提案する前に地形図を注意深く調べた。

Sense（1）

A civil engineer who determines the best course for a road or railway by surveying the available terrain.

locating engineers

（ plural ）