Crew Chief II

About the role

Are you seeking purpose, challenge, and talented colleagues? We develop leaders and empower our associates to use their skills and talents to positively impact the world through service – to our coworkers, clients, and communities. We subscribe to the mission of “empowering our people to impact communities by bringing clients’ visions to life,” so if this speaks to you, let’s connect! At CESO, a Crew Chief II participates independently or with the assistance of a Field Survey Technician (I or II) to complete surveying services. Assists or directs survey crews in performance of land surveys, data collection and construction staking.

Responsibilities

• Directs/assists daily duties of survey crew as required.
• Mentors junior staff members on survey field procedures, equipment, field notes, communications and CESO standard survey operating procedures according to the CESO survey manual.
• Transports and sets up the instruments and equipment associated with surveying land and preparing the job site for survey equipment such as rods, total stations, GPS equipment, tripods, and related supplies from truck to various points on project site.
• Operates survey equipment such as total stations, GPS equipment, data collectors, automatic levels, and scanners.
• Performs research of previous survey evidence, maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records to obtain data needed for surveys including courthouse and utility information.
• Completes construction surveys for area roads, bridges, buildings, subdivisions, and other properties.
• Completes boundary and topographic surveys that establish rights-of-way on area roads and properties.
• Reads maps, plans, and stake‑out sheets to reproduce a physical survey.
• Completes mathematical calculations required to reduce, check, or complete any survey data.
• Proficient in use of data collector to perform field‑to‑finish operations.
• Understands advanced coordinate geometry functions with ability to calculate boundary and construction staking within the data collector platform.
• Has advanced understanding of boundary resolution, procedures and processes.
• Possesses advanced knowledge in practice of construction layout for utilizing data collection software to produce construction layout calculations for utilities, roads, bridges and buildings.