Field Surveyor – Lead / Survey Crew Chief

About the role

Chastain specializes in building and enhancing infrastructure, offering comprehensive services ranging from the design and construction inspection of transportation highways, roadways, and bridges to the engineering of civil site developments. Our mission is to unite communities by creating sustainable, innovative, and well-crafted environments where people can live, work, and play. We offer competitive salaries and benefits based on education and experience, and we actively support our employees' career development — including funding for continuing education and professional licensure exams (CST, FS and PLS track). We promote work-life balance through flexible work hours, a hybrid work plan, and generous paid time off.

Responsibilities

• Serve as sole field representative on assigned projects, exercising independent professional judgment with minimal oversight.
• Managing your own schedule and equipment in the field independently.
• Arriving at project sites early to set up and execute field measurements, control traverses, and construction layout with precision and efficiency.
• Directly supervise and coordinate a second field surveyor when assigned, ensuring quality and site safety.
• Execute ALTA, boundary, topographic, construction layout, R/W, route, and control surveys across varied project types.
• Operate Trimble Robotic Total Stations, GPS/GNSS systems, and 3D scanners with proficiency.
• Perform survey research, drafting, and construction staking calculations using AutoCAD Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center.
• Maintain accurate field notes and project documentation; communicate findings clearly to project managers.
• Supporting unmanned aerial survey operations when applicable (FAA Part 107 certification a plus).

Qualifications

• Experience 3+ years of field surveying experience including boundary and ALTA surveys, construction layout, topographic and utility surveys, R/W or route surveys, and control networks.
• Prior experience working independently in the field without daily on-site supervision is strongly preferred.
• Education & Certification: Degree or coursework in Land Surveying, Geomatics, or a closely related field is preferred. FS (Fundamentals of Surveying) certification is preferred or actively being pursued.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office. Working knowledge of Trimble Robotic Total Stations, GPS/GNSS systems, scanners, and field data collection systems. FAA Part 107 certification is a plus.
• Leadership & Independence: Demonstrated ability to manage field work independently and coordinate the work of another surveyor. Strong professional judgment, communication, and reliability in the field are essential.