Line & Grade Instrument Man II

About the role

The Line & Grade Instrument Man II provides the expertise and coordination in using the surveying equipment to ensure that the work is laid out in the most effective and accurate way possible. Coordinates layout activities with the Party Chief, Superintendent and/or Foremen for the installation of layout on a project. Has a good understanding of our SQP goals and collaborates with project leadership to identify improvement ideas. Contributes to effective project management through daily observations and communication. Supports the field in resolving any conflicts with tolerances and field constructability issues in the installation of the work. Contributes to safety on the project by perpetuating the IIF culture.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for accurately maintaining all physical site dimensions and controls
• Responsible for accurate layout of building location, structures, and dimensions throughout the project
• Assists in establishing procedures and coordinating with the client to define primary survey points and transfer building control on the site
• Establishes secondary control and communicates procedures to individual work crews
• Implements procedures to adequately provide layout methods and check/re-check
• Provides required data to Party Chief to establish defining points needed in a data collector
• Calculates and monitors concrete hold quantities on a daily basis
• Maintains communication with Party Chief, Superintendent, Foremen and other trades to coordinate project layout
• May serve as the Party Chief on smaller projects
• Sets up and checks accuracy of surveying equipment through pegging and double centering, or other methods
• Validates calculations and other information provided by the Party Chief/Superintendent
• Reviews construction documents for accuracy, deviations, and conflicts and writes clarification requests accordingly
• Collaborates with Party Chief, Superintendent, Foremen and other trades to resolve constructability conflicts
• Interfaces with Formwork Engineering department to provide layout for formwork shop drawings
• Maintains field notes and documentation generated by layout
• Reviews and understands construction drawings and identifies discrepancies
• Responsible for communication of changes and maintenance of technical drawings, as-builts, clarification logs, etc.