Line & Grade Instrument Man II

Travel: Up to 25%

About the role

Join the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you’ll collaborate across diverse teams, contribute to significant projects, and tackle complex challenges with industry experts. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have everything you need to define your career on your terms.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and coordination in using surveying equipment to ensure accurate and effective work layout.
• Coordinate layout activities with the Party Chief, Superintendent, and/or Foremen for project installation.
• Understand and collaborate on SQP goals with project leadership to identify improvement ideas.
• Contribute to effective project management through daily observations and communication.
• Support the field in resolving conflicts with tolerances and field constructability issues.
• Promote safety on the project by perpetuating the IIF culture.
• Accurately maintain all physical site dimensions and controls.
• Ensure accurate layout of building location, structures, and dimensions throughout the project.
• Assist in establishing procedures and coordinating with the client to define primary survey points and transfer building control on the site.
• Establish secondary control and communicate procedures to individual work crews.
• Implement procedures to provide layout methods and check/re-check accuracy.
• Provide required data to Party Chief to establish defining points needed in a data collector.
• Calculate and monitor concrete hold quantities on a daily basis.
• Maintain communication with Party Chief, Superintendent, Foremen, and other trades to coordinate project layout.
• May serve as the Party Chief on smaller projects.
• Set up and check accuracy of surveying equipment through pegging, double centering, or other methods.
• Validate calculations and other information provided by the Party Chief/Superintendent.
• Review construction documents for accuracy, deviations, and conflicts; write clarification requests accordingly.
• Collaborate with Party Chief, Superintendent, Foremen, and other trades to resolve constructability conflicts.
• Interface with Formwork Engineering department to provide layout for formwork shop drawings.
• Maintain field notes and documentation generated by layout.
• Review and understand construction drawings and identify discrepancies.
• Communicate changes and maintain technical drawings, as-builts, clarification logs, etc.
• Apply general construction tolerances in the application of work, including determining the most stringent tolerance.
• Follow safety guidelines, including wearing PPE, staying aware of surroundings, etc.
• Attend and participate in Tool Box Talks and provide input for Safety Task Analysis.
• Comply with proper safety procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and 4 years’ construction experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years’ experience as a Line & Grade Instrument Man I.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and regulatory agencies.
• Good listening skills and ability to work within a team environment.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; understanding of geometry and trigonometry.
• Knowledge of industry tolerances.
• Working knowledge in the use of the coordinate system.
• Ability to work harmoniously, respectfully, and effectively with subordinates, peers, supervisors, and clients.
• Team player who provides information to the workforce, resolves conflict, and provides feedback.
• Ability to direct work.

Pay

Compensation for this position is expected to range from $65,600 to $82,000 annually. Actual compensation offered may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, education, training, skills, certifications, geographic location, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits

In addition to base compensation, eligible co-workers may participate in company-sponsored benefits, which may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement savings plans, and other company-sponsored benefit programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.