Project Surveyor

Core Duties And Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring all surveying activities are performed in compliance with company, state, and federal safety standards.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, subcontractors, and inspectors.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with owners, design partners, subcontractors, and internal team members.
• Interpret and apply project plans, specifications, and digital models to accurately establish control points, alignments, elevations, and offsets.
• Operate and maintain survey equipment.
• Provide quality assurance, quality control and technical support for machine control systems used in grading and paving operations.
• Perform earthwork quantity takeoffs from field survey data.
• Collect and document accurate as-built data for payment quantities, compliance reporting, and final records.
• Maintain organized survey files, field notes, calibration records, and project documentation.
• Participate in project meetings and provide survey updates as needed.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years’ experience in highway heavy construction.
• FAA part 107 license and familiarity with drone survey workflows or the ability to obtain a license and quickly learn.
• Must be competent in the use of computer software applications used for project control and administration, including Microsoft 365 suite and Bluebeam.
• Basic familiarity with office survey workflows – Trimble business center or Civil 3D.
• Strong knowledge and experience of the fundamentals of surveying, as well as familiarity with Trimble’s suite of civil construction field equipment and software.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral.
• Good attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Must have a positive attitude and possess excellent motivational skills.
• Time Management, organization, and prioritization skills are crucial.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Total Rewards

• Base salary range is $80,000-100,000 a year, which varies depending on many factors, including experience, skills, and knowledge.
• This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Ames offers generous retirement benefits, including Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) participation and a 401k match.
• Ames' non-craft health benefits package is designed so that our team members flourish, with medical, dental, and vision (all at one low premium), voluntary benefits, company holidays, and paid time off.