Survey Party Chief

What You’ll Do

• Lead daily survey field operations, guide field crews, and ensure safe, accurate data collection across dynamic outdoor project environments.
• Conduct daily Tailgate Safety Meetings, support Job Safety Analyses, reinforce field protocols, and maintain safe crew practices.
• Collect, verify, and process survey field data while maintaining organized field notes, sketches, control documentation, and naming conventions.
• Perform control checks, traverse angle closures, level run validations, boundary surveys, construction staking, and topographic surveys.
• Cookordinate with Project Managers and Land Surveyors on project goals, progress, equipment, timesheets, vehicle use, and field issue resolution.

What We’re Looking For

• A High School Diploma or GED required; an Associate’s Degree in Surveying, Geomatics, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Survey Party Chief or survey crew leader.
• Experience with Leica GPS, scanning, total station systems, and data collection survey equipment highly preferred.
• A valid driver’s license, ability to drive a company vehicle, travel regularly to project sites, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• A safety mindset, organization, attention to detail, collaboration, integrity, respect, sound judgment, and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading field crews across boundary, topographic, construction staking, transportation, or infrastructure survey assignments.
• Ability to work outdoors in physically challenging conditions and traverse uneven ground in all types of weather.
• Comfort collaborating with engineering, GIS, planning, survey, and project delivery teams to meet quality standards and deadlines.
• A curious and improvement-minded approach with the ability to mentor field staff and continuously strengthen field execution.

Why Join Fisher

• Lead meaningful field survey work that supports infrastructure, engineering, GIS, planning, and community-shaping projects.
• Grow in a hands-on leadership role with mentorship, career discussions, tuition assistance, and professional development support.
• Join a collaborative, flexible culture built on trust, ownership, accessible leadership, continuous learning, and work-life balance.

Compensation + Benefits

• Salary range: $64,480-$77,000; actual compensation varies based on experience, qualifications, and other factors and excludes the value of benefits.
• Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), company-paid life and disability insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and supplemental benefits.
• A hybrid work schedule, professional development reimbursement, shareholders program, strong work-life balance, and employee groups focused on community, inclusion, and employee voice.