Survey Party Chief

Job Description

The Survey Party Chief is responsible for providing surveying services to company supervision, superintendents, foremen and crews, subcontractors and project owners, on medium to large roadway and heavy construction projects. The surveyor is expected to adhere to all PPE and safety guidelines on the job sites. This role is classified as safety sensitive.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Accident and Cancer Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability
• 401(k) with match
• Yearly boot reimbursement
• Referral bonus program

Activities/Tasks/Scope

• Establish GPS Site Calibration
• Verify Site Elevation Basis
• Bridge Layout and Staking
• Drain Structure and Feature Layout
• Roadway and Features Layout
• Paving and Bases Layout
• Retaining Walls MSE and Cast in Place Layout
• Machine Control Base
• Subcontractors Layout and Stationing
• Equipment and Daily Items Charge and Maintenance

Competencies

• Communication
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Managing Work
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Adaptability

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Current Driver License & clean MVR
• Minimum 1+ years construction surveying experience
• Heavy Civil construction experience preferred
• Experience with Autodesk – AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D a plus

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of survey methods and ability to apply them to uploading/downloading survey files
• Knowledge of plan and shop drawing reading with ability to extract data necessary to perform work
• Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide and perform these operations using units of measurement for distance, area, slopes and profile grades with a general understanding of algebra, trigonometry and geometry
• Survey equipment experience with Trimble (T-10 tablet, R-10 GPS, Scanner/Robotic Total Stations SX 10, etc.) preferred

Physical Demands

• Keyboarding/typing
• Read effectively from a computer screen and/or a paper copy
• Handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Effectively verbally communicate
• Stand, sit, stoop, bend, walk and lift heavy objects (50 lbs.)

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to outdoor elements