Survey Rodman

General Summary

Aids the chief surveyor and instrument person in surveying and measuring points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction projects.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods.
• Perform differential level work.
• Conduct construction surveys and field stake-out for area roads, bridges, buildings, and other properties.
• Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment is not used.
• Position and hold vertical rods, or targets, for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews.
• Perform all additional duties as assigned.
• Assist in the activities of the survey party.
• Receive overall direction from Crew Chief and/or Instrument person.

Education and Work Experience

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Appropriate training and experience required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure.
• Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or walk for long periods.
• Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects.
• Lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds.
• Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects.
• Carry tools and equipment.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

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