Surveyor Foreman

About the role

PCL is seeking a Surveyor Foreman for our Bison North Dakota Project. This role involves effective use of verbal and written communication, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to integrate design standards and shop drawings into field layout.

Responsibilities

• Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment.
• Collect information needed to carry out new surveys using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant information.
• Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans.
• Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.
• Possess ability to integrate design standards and shop drawings into field layout.
• Direct and supervise work of subordinate members of surveying parties.
• Lay out grids and determine horizontal and vertical controls.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews.
• Perform calculations to determine earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level runs, and placement of markers.
• Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items.
• Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment is not used.
• Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
• Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.
• Record survey measurements and descriptive data using notes, drawings, and sketches.
• Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points.
• Search out and recover stakes, marks, and other monuments.
• Perform quality work as determined by the project specifications.
• Prioritize tasks according to job schedule and workload.
• Participate fully in health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.
• Must be willing to provide guidance and on the job training and mentoring to other crafts.
• Participate fully in health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.
• Conduct oneself as a Role Model when representing PCL and in contact with project and client personnel, coworkers, other contractors and subs, and the public and community.

Requirements

• Minimal of 4 years or more with verifiable work experience.
• Pass pre-employment drug test and alcohol test.
• Have OSHA10, OSHA 30 Or Safety Essentials.

Qualifications

• Ability to integrate design standards and shop drawings into field layout.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective use of verbal and written communication.
• Ability to conduct surveys and stake projects for construction.
• Experience operating surveying instruments and maintaining equipment.
• Knowledge of earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level runs, and marker placement.
• Manual labor and heavy item handling skills.
• Ability to perform calculations and record survey measurements.
• Experience searching for and recovering stakes, marks, and monuments.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and perform quality work.
• Willingness to provide guidance and mentorship to other crafts.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.
• Ability to conduct oneself as a role model.

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Surveying instrument operation.
• Field layout integration.
• Manual labor and heavy item handling.
• Calculations and record keeping.
• Equipment maintenance.
• Quality assurance.
• Health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.

Benefits

As a valued member of the PCL team, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment. We offer a range of benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Pay

The pay for this role is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is flexible and tailored to meet the needs of the project and individual performance.

Company

PCL is an innovative, safety-oriented company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education, and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

About PCL

PCL is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.