Survey Party Chief

Description

• Makes ties to property lines and government land corners.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and Company policies and procedures and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action (including dismissal) for failure to do so.
• Assembles pertinent reference data before field surveys.
• Makes topographical surveys and site surveys for the design and development of buildings, roads, and bridges.
• Reports any and all violations of applicable laws, regulations, or Company policies and procedures promptly and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action (including dismissal) for failure to do so.
• Responsible and accountable for the safety of all co-workers and any others incumbent comes in contact with.
• Assembles field data, reduces field notes, and makes survey calculations.
• Plots field data using survey computer programs, constructs maps, and prepares reports.
• Makes vertical control surveys for aerial surveys; determines elevations for various surfaces.
• Works with the Project Superintendent and jobsite work crews to ensure that all survey conducted for determination of boundary lines are done correctly.
• All employees, current and former, must maintain confidentiality by not disclosing to others any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to the Company.
• Participates in pre-survey planning meetings with project managers, resident engineers, and contractor representatives; assigns and monitors work and provides input for evaluation of members of the field survey crew.
• Establishes control for alignment and benchmarks; makes required line and elevation ties to existing centerlines and U.S.G.S. benchmarks.
• Maintains records and prepares reports appropriate for the needs of the project and for future retention.
• Acts as party chief for a field survey crew engaged in making plane and/or geodetic surveys for construction, topographic, right-of-way, and control survey projects.
• Responsible and accountable for incumbent's own personal safety.

Requirements

• Ability to walk, step, climb, or otherwise move from one location on the job site to another and normally involves physically getting onto and off of work barges, boats, vessels, or dock facilities of varying heights and access parameters.
• Ability to adapt to outdoor conditions and prolonged exposure.
• Prior hands-on work experience in heavy civil or marine construction is preferred but not required.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations accurately and record results legibly.
• Ability to reduce and plot field notes to make computations.
• The incumbent must possess the ability to remain calm during emergencies and respond appropriately as dictated by the circumstance of the incident and as directed by the Safety Representative or other management personnel. Must be capable of evacuating the work area in a timely manner should an emergency situation arise.
• Working knowledge of Project Construction, Principles of Surveying, Engineering & Project Standards, Surveying Software, State Law regarding Plats, Property Lines and Survey Monuments, and Safety & Environmental Compliance.
• Knowledge of the nomenclature and symbols of drafting.
• Ability to adapt to extreme temperature changes.
• The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable workplace accommodation.
• Knowledge of surveying instruments and equipment and their use and care.
• Knowledge of mathematics, survey computer programs, and survey computations applicable to the job.
• Ability to work at elevated heights.
• Ability to do transit and level work which may include application of total station instruments to survey projects.
• Possesses the qualifications and physical ability to drive regular passenger vehicles to visit work locations and job sites.
• Ability to use surveying instruments.
• Ability to stand, stoop, kneel, squat, climb, or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to make engineering sketches, maps, and drawings.
• Ability to lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs. as required.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and specifications.
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• A B.S. Degree in Surveying or related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of experience or equivalent work experience as a surveyor is required.
• Ability to carry out written and oral directions.
• The individual must also be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work or visit within areas where it is required. This includes hard hat, safety glasses, respirators, ear plugs, steel-toed shoes, personal flotation devices (PFDs), or other protective equipment as required by the work performed and location the work is being done.
• Knowledge of the use of mechanical drawing instruments or survey computer programs.
• Authorized and obligated to stop work on any task or series of tasks whenever an unsafe condition or situation is anticipated or observed.

Benefits

• Pre-Tax Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Medical, including Prescription Drugs
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off for Vacation, Sick, Holidays, Jury Duty, and Bereavement Leave
• Short Term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Career Growth & Development
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance