Job Description
The Survey Crew Chief is responsible for leading survey activities such as site leveling, boundary and topographic surveys, and construction layout using Trimble equipment, while ensuring safety, accuracy, and collaboration with team members in a dynamic engineering and construction environment.
Responsibilities
- •Perform survey activities including leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, construction layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, and profile and cross-section surveys
- •Set up, adjust, and operate Trimble survey equipment such as total stations, data collectors, and GPS devices
- •Measure distances, angles, and elevations for staking purposes
- •Review and adjust survey field calculations as needed
- •Locate or establish vertical and horizontal control points
- •Measure utility points including curb, gutter, water, sewer, storm drain, and paving using Trimble equipment
- •Prepare accurate field notes and complete as-built drawings
- •Maintain survey work-issued vehicles, laptops, and equipment
- •Read and interpret engineering plans
- •Mentor and assist with training new survey crew members
Requirements
- •At least 5 years of experience in a Survey Crew Chief role
- •Ability to effectively communicate with contractors, inspectors, and team leaders
- •Ability to read and interpret engineering plans
- •Experience performing survey activities such as leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, construction layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, and profile and cross-section surveys
- •Experience setting up, adjusting, and operating Trimble survey equipment including total station, data collector, and GPS equipment
- •Proficiency in measuring distances, angles, and elevations for staking purposes
- •Experience reviewing survey field calculations and adjusting when needed
- •Experience locating or establishing vertical and horizontal control
- •Experience utilizing Trimble equipment to measure utility points including curb and gutter, water sewer, storm drain, and paving
- •Ability to prepare accurate field notes and complete as-built drawings
- •Experience maintaining work-issued vehicles, laptops, and survey equipment
- •Willingness to commute to and from sites daily in a company-provided truck
- •Ability to work independently as a one-man crew or collaborate with a survey crew member
- •Availability for overnight travel roughly 4-5 nights per month
- •Willingness to attend paid training and development events
- •Physical ability to perform survey activities which may include standing, walking, and working outdoors in various weather conditions
Benefits
- •Compensation range: $56,400 - $79,000 USD
- •Paid Time Off
- •Paid Parental Leave
- •Flexible work schedules
- •Travel vouchers
- •Annual bonuses, spot bonuses, and peer recognition awards
- •401K match up to 4% of compensation
- •Tuition Assistance
- •Student Loan Repayment up to $25,000
- •Paid Licensing Certification Fees and Renewals
- •Employee Referrals up to $5,000
- •Annual Wellness Reimbursement up to $500
- •Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment
- •Dependent Care Match
- •Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- •Pet Insurance
- •Health Savings Account and Flex Spending Account options
- •Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
- •Metlife Supplemental Benefits (accident, hospitalization, critical illness)
- •Member Assistance Program with counseling, legal, financial services
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