Survey Party Chief
Core
Supervise and perform field surveying activities for boundary, topographic, construction, and ALTA/NSPS projects, directing crews and operating equipment.
Role type
Senior IC land surveyor (field party chief)
Builds
Accurate field measurements, survey plats, construction layouts, and project documentation
Domain
Construction + Geomatics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Surveying principles, field procedures, construction layout, robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS, data collectors, digital levels, reading survey plats and construction drawings, field note management, equipment calibration, crew leadership, project scheduling
Preferred skills
Trimble/Leica/Topcon equipment, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Leica Infinity, construction staking, high-precision layout, local surveying standards, property research, SIT/PLS licensure progress
Technologies
Trimble, Leica, Topcon, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, Leica Infinity
Responsibilities
Lead and supervise a field survey crew, operate and troubleshoot surveying instruments, collect accurate field measurements and elevations, locate property corners and utilities, interpret survey documents and construction plans, maintain field notes and data, check measurements for accuracy, communicate with project managers and clients, identify field discrepancies, maintain and calibrate equipment, train junior crew members, manage daily field activities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with crew leadership