Chief Surveyor

Bechtel Corporation; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a dynamic leader to head survey and metrology teams for the Louisiana LNG project near Lake Charles. You will plan, supervise survey activities, drone programs, data processing, and ensure alignment with safety, quality and environmental programs.

The role requires coordinating with field engineering, managing subcontractors, establishing survey control, and producing scanning and metrology strategies. Strong knowledge of Survey CAD, DTM, and volumes calculations is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) with 8–10 years of relevant experience or 12–14 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Leads the survey team’s implementation of the project safety, quality, and environmental programs.
• Produces the survey strategy and procedure document detailing equipment, content, competence requirements and assessments, and survey acceptance and archiving.
• Establishes and verifies the project’s survey control network.
• Leads oversight of survey works by direct hire surveyors and coordinates all Survey activities.
• Supervises sub-contracted survey crews and verifies control points and work.
• Provides technical support related to survey to Field Engineering and Superintendents.
• Supervises daily data downloading and processing.
• Produces survey’s scanning and metrology strategy and procedure document.
• Assists with competency evaluations and assignments of qualified scanning and metrology personnel.
• Oversees the establishment and verification of Dimensional Control as required.

Skills

Survey CAD

DTM generation

Volumes computations

Project leadership

Field engineering survey

Bechtel safety standards

LNG project context

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Survey CAD software

Job description

Requisition ID: 297730

• Relocation Authorized: National - Single
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Lake Charles,LA

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Project Overview

Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead a team to plan and execute survey and meteorology strategy, survey scanning, and drone pilot programs. You will supervise survey activities, subcontractors, field verification of materials, and daily data downloading and processing. Your leadership will ensure successful implementation of survey work with a project’s safety, quality, and environmental programs.

Major Responsibilities

• Leads the survey team’s implementation of the project safety, quality, and environmental programs.
• Produces the survey strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for survey equipment, survey content, competence requirements and assessments, and survey accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
• Establishes and verifies the project’s survey control network.
• Leads the oversight of survey works by direct hire surveyors in a given area or areas, coordinates all Survey activities, and manages Survey Subcontract and resources if applicable.
• Supervises sub-contracted survey crews, including verification of survey crews’ control points and work.
• Provides technical support as related to survey to Field Engineering and Superintendents in a wide range of situation and configurations.
• Supervises daily data downloading and processing.
• Corp Laser Scanning & Metrology Mgr.
• Produces survey’s scanning and metrology strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for equipment, content, competence requirements and assessments, and accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
• Assists the Corporate Survey Manager with competency evaluations and assignments of qualified scanning and metrology survey personnel
• Oversees the establishment and verification the Dimensional Control (DC) as required.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience in leu of degree.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Multi-Disciplined Field Engineering Survey experience with earthwork, excavation, concrete, structural steel, mechanical, and piping, etc. installation layout and verification
• Knowledge of engineering and construction methods and processes customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Incidents” safety program.
• Knowledge of Bechtel quality standards.
• Must have a solid record of successful project completion with little to zero rework
• Knowledge of construction survey principles
• Knowledge of supervisory functions relating to industrial surveying field & office activities
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a safe work ethic and work environment at all times
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment, able to formulate a working relationship with survey team members, other departments, contractors and survey functional management
• Displays effective communications skills crucial to motivating team members and presenting plans in a clear and concise manner
• Demonstrated proficiency with Survey CAD software, including generation of Digital Terrain Models (DTM) and volumes computations
• Experience working on multiple work fronts Advanced knowledge of data downloading.
• Intermediate level use of Microsoft Word and Excel

Additional Information: Work requires the physical ability to conduct field inspections including but not limited to: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

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