Construction Surveyor: Field Layout Expert

Pember Companies Inc.; Menomonie (WI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Military leave

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Encourages applicants with a criminal 

Job summary

Pember Companies Inc. is seeking a Civil Surveyor to support multiple construction sites, ensuring precise layout and alignment for foundations, walls, and slabs. The role collaborates with project managers and field crews to maintain data accuracy and meet specifications.

You will operate robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS, and laser levels, interpret blueprints, and verify elevations. Travel to various sites is required, with a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in construction surveying or concrete layout preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret construction blueprints/site plans.
• Knowledge of elevations, grades, and geometry.
• Familiarity with total stations, GPS, and laser levels.
• Strong math, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel between job sites.
• Effective communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate field layout for foundations, footings, walls, slabs, and site items.
• Establish and verify control points, benchmarks, reference lines, offsets, grades, and elevations.
• Interpret construction drawings, site plans, structural drawings, and project specifications.
• Establish building corners, gridlines, centerlines, and elevations for concrete construction.
• Verify dimensions, angles, alignment, and positioning before concrete placement.
• Perform layout for anchor bolts, embedded plates, blockouts, sleeves, and other structural components.
• Assist field crews with transferring elevations and layout points throughout construction.
• Survey existing conditions.
• Operate and maintain surveying equipment including robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS, laser levels.
• Use layout software and digital plans to establish accurate field measurements.
• Download/upload and manage survey data, coordinates, and layout files as needed.
• Perform routine calibration checks and inspections of surveying equipment.
• Identify and troubleshoot equipment inaccuracies or discrepancies.
• Maintain equipment in good condition and report repairs or replacements.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Mathematical proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Driving

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical degree or certificate in surveying/civil engineering technology

Tools

Robotic total stations

GPS/GNSS systems

Laser levels

Survey software

AutoCAD/Civil 3D

Job description

Pember Companies Inc. is seeking a Civil Surveyor to support multiple construction sites, ensuring precise layout and alignment for foundations, walls, and slabs. The role collaborates with project managers and field crews to maintain data accuracy and meet specifications.

You will operate robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS, and laser levels, interpret blueprints, and verify elevations. Travel to various sites is required, with a focus on safety and quality.