HC - Survey Crew - Party Chief

Fluor Corporation; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 34,095 - 48,560; Full time

Job summary

Fluor Corporation in Texas is seeking a skilled field survey crew chief to lead survey operations on infrastructure projects. You will plan daily field activities, supervise crew members, and ensure accurate measurements using high-precision equipment.

Proficiency with Robotic Total Stations/Trimble, knowledge of survey data processing, and strong safety practices are essential. The role involves outdoor work, coordinating with engineers, and delivering precise layouts for bridges, walls, and

Qualifications

• Proficient with Robotic Total Stations/Trimble.
• Experience leading a survey crew in field operations.
• Knowledge of standard surveying practices and safety.
• Ability to perform various surveying tasks across terrain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the survey crew and direct daily field activities.
• Conduct preliminary, location, construction, topographic, and boundary surveys.
• Use Trimble equipment and Robotic Total Station for data collection.
• Lay out curves, compute volumes, and support earthworks and utilities surveys.
• Ensure adherence to safety standards and project specifications.

Skills

Robotic Total Station

Leadership of field crew

Surveying techniques

Rigging knowledge

Safety compliance

Tools

Trimble equipment

Job description

At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.

Job Description

• Follow all health, safety, and environmental requirements
• Perform cleanup duties
• Perform material handling and storage duties
• Identify, use, and care of common hand and power tools
• Use and care of craft specific tools and equipment
• Knowledge and application of craft related mathematics
• Knowledge and use of safety standards and best safety practices relevant to rigging, Inspection of rigging equipment and hardware
• Knowledge and application of common hitches, Emergency stop signal, Basic crane hand signals, Knot tying (bowline & clove hitch), and use of rigging equipment relevant to craft specific tasks
• Leads, supervises, and is responsible for work of survey party
• Must be proficient in Robotic Total Stations/Trimble
• Must be able to lead survey crew in laying out bridges, retaining walls, pavement grades, earthwork grades, and underground utilities/appurtenances
• Survey party chief provides lead direction to an assigned field survey crew
• Plans, assigns, directs and reviews the daily activities of a field survey crew in conducting preliminary, location, construction, property, precise, topographic, or other engineering surveys
• Remains current on all surveying practices, guidelines and best practices
• Detailed noting, equipment care, and management of field assistants
• Clear understanding of functional operation, adjustment and use of total station, GPS, theodolites, lasers, transits, tapes, range poles, rods
• Surveying boundary, topographic surveying, construction survey and staking. Uses Trimble equipment and Robotic Total Station to take pictures of areas for survey
• Uses survey procedures with basic electronic survey data processing procedures
• Ability to use all survey equipment and techniques
• Laying out curves, determination of volumes, mapping and methods of calculations employed in leveling; practices and procedures within a particular field
• All other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Mental Demands

• Understand and carry out oral instructions
• Read and carry out written instructions to perform work tasks
• Work at varying heights
• Recognize, avoid, and report safety hazards
• Assemble and disassemble objects
• Operate equipment and power tools

Physical Demands

• See hazards, safety warnings, and barriers
• Bend knees for lifting and routine work tasks
• Stoop for work positioning and lifting to perform work tasks
• Lift maximum 50 lbs without assistanceAbility to comprehend, and respond to audible/visual instructions, alarms and warnings
• Climb/balance on ladders, scaffolding, and structures for work tasks
• Kneel for work positioning and work task performance
• Reach above shoulders and away from body to perform work tasks
• Demonstrate manual dexterity to perform work tasks

Working Conditions

• Work in extreme heat or cold
• Work where noise level is above 85 decibels
• Work in wet/humid environment
• Work in cramped quarters
• Work in environment of fluctuating ventilation
• Work inside and outside

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.

Salary is based upon experience. Base Salary: $30.00