Lead Surveyor

Kinkaid Civil Construction, LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Employer Match

Paid Time Off and Paid Sick Time

Paid Holidays

ESOP participation

Job summary

Kinkaid Civil Construction, LLC in Salt Lake City is seeking an experienced Lead Surveyor to lead construction surveying activities for heavy civil projects across the Salt Lake City area. You will provide accurate layout, staking, grade control, and field support, supervise Assistant Surveyors, and coordinate with Superintendents and project teams to ensure plans, elevations, and control are followed.

The ideal candidate has hands-on surveying experience in underground utilities, earthwork,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction surveying experience, preferably in heavy civil projects.
• Experience with underground utilities, earthwork, grading, and roadway construction.
• Ability to independently perform layout and staking on site.
• Strong understanding of elevations, slopes, coordinates, and alignments.
• Experience with GPS/GNSS, robotic total stations, and data collectors.
• Ability to read civil plans, profiles, cross-sections, and specifications.
• Effective communication and leadership skills; able to supervise junior surveyors.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather and active construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform construction layout and staking for heavy civil projects.
• Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control.
• Provide layout for water, sewer, storm drain, and other underground utility installations.
• Perform staking and grade verification for excavation, earthwork, grading, and roadway construction.
• Calculate and verify elevations, slopes, offsets, alignments, grades, and coordinates.
• Perform as-built surveys and maintain accurate field documentation.
• Review construction plans, specifications, CAD files, and survey data.
• Operate GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, levels, and data collectors.
• Support GPS and machine-control operations for earthwork activities.
• Coordinate daily survey needs with field and project leadership.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies between field conditions and project plans.
• Lead and provide direction to Assistant Surveyors and other survey personnel.
• Maintain survey equipment, control points, benchmarks, and project records.

Skills

Construction surveying

Layout & staking

GPS/GNSS

Elevations & grades

Plan interpretation

Leadership

Driver's license

Tools

Trimble equipment

Topcon equipment

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

Job description

Lead Surveyor

Brief Description

Kinkaid Civil Construction (KCC) is a 100% employee-owned heavy civil contractor specializing in underground wet utilities, earthwork, grading, and roadway infrastructure.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Surveyor to support our Utah operations. This position will lead construction surveying activities and provide accurate layout, staking, grade control, and field support for heavy civil projects throughout the Salt Lake City area.

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah (And Surrounding Areas)

Job Type

Full-Time

Pay

DOE

Position Summary

The Lead Surveyor works closely with Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers, Project Managers, and field crews to ensure construction is completed according to project plans, specifications, elevations, and established control.

The ideal candidate has hands-on surveying experience in heavy civil construction, underground utilities, earthwork, grading, and roadway projects and can independently manage field surveying activities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform construction layout and staking for heavy civil projects.
• Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control.
• Provide layout for water, sewer, storm drain, and other underground utility installations.
• Perform staking and grade verification for excavation, earthwork, grading, and roadway construction.
• Calculate and verify elevations, slopes, offsets, alignments, grades, and coordinates.
• Perform as-built surveys and maintain accurate field documentation.
• Review construction plans, specifications, CAD files, and survey data.
• Operate GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, levels, and data collectors.
• Support GPS and machine-control operations for earthwork activities.
• Coordinate daily survey needs with field and project leadership.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies between field conditions and project plans.
• Lead and provide direction to Assistant Surveyors and other survey personnel.
• Maintain survey equipment, control points, benchmarks, and project records.

Requirements

• 3+ years of construction surveying experience, preferably in heavy civil construction.
• Experience with underground utilities, earthwork, grading, and/or roadway construction.
• Ability to independently perform construction layout and staking.
• Strong understanding of elevations, grades, slopes, coordinates, and alignments.
• Experience with GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, levels, and data collectors.
• Ability to read and interpret civil plans, profiles, cross-sections, and specifications.
• Strong communication, leadership, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and active construction environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with water, sewer, and storm drain construction.
• Trimble and/or Topcon equipment experience.
• Experience with GPS machine-control systems.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, or similar software experience.
• Previous experience leading survey personnel.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Participation in the KCC Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), per plan documents

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kinkaid Civil Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. KCC participates in E-Verify.

Recruitment & Agency Policy

KCC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies or search firms without an established agreement. Unsolicited resumes submitted without authorization will be considered the property of Kinkaid Civil Construction.