Lead Surveyor – Heavy Civil Construction

Francis O Day Co., Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Francis O Day Co., Inc. is seeking a Chief Surveyor to lead survey operations for heavy civil construction projects at Rockville, MD. You will ensure accurate control, layout, measurements, and survey data, coordinating crews and equipment to support schedules and safety.

The role involves reviewing plans, maintaining control networks, and guiding field teams to deliver work in accordance with plans and specifications, while upholding rigorous QA/QC and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of surveying leadership experience.
• Experience with Trimble, CAD, MicroStation, and GPS modeling.
• Heavy civil construction experience in site development, grading, utilities, paving, or public works.
• Ability to interpret civil plans, profiles, cross-sections, and digital design files.
• Proficiency with total stations, GNSS/GPS, data collectors, construction layout, and machine-control workflows.
• Knowledge of coordinate systems, datums, benchmarks, traverses, leveling, calculations, and survey QC.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize survey work across projects; review drawings, specifications, and site conditions.
• Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control, benchmarks, reference points, and site control networks.
• Oversee construction layout for grading, utilities, drainage, paving, and structures.
• Verify line, grade, elevations, offsets, slopes, coordinates, and as-built data; resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate staking, machine-control data, quantity surveys, progress measurements, and project closeout docs.
• Review survey notes, calculations, CAD and machine-control files, reports for accuracy.
• Manage survey equipment, software, calibration checks, maintenance, data security, and appropriate use of technology.
• Supervise and develop survey crews; assign work and provide technical guidance.
• Communicate survey needs and schedule risks to project managers and field personnel.
• Enforce safety requirements for PPE and active work zones.

Skills

Technical skills

Calculation

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Tools

Trimble

CAD

MicroStation

GPS modeling

Job description

Francis O Day Co., Inc. is seeking a Chief Surveyor to lead survey operations for heavy civil construction projects at Rockville, MD. You will ensure accurate control, layout, measurements, and survey data, coordinating crews and equipment to support schedules and safety.

The role involves reviewing plans, maintaining control networks, and guiding field teams to deliver work in accordance with plans and specifications, while upholding rigorous QA/QC and safety standards.