Lincoln, NE - Surveyor

General Excavating Company; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Excavating is seeking a highly motivated Project Engineer to support field operations on underground utility projects across Nebraska. The role focuses on assisting Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure project success, safety, and timely procurement through final acceptance.

This position requires coordinating with foremen and field staff, performing staking, GPS base setup, data collection, and maintaining records; travel up to 25% and Lincoln-based, with work on diverse civil

Qualifications

• 3 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read project plans and specifications.
• Ability to perform field measurements and record data accurately.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Foreman / Superintendent / Project Manager to assist with data recording and layout.
• Sets up GPS Base stations and additional control as needed.
• Verify staking and layout against project plans and specs for accuracy.
• Interprets plans and survey records to plan field survey work.
• Maintains as-built documentation and field data records weekly.
• Supports quality control by verifying layout and tolerances.
• Maintains organized survey records and digital files.
• Troubleshoots GPS and grade control equipment to maintain accuracy.
• Performs layout of work to establish references, elevations, and alignments.
• Coordinates with on-site personnel to plan procedures and prevent delays.

Skills

GPS surveying

Field data recording

Layout planning

Project coordination

Tools

GPS equipment

Grade control equipment

Survey equipment

Job description

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska — 25% travel may be required - Home on weekends.

Department:

Department: Division 4 - Water, Sewer, Storm Drain

Summary

General Excavating is an award-winning contractor serving public and private owners throughout Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. General Excavating specializes in the construction of underground utilities, natural gas distribution, environmental remediation, excavation shoring, directional drilling, hydro-excavation, and heavy civil including bridge and concrete structures.

General Excavating is searching for a highly motivated Project Engineer, who is expected to assist and monitor construction related activities in field operations. This role is responsible for the support of Project Managers and Superintendents to ensure project success. Assists with overall management of construction project sites and procurement through final acceptance, while ensuring project safety. Maximizes profits and cost controls to maintain stability and growth of the organization by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Coordinates with Foreman / Superintendent / Project Manager to assist with recording data and layout of work as needed.
• Sets up GPS Base stations on horizontal and vertical control established by others. Set additional control as needed.
• Verify staking and layout against project plans and specifications to ensure accuracy.
• Interprets project plans, specifications, and survey records to plan field survey work.
• Ensures as-built documentation of completed work through GPS data collection and redlines drawings are maintained weekly.
• Reviews recorded points and field conditions and supports quality control activities by verifying layout and dimensional tolerances.
• Downloads, processes, and uploads field data
• Maintains organized survey records, including control points, field notes, and digital files
• Troubleshoots and provides support with GPS and grade control equipment to maintain accuracy.
• Performs layout of work to establish reference points, elevations, and alignments in accordance with plans.
• Participates in dig permit processes according to project requirements.
• Coordinates with on-site personnel engaged in planning the work procedures, executing work procedures, interpreting specifications, plans, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays.
• Monitors and documents site conditions, project benchmarks, and control changes throughout the construction process.
• Ensures proper use, maintenance, and security of all survey equipment and tools.
• Completes work according to project safety program requirements.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a job.

Education and/or Experience

Three (3) years minimum related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to read a tape measure and convert inches into tenths.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and reach with arms while operating equipment. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical part, fumes, airborne particles, caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Conditions of Employment

Candidate is required to meet the above qualifications and job duties, task frequency and PPE requirements. Approval of pre-employment reference & background checks, and post offer drug testing with fit for employment screening are required as conditions of employment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE EMPLOYER.