Project Surveyor — Field & Office Lead

Stahly Engineering & Associates; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Stahly Engineering & Associates is seeking a Surveyor to lead surveying projects and manage field and office tasks from Helena to field offices. This role emphasizes project management, design surveying, and coordination with clients and agencies.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying, a Professional Land Surveyor license is preferred, and at least 4 years of surveying experience, including LSI experience. Travel is required; field operations will be common.

Qualifications

• Requirements: Analysis, Design Skills, Project Management, Process Improvement, Technical Understanding, Documentation Skills, Safety Management, and Supervision.
• Design skills and technical understanding of land surveying fields that may include transportation related engineer design surveying, water distribution and treatment design surveying, sewer collection and treatment design surveying, storm water drainage, including hydrology and hydraulics.
• All Professional Land Survey discipline related projects (i.e. Land Title Surveys, etc.)

Responsibilities

• May serve at the direction of the Project Manager, Senior Engineer, or Principal.
• Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans; conferring with management.
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements; assigning personnel to phases and elements; reviewing bids from contractors.
• Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates.
• Confirms product performance by designing and conducting tests.
• Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems.
• Controls project plan by reviewing design, specifications, and plan and schedule changes; recommending actions.
• Controls project costs by approving expenditures; administering contracts.
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with federal and state regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills

Analysis

Design skills

Project management

Process improvement

Technical understanding

Documentation skills

Safety management

Supervision

CADD

Microsoft Office

Communication

Contract documents

Education

B.A./B.S. in Land Surveying

Licensed PLS preferred

Tools

CADD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Stahly Engineering & Associates is seeking a Surveyor to lead surveying projects and manage field and office tasks from Helena to field offices. This role emphasizes project management, design surveying, and coordination with clients and agencies.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying, a Professional Land Surveyor license is preferred, and at least 4 years of surveying experience, including LSI experience. Travel is required; field operations will be common.