Senior Marine Surveyor: Dredging & Construction Lead

Kiewit Corporation; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Weeks Marine seeks an experienced Senior Surveyor to support dredging and marine construction operations in Covington, LA. You will provide accurate survey data and field support to ensure safe, efficient project execution in accordance with plans and quality standards.

You will collaborate with project management, field operations, engineering, and dredging personnel to verify quantities, elevations, and survey control, while maintaining records and coordinating activities across teams.

Qualifications

• Significant professional surveying experience in heavy civil, marine construction, dredging, or related environments.
• Demonstrated experience with construction and/or hydrographic surveying.
• Strong working knowledge of GPS/GNSS positioning systems, survey equipment, data collection, and survey-processing software.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, plans, specifications, coordinate systems, elevations, and survey control information.
• Experience performing survey calculations, quantity verification, and maintaining accurate project documentation.
• Strong computer skills and ability to learn project-specific surveying and dredging software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with project management and field personnel.
• Ability to work a rotational schedule and adapt to project and operational requirements.
• Willingness and ability to work outdoors in marine and construction environments and travel as project assignments require.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee hydrographic, topographic, construction, and related project surveying activities.
• Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control.
• Collect and process field survey data used to support dredging and marine construction operations.
• Conduct pre-construction, progress, quantity, and post-construction surveys as required.
• Provide accurate positioning, elevations, grades, and layout information to field operations.
• Review drawings, specifications, survey data, and project requirements to identify discrepancies or potential issues.
• Perform quantity calculations and assist project teams with production and progress reporting.
• Maintain organized survey records, field notes, electronic data, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate survey activities with project management, engineering, dredge operations, subcontractors, and other project personnel.
• Troubleshoot survey equipment and data-quality issues and ensure equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.
• Support project quality-control requirements and ensure survey deliverables meet contractual and company standards.
• Mentor or provide technical guidance to less-experienced survey personnel when assigned.
• Perform work in accordance with Weeks Marine safety policies and project-specific requirements.

Skills

Surveying experience

Hydrographic surveying

GPS/GNSS

Engineering drawings

Survey calculations

Data management

Communication skills

Independence

Outdoor work

Rotational schedule

Job description

Weeks Marine seeks an experienced Senior Surveyor to support dredging and marine construction operations in Covington, LA. You will provide accurate survey data and field support to ensure safe, efficient project execution in accordance with plans and quality standards.

You will collaborate with project management, field operations, engineering, and dredging personnel to verify quantities, elevations, and survey control, while maintaining records and coordinating activities across teams.