Senior Survey Engineer - Field Operations Leader

The Walsh Group; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walsh Group is seeking a Survey Engineer for its Water Division near Atlanta and Cartersville, GA. You will supervise construction survey crews, providing horizontal and vertical control derived from plans to field production operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with Trimble software, GPS instruments, and machine control. You will collaborate with production teams to ensure accurate, timely survey support across project schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Minimum 3 years field experience in survey & construction surveying applications as a responsible party.
• Knowledge of general construction practices and procedures.
• Experience in general survey instrument operation and survey practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of Trimble Construction Survey software, instruments, controllers, GPS Rovers, and machine control.
• Basic knowledge of plan reading, math, and geometry.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient & effective construction survey layout and information in a safe and timely manner that facilitates production operations, schedules, and budgets.
• Supervise and mentor survey crew in daily layout operations and interactions with production.
• Maintain knowledge of production operations schedules and procedures and make directive decisions as they pertain to survey responsibilities and personnel.
• Provide production information from project documents and plans to field operations.
• Maintain knowledge of Trimble Software survey and GPS instruments and machine control setup.
• Assist production operations in setup, usage, and maintenance of instrument use in their operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Math

Geometry

Plan reading

Construction practices

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Trimble Construction Survey software

GPS Rovers

Machine control setup

Job description

The Walsh Group is seeking a Survey Engineer for its Water Division near Atlanta and Cartersville, GA. You will supervise construction survey crews, providing horizontal and vertical control derived from plans to field production operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with Trimble software, GPS instruments, and machine control. You will collaborate with production teams to ensure accurate, timely survey support across project schedules and budgets.