Senior Survey Party Chief — Field Leadership & Travel

Thompson Engineering; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Engineering invites applications for a Survey Party Chief to lead the survey crew in the land surveying department. The role reports survey data to the Survey Team Manager and requires travel to support various projects.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience supervising crews, reading plans, and performing field calculations, with a valid driver's license and the ability to work outdoors in diverse conditions.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years verifiable experience in running a crew in surveying commercial and/or heavy industrial construction stakeout.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid Driver's License.
• Be able to read and comprehend measurements.
• Intermediate math skills including trigonometry and coordinate geometry.
• Must communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to travel and stay overnight as workload requires.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily functions of the survey crew.
• Set up and complete field crew tasks under direct supervision.
• Ensure proper reporting of daily logs to the Org Manager.
• Reduce survey data to the Org Manager.
• Interpret blueprints and deeds to lead the crew.
• Drive company vehicle to and from job sites.
• Operate survey equipment and report data to the Org Manager.
• Compute field calculations relative to collected data.
• Manage time and schedules of the survey crew.
• Maintain on-time attendance.

Skills

Crew supervision

Field calculations

Blueprint interpretation

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Survey equipment

Valid Driver's License

Job description

Thompson Engineering invites applications for a Survey Party Chief to lead the survey crew in the land surveying department. The role reports survey data to the Survey Team Manager and requires travel to support various projects.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience supervising crews, reading plans, and performing field calculations, with a valid driver's license and the ability to work outdoors in diverse conditions.