Senior Surveyor

Kinkaid Civil Construction LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinkaid Civil Construction in Salt Lake City seeks a Senior Surveyor to support Utah operations with field surveying, layout, staking, and grade control for heavy civil projects.

The role requires strong hands-on surveying skills, the ability to read civil plans, and independent work in a dynamic construction setting. Collaboration with Superintendents, Foremen, engineers, and crews is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction surveying experience preferred.
• Heavy civil construction surveying experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with underground utilities, earthwork, grading, roadway, or civil infrastructure construction preferred.
• Ability to independently perform layout, staking, grade checks, and field calculations.
• Strong understanding of horizontal and vertical control, elevations, coordinates, slopes, offsets, and alignments.

Responsibilities

• Perform construction layout and staking for underground utilities, earthwork, grading, and roadways.
• Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control.
• Perform layout for water, sewer, storm drain, pipe alignments, structures, excavation limits, slopes, roadways, curb, and finished grades.
• Calculate and verify coordinates, elevations, grades, slopes, offsets, alignments, and construction tolerances.
• Read and interpret civil plans, profiles, cross‑sections, specifications, and survey information.
• Maintain accurate field notes, survey records, control points, and project documentation.

Skills

Construction surveying

GPS/GNSS

Robotic total stations

Field calculations

Plan reading

Education

4 Year Degree

Tools

Trimble equipment

Job description

• Location 603 S 4050 W,Salt Lake City, UT, 84104,United States
• Job Category Construction, Engineering, Skilled Trades
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Description

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: DOE

Join Kinkaid Civil Construction

Kinkaid Civil Construction (KCC) is a 100% employee-owned heavy civil contractor specializing in underground wet utilities, earthwork, grading, and roadway infrastructure.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Surveyor to support our growing Utah operations. This position will provide construction surveying, layout, staking, grade control, and field support for heavy civil projects throughout the Salt Lake City area.

The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on construction surveying experience and can independently support underground utility, earthwork, grading, and roadway projects while working closely with Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers, Project Managers, and field crews.

Position Summary

The Senior Surveyor is responsible for accurate construction layout and surveying throughout all phases of assigned projects. This position establishes and maintains survey control, performs field layout and staking, verifies grades and elevations, completes as-built surveys, and provides survey information needed by field crews.

The Senior Surveyor must be able to read and interpret civil construction plans and translate design information into accurate field layout. This is a hands‑on field position requiring strong technical surveying skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in an active heavy civil construction environment.

This position may also provide guidance and technical support to less‑experienced survey personnel.

Requirements

Perform construction layout and staking for underground utilities, earthwork, grading, roadway, and civil infrastructure projects.

Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control.

Perform layout for water, sewer, storm drain, pipe alignments, structures, excavation limits, slopes, roadways, curb, and finished grades.

Calculate and verify coordinates, elevations, grades, slopes, offsets, alignments, and construction tolerances.

Read and interpret civil plans, profiles, cross‑sections, specifications, and survey information.

Perform grade checks during excavation, utility installation, backfill, grading, and roadway construction.

Perform topographic, existing‑condition, and as‑built surveys as required.

Maintain accurate field notes, survey records, control points, and project documentation.

Operate GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, electronic data collectors, levels, and other survey equipment.

Assist with GPS machine‑control setup, verification, and troubleshooting when needed.

Identify discrepancies between plans, survey information, and actual field conditions and communicate concerns to project leadership.

Coordinate daily survey needs and priorities with Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers, and Project Managers.

Provide field crews with accurate and understandable staking, layout, and grade information.

Assist with field measurements, quantity verification, and construction calculations when needed.

Maintain, calibrate, and protect survey equipment and established project control.

Provide technical guidance to Surveyors, Assistant Surveyors, and other field personnel when appropriate.

Follow KCC safety policies and maintain awareness of excavation, heavy equipment, traffic, underground utilities, and changing site conditions.

Perform additional survey and field‑related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

5+ years of construction surveying experience preferred.

Heavy civil construction surveying experience strongly preferred.

Experience with underground wet utilities, earthwork, grading, roadway, or civil infrastructure construction preferred.

Ability to independently perform construction layout, staking, grade checking, and field calculations.

Strong understanding of horizontal and vertical control, elevations, coordinates, slopes, offsets, and alignments.

Ability to read and interpret civil construction plans, profiles, cross‑sections, and specifications.

Experience with utility layout, construction staking, topographic surveys, and as‑built surveys.

Experience using GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, and electronic data collectors.

Experience with Trimble equipment and software preferred.

GPS machine‑control experience is a plus.

Strong mathematical, problem‑solving, organizational, and communication skills.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in an active construction environment.

Ability to communicate effectively with field crews and project‑management personnel.

Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record required.

Summary

Why Join Kinkaid Civil Construction?

Kinkaid Civil Construction is a 100% employee-owned company, giving employees the opportunity to share in the long‑term success of the organization through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Kinkaid Civil Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

Recruitment & Agency Policy: Kinkaid Civil Construction does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies or recruiters without an established agreement.