Survey Crew Chief

HILGARTWILSON, LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering and design is seeking a Survey Crew Chief in North Carolina. This role requires a confident leader with extensive field experience to oversee survey projects and manage a team while utilizing advanced surveying technology. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, educational opportunities, and career advancement support.

Benefits

Company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off including parental leave

401(k) with company match

Education reimbursement programs

Wellness program

Qualifications

• 10 years of field survey experience.
• 5 years as Crew Chief or equivalent.
• Ability to work in inclement weather.

Responsibilities

• Lead survey crews on various projects.
• Guide data collection for infrastructure and development.
• Manage performance and resources during projects.

Skills

Leadership

Geospatial Precision

Data Collection Techniques

Field Note-Keeping

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Trimble Equipment

Job description

Overview

Ready to take charge and make your mark in a career where accuracy and leadership collide? As a Survey Crew Chief, you won’t just work on the frontlines of cutting-edge projects—you’ll lead them. From infrastructure and utilities to commercial and residential development, you’ll guide field crews in collecting the data that powers design, development, and construction across the built environment.

We’re looking for a confident, solutions-focused leader with a passion for geospatial precision and real-world impact. You’ll manage people, performance, and equipment—all while using the latest tools in surveying technology to execute projects that matter. Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Survey Crew Chief to join our team in Raleigh, NC!

Join our Survey/Geospatial team, which offers a full range of survey and geospatial data and mapping services that enable us to collect data faster, safer, and more accurately than ever before. Under your direction, survey staff collect data from the air, ground and subsurface to provide precision data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• This position may include work as a leader of one, two or three-person crews.
• Survey projects include NCDOT design and ROW, topographic, aerial ground control, boundary and ALTA.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• 10 years of field survey experience and at least 5 years of experience as a Crew Chief, or equivalent knowledge.
• North Carolina DOT (NCDOT) project experience.
• Proficient in use of Trimble equipment.
• Candidates must beproficient with data collectors, data collection techniques, robotic instruments, conventional field note-keeping, total stations and leveling.
• Experience with or ability to learn the use of 3D scanners.
• Candidate must be a self-starter, with little need for supervision once provided with a work assignment.
• Must be able to work in inclement weather.
• Willingness to travel overnight.
• A valid driver's license and clean driving record required. MVR will be checked and monitored.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Requires a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer's random drug and alcohol testing program.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help youAccelerate Your Success!