Survey Engineer - Field Operations Lead, Growth & US Travel

The Walsh Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walsh Group, a fourth-generation, family-owned business, seeks a Survey Engineer for our Water Division near the Atlanta area. You will supervise a construction survey crew delivering horizontal and vertical control derived from plans to field production operations.

This role emphasizes active leadership, knowledge of Trimble software and GPS instruments, and collaboration with production teams to ensure schedules, safety, and quality while supporting growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum 3 years field experience in survey & construction surveying applications.
• 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

Good interpersonal and communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Trimble Construction Survey software

Trimble GPS instruments

Machine control setup

Job description

The Walsh Group, a fourth-generation, family-owned business, seeks a Survey Engineer for our Water Division near the Atlanta area. You will supervise a construction survey crew delivering horizontal and vertical control derived from plans to field production operations.

This role emphasizes active leadership, knowledge of Trimble software and GPS instruments, and collaboration with production teams to ensure schedules, safety, and quality while supporting growth opportunities.