Survey Field Engineer

Bechtel Global Corporation; Millersport (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Global Corporation is seeking a Survey Engineer on a Millersport, OH project. The role focuses on executing survey and meteorology strategy, coordinating drone programs, supervising field staff, and ensuring safety and environmental compliance on a large 1.3 GW facility near a hyperscale data center.

The candidate will prepare survey calculations, maintain the survey control network (including GNSS), and generate CAD drawings and DTMs, supporting both civil and electrical scopes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) required.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience, or 8–10 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead survey activities and coordinate with field personnel and subcontractors.
• Prepare survey calculations and survey reports for multiple project scopes.
• Maintain and operate the Project Survey Control Network (TS, Level Loops, GNSS).
• Develop and verify CAD drawings, topographic features, DTMs, and volume computations.

Skills

Survey operations

CAD drawings

DTMs

GNSS

Survey Reports

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Survey CAD software

M&TE calibration

Job description

• Requisition ID:299556
• Relocation Authorized:National - Single
• Telework Type:Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Millersport, OH

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Project Overview:

The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure.

The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will execute survey and meteorology strategy, survey scanning, and coordinate with drone pilot programs. You will supervise survey activities, subcontractors, field verification of materials, and daily data downloading and processing. Your leadership will ensure successful implementation of survey work with a project's safety, quality, and environmental programs. #LI-BH1

Major Responsibilities:

Safety/Quality Control

• Supports the survey team's implementation of the project safety, quality, and environmental programs
• Assists with the housekeeping and cleanliness of the project
• Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely
• Ensures work methods planned and executed safely
• Draws field sketches and As-built drawings
• Supports Field Engineering in preparation of Non-conformance reports, Design Change Notices and Request for information
• Supports in coordinating and resolving engineering, and construction problems with Superintendents or other project personnel
• Reviews project design and engineering documents, model, and model data to ensure their completeness and readiness for safe layout and verification
• Prepares Survey calculations and Survey Reports for all project disciplines/scope
• Supports Field and office training program

Equipment Management

• Supports measuring and test equipment (M&TE) process
• Supports Projects weekly/monthly equipment collimation requirements
• Supports Survey Equipment maintenance process and maintains calibration logs

Work Planning

• Prepares daily progress reports, periodic photographic progress reports and keeps supervisor informed on progress of assigned tasks
• Utilizes and leverages applicable software and processes
• Maintains and processes Monitoring and Settlement data
• Coordinates and maintains Survey Work Request with Survey Field personnel or craft professionals.
• Arrange document control latest revisions
• Develops core understanding of ES&H CPs
• Validates subcontractor survey submittals
• Supports in Excavation Permits and subsurface Utility coordination
• Supports Importing and exporting survey data (CSV, TXT, DWG, DXF, IFC or fieldbook format).
• Maintain Layer Management and CAD Standards

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requiredbachelor's degree(or equivalent) and 4-6 years of relevant experience or 8-10 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Survey Technical Requirements

• Proactively considers continuous learning or shows interest to pursue appropriate learning activities
• Maintains the project Survey "As-Built" model.
• Supports Cut/fill analysis between existing and proposed surfaces.
• Supports in creating survey CAD drawings, including topographic features such as breaklines, spot elevations, and contours, as well as generating Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and performing volume computations
• administers the survey work request program and survey data
• Supports field data inspections of commodity installation readiness (Pre-pours and post-pours)
• Examines the accuracy of Field data and collection methods process
• Provides technical support as related to survey to Field Engineering and Superintendents in a wide range of situation and configurations.
• Prepares Survey Reports for all project disciplines/scope
• Maintains Project Survey Control Network operation (TS, Level Loops, GNSS)
• Demonstrates full knowledge of field Survey operations

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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