Survey Field Technician

MEB; Hampton, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

MEB General Contractors, Inc. in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia is seeking a field survey technician. You will run total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors, performing layout, stakeout, and as-built data collection under the Survey Crew Chief’s direction.

You’ll process measurements with survey software, maintain equipment, travel between project sites, and uphold field safety. Requirements include 1+ year of survey experience, OSHA 10 (OSHA 30 a plus), a high school diploma or

Qualifications

• 1+ years of field or survey experience, or time as a rodman
• Ability to set up and operate total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors
• Read plans and translate them to ground points
• Comfort with survey software and checking own work before submission
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• OSHA 10 required; OSHA 30 a plus
• High school diploma or GED; geomatics coursework a plus

Responsibilities

• Operate and configure total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors
• Perform field layout, stakeout, and as-built data collection under supervision
• Run vertical and horizontal layout and establish control points
• Process data with survey software and check for accuracy
• Maintain and care for instruments and equipment
• Travel between project sites across the assigned region
• Report hazards and escalate questions to the Survey Crew Chief

Skills

Field safety

Plan reading

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

OSHA 10 training

Valid driver's license

Tools

Total stations

GNSS receivers

Data collectors

Survey software

Job description

Hampton Roads area, Virginia // Non-exempt, hourly

THE ROLE

You run the instruments that put MEB's projects in the right place. You set up and operate total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors, and you handle layout, stakeout, and as-built documentation under the direction of the Survey Crew Chief. The crews build off the points you set.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Field safety. Keep your certifications and PPE current, work safely around active equipment and traffic, and report hazards to the Crew Chief immediately. You hold stop-work authority for unsafe conditions.
• Instrument setup and operation. Set up and configure total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors, and operate them accurately enough that nobody downstream has to check your work.
• Layout and stakeout. Run job layout and stakeout under the guidance of senior survey staff, and hold tolerance.
• As-builts. Collect as-built data and support the detailed drawings and records that go into the project file and the owner turnover.
• Measurements and calculations. Perform vertical and horizontal layout, control points, and elevation profiles.
• Data processing. Use survey software to process and analyze the data, check it for accuracy and completeness, and flag discrepancies for review rather than passing them along.
• Equipment care and inventory. Operate and maintain the instruments to manufacturer standards, and keep the tools and materials ready for the next day.
• Monitoring and escalation. Support monitoring of existing and new structures, note deviations from design, and elevate layout, control, and tolerance questions to the Survey Crew Chief.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 1+ years of field or survey experience, or time as a rodman and ready to run instruments
• Ability to set up and operate total stations, GNSS receivers, and data collectors. If you are strong on one platform and new to another, that is trainable
• Ability to run layout, stakeout, and as-built surveys under direction and hold the tolerance the work requires
• Comfort with survey software for processing and analyzing data, and the discipline to check your own work before it leaves your hands
• Ability to read plans and translate them to points on the ground
• The judgment to stop and ask when a control point or a tolerance does not look right. A wrong point costs more than a question
• OSHA 10 required, OSHA 30 a plus. First Aid and CPR. We provide the safety training you do not already hold
• High school diploma or GED preferred. Survey or geomatics coursework is a plus. Valid driver's license

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Outdoor field work in all weather, on active jobsites and over uneven terrain
• Walk the site, climb, and work around heavy equipment and active traffic; required PPE
• Carry and set up instruments and equipment, occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Travel between project sites across the assigned region

COMPENSATION

The anticipated starting hourly rate for this position is $30 to $36 an hour. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here. The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us.

WHY MEB

• Employee ownership. MEB is employee owned. Through our ESOP, the people who build the work own the business behind it.
• Benefits. MEB pays the medical and dental premiums for our employees. We also offer vision, disability, and life insurance, FSA and HSA options, a matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, a health and wellness program, and paid time off.
• Room to grow. Career paths at MEB are defined, not improvised. You will know what the next step requires and who is responsible for helping you get there.
• Core values. Clients First, Safety Matters, and Family by Choice. You will see them on the jobsite, not just in the handbook.
• Who we are. Founded in 1982, MEB is a Virginia-based construction firm with more than 475 employees, headquartered in Chesapeake with a regional office in Richmond. We build resilient environments: projects that improve the communities we work in, locally and nationwide.
• What we build. Heavy civil is the core of what we do: our own crews and equipment self-perform water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, utility systems, and industrial facilities, scope most general contractors subcontract out. We also build schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, and civic facilities across Virginia, and we are a national leader in aviation fueling systems and storage on government and military installations nationwide.

MEB General Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, military status, status as a victim of family abuse, or any other status protected by law.

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