Survey Party Chief

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is seeking an experienced field survey professional to lead a crew as party chief on roadway, bridge, and flood control projects. The role involves planning with project managers, supervising crew, and ensuring safety and accuracy in field measurements.

Candidates should have 2-3 years paraprofessional experience with at least one year as Senior party chief, strong reading skills, and willingness to work long hours, weekends, and travel to job sites.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of paraprofessional survey construction experience, including at least one year as a Senior party chief.
• Knowledge of surveying concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to read, (in English) analyze and respond to technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, and travel; able to work alone.

Responsibilities

• Acts as party chief for a field survey crew engaged in plane and geodetic surveys for construction, topographic, right-of-way, and control survey projects.
• Gathers field survey data through conventional and GPS methods.
• Sets up, adjusts, and operates surveying equipment (total station, data collector, GPS).
• Prepares field notes and drawings; performs field surveying for roadway, bridges, and flood control projects; establishes control and boundaries.
• Maintains field data records, survey project files, and indexing systems.
• Represents Company in project and client meetings; upholds safety policies.

Skills

Survey field knowledge

Paraprofessional surveying

Independent work

Reading comprehension

Project prioritization

Tools

AutoCad-Softdesk

Trimble Business Center

Job description

**This position could be working on your own or overseeing a survey crew - the responsibilities could change depending on the assignment. **

The hours (40-70+ hours a week) will be long and the ideal candidate needs to be willing to work at least 6 days a week during the summer months (peak construction season).

• Acts as party chief for a field survey crew engaged in making plane and/or geodetic surveys for construction, topographic, right-of-way, and control survey projects.
• Participates in pre-survey planning meetings with project managers, resident engineers, and contractor representatives.
• Assigns and monitors work, and provides input for evaluation of members of field survey crew.
• Instructs and trains survey crew in survey and mapping methods, use of equipment, and field safety procedures.
• Gathers field survey data through use of conventional and Global Positioning System (GPS) methods.
• Sets up, adjusts, and operates surveying equipment, including electronic total station, data collector, and GPS equipment, in order to measure distances, elevations, and angles.
• Prepares field notes and drawings; and performs field surveying for roadway, bridges, and flood control projects, including installing surveying construction stakes, tying out existing intersection ties, and locating or establishing vertical and horizontal control, right of way, monuments, corners, boundaries, and property lines.
• Performs complex surveying calculations using engineering calculator, laptop computer, personal computer, and graphics and coordinate geometry (Cogo) software, such as AutoCad-Softdesk, Trimble Business Center.
• Prepares finished grade sheets, topographic maps, records of survey, corner records, and other survey reports.
• Maintains field data records, survey project files, and indexing systems.
• Ensure compliance with contract specifications.
• Represents Company in project meetings, client meetings, etc.
• Proactively upholds all safety polices and standards.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Maintains strict adherence to Company policies and procedures.
• Leads and directs the work of others.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as directed.

• 2-3 years of paraprofessional survey construction experience, including at least one year as a Senior level party chief.
• Knowledge of field's concepts, practices, and procedures associated with surveying.
• Proven track record of relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ability to read, (in English) analyze and respond to technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Strong survey skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• MUST be willing to work alone; nights, weekends, and be willing to travel.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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