SURVEY PARTY CHIEF

Kids for the Future; West Columbia (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Kids for the Future is seeking a field surveyor/technician to verify data and support boundary surveys in West Columbia, SC. You will prepare sketches, maps, and legal descriptions, and coordinate with engineers and clients to ensure accuracy.

The role emphasizes safety, strong communication, and CAD skills, with opportunities to contribute to diverse surveying projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with analytical or scientific software, AutoCAD.
• Ability to supervise and manage a site crew.
• Must observe safety procedures and report any potentially unsafe conditions.
• Knowledge of record keeping systems.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
• Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
• Prepare sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
• Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
• Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
• Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and GPS.
• Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
• Coordinate findings with the work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with projects.
• Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
• Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
• Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
• Analyze survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.
• Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

AutoCAD

Site supervision

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Record keeping

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

• Location 121 Midlands Ct.,West Columbia, SC, 29169,United States
• Job Category CON OPS CRAFT
• Employee Type FT Exempt

Description

• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
• Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
• Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
• Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
• Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
• Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
• Coordinate findings with the work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with projects.
• Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
• Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
• Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
• Analyze survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.
• Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
• Other duties as required.

Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience

• Experience with analytical or scientific software, AutoCAD
• Ability to supervise and manage a site crew.
• Must observe safety procedures and report any potentially unsafe conditions to management.
• Knowledge of record keeping systems.
• Excellent communication skills.