Surveying Crew Chief

Gateway Engineers; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No cost health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) match, Profit Sharing

Paid professional memberships

Student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement

Quarterly performance bonuses

PTO and eight paid holidays

Job summary

Gateway Engineers is seeking a full-time surveyor in Pittsburgh to oversee and direct activities of the surveying crew. Responsibilities include ensuring accuracy in survey data and maintaining survey instruments. An ideal candidate will have an Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in a Survey related field, experience in writing survey descriptions, and familiarity with legal records. The position offers comprehensive health benefits and a supportive work environment focused on professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing descriptions of surveys.
• Familiarity with searching legal and survey records.
• Ability to interpret and verify survey data.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct activities of the surveying crew.
• Responsible for field adjustments on surveying instruments.
• Maintain field notes for various surveying operations.

Skills

Knowledge of trigonometry

Geometric computations

Basic surveying computations

Education

Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in a Survey related field

Tools

Survey instruments

Total stations

Data collectors

Job description

Position Overview

Gateway Engineers is a multi-million-dollar full-service civil engineering consulting firm with locations in Pittsburgh, PA, Butler, PA, and Selma, NC. This position is full-time and in person. Our mission is to help our clients reach a higher level of success through knowledge, experience, and responsiveness. We focus intently on the development of all employees, both professionally and personally, where all we expect you to do is grow. We offer many programs and amenities, including our performance-based compensation program, our Act Well/Eat Well/Think Well mindset, Professional Development opportunities, an open office environment, and many more.

What We Offer

• No cost health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
• Quarterly performance bonuses
• PTO and eight paid holidays
• 401(k) match & 401(k) Roth and Profit Sharing
• Student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement
• Company paid professional society memberships & professional licensure registration fees
• Employee referral program

Responsibilities

• Oversee, direct, and perform the activities of the assigned surveying crew.
• Responsible for field adjustments on transits, total stations, total electronic stations, data collectors and codes, levels, compasses, and tripods.
• Knowledge of trigonometry, geometry, algebra, coordinate geometry, and basic surveying computations.
• Responsible for survey instruments and equipment.
• Responsible for field notes for standard surveying operations: leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, profile and cross-section surveys.
• Skilled knowledge of how to interpret control point records and data sheets, as well as locate points in the field.
• Skilled knowledge of basic plan reading and preparation (i.e. site plans, boundary plans, highway plans, profile and cross sections, horizontal and vertical curves, pipeline plans, foundation plans, and developing existing and finished contours).

Ideal Candidate Experience

• Writing descriptions of surveys.
• Searching legal records, survey records, and land titles.
• Drafting, ALTA preparation, and construction stakeout.
• Boundary and topographic.
• Interpreting and verifying survey data.
• Performing field survey calculations.
• Indoor/outdoor work.

Education

• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in a Survey related field, or equivalent experience.