Surveying Crew Chief

Gateway Engineers, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No cost health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Disability & life insurance

Quarterly bonuses

PTO and eight paid holidays

401(k) match & Roth and Profit Sharing

Student loan repayment

Licensure registration fees

Employee referral program

Job summary

Gateway Engineers is seeking an experienced field surveyor for an in-person, full-time role in the Pittsburgh area. You will oversee surveying crews, perform field adjustments, and handle ALTA and boundary surveys, with emphasis on accuracy and efficient field data collection.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of surveying experience, a degree in surveying or related field, and strong skills in field notes, data collection, and computations.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Surveying or related field is required.
• 8+ years of relevant surveying experience is required.
• Experience with field notes, data collection, and survey computations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, direct, and perform the activities of the surveying crew.
• Perform field adjustments on transits, total stations, data collectors, and related equipment.
• Apply knowledge of trigonometry, geometry, and coordinate geometry to surveys.
• Manage survey instruments and equipment and field notes.
• Prepare field notes for leveling, traversing, mapping, and boundary surveys.
• Interpret control point records and locate points in the field.
• Read and interpret site, boundary, highway, and contour plans.

Skills

Writing descriptions of surveys

Searching legal records, surveys &land

Drafting ALTA, stakeout

Boundary and topographic

Interpreting survey data

Performing field survey calculations

Field & outdoor work

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Surveying or related field

Job description

This position is full-time in person.

Gateway Engineers is a multi-million-dollar full-service civil engineering consulting firm with locations in Pittsburgh, PA, Butler, PA, and Raleigh, NC. 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.

This position is full-time in person.

Gateway Engineers is a multi-million-dollar full-service civil engineering consulting firm with locations in Pittsburgh, PA, Butler, PA, and Raleigh, NC. 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 the 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 the 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).

The Ideal Candidate Will Have The Following 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.


• Field and outdoor work preferred.

This Opportunity Requires

Education

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

Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Surveying

License

• None required for this position