Surveyor Assistant

United Infrastructure Group; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Group is seeking a Surveyor Assistant to provide critical surveying services on construction projects. This full-time role involves precise measurements, data collection, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to ensure accurate layouts and property boundaries. Benefits include competitive salaries and comprehensive health plans, with a culture focused on professional development.

Benefits

Highly Competitive Salaries

Generous Performance Bonuses

Comprehensive Health Plans

Strong 401k Savings Plan

Significant Paid Time Off

Training and Education Assistance

Qualifications

• 3+ years surveyor experience required.
• Experience with analytical/scientific software preferred.
• Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction survey and layout services.
• Calculate heights, depths, and property lines.
• Prepare and maintain maps and legal documents.

Skills

Survey experience

Analytical software

AutoCAD

Total Station equipment

Heavy civil construction

Safety procedures

Use of smartphones and tablets

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Trimble & Topcon equipment

Job description

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United Infrastructure Group continues to be a leader in the transportation construction industry in the southeast with a 100+ year history of delivering successful projects by hiring exceptional employees to work in a professional family environment. UIG is committed to developing the best workforce possible by constantly recruiting, training, and promoting construction industry professionals throughout our organization.

Our comprehensive benefits package is custom designed to achieve that goal through access to the following benefits:

• Highly Competitive Salaries
• Generous Performance Bonuses
• Robust Subsistence Allowances
• Comprehensive Health Plans (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Strong 401k Savings and Profit-Sharing Plan with 100% Matching Contributions up to 4% of compensation
• Significant Paid Time Off
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Training, Education, Certification, and Qualification Assistance
  
  

Note: Benefits may vary based on position and length of employment.

Role Overview: Surveyor Assistant

As a Surveyor Assistant at United Infrastructure Group (UIG), you will provide essential surveying services for construction projects, including bridges, highways, foundations, and other heavy civil projects. Your role involves precise measurements, data collection, and calculations to ensure accurate construction layouts and property boundaries. You will also prepare and maintain detailed records, maps, and legal documents related to survey work, and coordinate findings with engineers, architects, clients, and other stakeholders.

Typical Duties include but are not limited to

• Provide construction survey and layout services on bridges, highways, foundations, and other heavy civil projects.
• Assist with survey computations and data collection, including construction layout calculations, grade sheet computation, topographical/volume analysis, and project datum conversion/transformation.
• 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.
• Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
• Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
• 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).
• Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
• Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
• Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for the construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years surveyor experience; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Experience with analytical or scientific software, AutoCAD
• Trimble & Topcon, Total Station Robotic Survey Equipment, and GPS machine control support.
• Heavy civil construction experience.
• Ability to supervise and manage a site crew.
• Ability to build TIN / BIM maps
• Must observe safety procedures and report any potentially unsafe conditions to management.
• Valid Driver's License and good driving record required.
• Ability to use a smartphone, iPad, and computer.
• Must follow policies and procedures and support UIG's mission.
  
  

REQUIREMENTS: ALL Applicants must be:

• 18 years of Age
• Able to pass a Drug Test
• Legally Eligible to Work in the US
• Open to working different shifts if needed by the project
• Must have reliable transportation to and from jobsite every workday (driver's license preferred)
• Must provide own hand tools (excluding power tools)
• Willingness to travel for project requirements (multi-state opportunities)
  
  

Please contact us at http://uig.net/main/careers

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Construction

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