Surveyor Foreman-Abilene

PCL Construction; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program

Opportunity to advance with Company

Job summary

PCL Construction is hiring a Survey Foreman (Instrument man) for the Abilene, Texas project. The role involves operating surveying instruments, collecting data, and laying out grids from engineering plans while supervising junior crew members.

You will coordinate with the project team, maintain equipment, and emphasize safety and accuracy in all measurements. The position offers opportunities for certification and progression within the company.

Qualifications

• 84+ verifiable work experience within craft required.
• Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test required.
• Willingness to mentor and guide other crew members.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate surveying instruments (theodolites, prisms, EDM).
• Collect and apply data from maps, surveys, and photographs.
• Stake projects and lay out grids from engineering plans.
• Direct and supervise surveying crew members.
• Maintain equipment and ensure safety on site.
• Record measurements and observations accurately.
• Coordinate with project team and clients.

Skills

Communication

Supervision

Safety compliance

Field layout

Tools

Theodolites

Electronic Distance Measuring Equipment

Prisms

Job description

Surveyor Foreman-Abilene - Abilene, Texas (JobNumber: 994021)

The future you want is within reach.

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.

We are currently hiring at our Duroc Data Center Project in Abilene, Texas!

Position Hiring: Survey Foreman (Instrument man)

Pay Rate:$40.00

Incentive Rate: $10.00 (will be combined with base rate)

Work Schedule: 5x10’s (subject to change)

Other Incentives:

• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to advance with Company

• become PCL Certified and earn vacation time, mileage pay from project to project and increased wages
• get NCCER certified within craft trade while working at PCL (applies to specific craft trade)
• helpers enroll in Apprenticeship program and advance in craft trade

Job Responsibilities:

• Effective use of verbal and written communication – good interpersonal skills.
• Work safely at all times and promote safety to others around you.
• Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment.
• Collect information needed to carry out new surveys using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant information.
• Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans.
• Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.
• Possess ability to integrate design standards and shop drawings into field layout.
• Direct and supervise work of subordinate members of surveying parties.
• Lay out grids and determine horizontal and vertical controls.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews.
• Perform calculations to determine earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level runs, and placement of markers.
• Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items.
• Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment is not used.
• Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.
• Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.
• Record survey measurements and descriptive data using notes, drawings, and sketches.
• Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points.
• Search out and recover stakes, marks, and other monuments.
• Perform quality work as determined by the project specifications.
• Prioritize tasks according to job schedule and workload.
• Participate fully in health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.
• Must be willing to provide guidance and on the job training and mentoring to other crafts.
• Participate fully in health, safety, quality, and environmental processes.
• Conduct oneself as a Role Model when representing PCL and in contact with project and client personnel, coworkers, other contractors and subs, and the public and community.

Site Access Requirements:

• Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test
• Must have minimal of 84+ verifiable work experience within craft

Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail] with the position and location you are interested in. Or call our main number at 281-241-3936 Open Monday through Friday 7:00 to 4:00

PCL is an innovative, safety-oriented company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

Together, we can build success and a better future. Let's get started!

JobPosting: Sep 15, 2026

ClosingDate: Ongoing

PrimaryLocation: United States-Texas-Abilene