Travel-Ready Survey Party Chief | Field Ops Leader

Thompson Engineering; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Engineering is seeking a Survey Party Chief to lead the survey crew in the land surveying department. This full-time role reports survey data to the Survey Team Manager and requires travel to support various project needs.

The ideal candidate has extensive field experience and the ability to oversee daily survey operations. Join a team delivering infrastructure projects with a history dating back to 1953, offering opportunities to work on diverse sites across industrial and commercial

Qualifications

• Five (5) years verifiable experience in running a crew in surveying commercial and/or heavy industrial construction stakeout.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid Driver's License.
• Be able to read and comprehend measurements.
• Intermediate math skills which include trigonometry and coordinate geometry.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to travel and stay overnight based on the work load of the Survey Department

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily functions of the survey crew
• Responsible for the set up and completion of the survey crew on job sites under the direct supervision of the Professional Land Surveyor and/or job supervisor
• Ensures the proper reporting of daily work logs to the Org Manager
• Reduces survey data to the Org Manager
• Interprets blueprints/plans/deeds in order to effectively lead the survey crew
• Drives company vehicle to and from job sites
• Operates all survey equipment and interprets data in order to report information to the Org Manager
• Understand and compute field calculations relative to the survey data collected
• Effectively manage the time and schedules of the survey crew
• On time and consistent attendance is required

Skills

Reading measurements

Trig & geometry

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Thompson Engineering is seeking a Survey Party Chief to lead the survey crew in the land surveying department. This full-time role reports survey data to the Survey Team Manager and requires travel to support various project needs.

The ideal candidate has extensive field experience and the ability to oversee daily survey operations. Join a team delivering infrastructure projects with a history dating back to 1953, offering opportunities to work on diverse sites across industrial and commercial