Traveling Surveyor (Independence Excavating)

Independence Excavating, Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Competitive Pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance + Optional Family Life

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Wellness Incentive Program

Paid Holidays and PTO

401(k) + Company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Stability and career advancement

Job summary

Independence Excavating, Inc. is seeking a Traveling Land Surveyor for full‑time work, combining field surveying with site layout and data review. You will prepare cut sheets and as‑builts for construction projects, and oversee initial layout at job sites with teams.

Travel to multiple sites is required. The candidate should have a minimum HS diploma, 5+ years of related experience, and experience with Trimble equipment and AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Qualifications

• Minimum HS Diploma. Additional training and/or related certificate preferred
• Minimum five years of previous related experience
• Comfort level with Trimble GPS equipment, Trimble machine control, Trimble total station setup
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Ability to build surfaces for GPS equipment
• Utilize and have a thorough understanding of surveying practices and equipment use
• Must have good math skills
• Must be able to verbally communicate instructions and plans well with all internal and external contacts
• Must be able to effectively communicate rationale behind decisions made
• Work must be performed carefully and with great accuracy
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• This is a field and office position- willingness to work outside and in all weather conditions
• Local travel to job sites required
• Occasional overtime may be necessary during peak times

Responsibilities

• Producing and verifying cut sheets
• Overseeing and coordinating the initial layout at the job site and provides continuous monitoring of the same
• Providing work control lines and elevations that are required for accurate measurement and correct installation of material by crafts
• Providing checking of as-built conditions that require the use of surveying techniques
• Providing topographic and cross-section surveys as required for planning and payment quantities
• Supervising Surveying Technician and Surveying Trainee personnel
• Regularly making important decisions on interpreting drawings and specifications and applying them to the physical layout at the job site.

Skills

Field surveying experience

Team supervision

Communication skills

Math skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Trimble GPS

Trimble machine control

Trimble total station

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Traveling Land Surveyor

Independence Excavating is looking to hire a full time Land Surveyor that will be responsible for preparing and reviewing data for field crews. The Surveyor will be preparing and approving cut sheets and as-builts on construction projects.

Traveling Land Surveyor

Independence Excavating is looking to hire a full time Land Surveyor that will be responsible for preparing and reviewing data for field crews. The Surveyor will be preparing and approving cut sheets and as-builts on construction projects.

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

What do we believe in?

People

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

Performance

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

Community

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A Typical Day Looks Like

• Producing and verifying cut sheets
• Overseeing and coordinating the initial layout at the job site and provides continuous monitoring of the same
• Providing work control lines and elevations that are required for accurate measurement and correct installation of material by crafts, i.e.,
• Providing checking of as-built conditions that require the use of surveying techniques
• Providing topographic and cross-section surveys as required for planning and payment quantities
• Supervising Surveying Technician and Surveying Trainee personnel
• Regularly making important decisions on interpreting drawings and specifications and applying them to the physical layout at the job site.

Do you have what it takes?

• Minimum HS Diploma. Additional training and/or related certificate preferred
• Minimum five years of previous related experience
• Comfort level with Trimble GPS equipment, Trimble machine control, Trimble total station setup, ect.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Ability to build surfaces for GPS equipment
• Utilize and have a thorough understanding of surveying practices and equipment use
• Must have good math skills
• Must be able to verbally communicate instructions and plans well with all internal and external contacts
• Must be able to effectively communicate rationale behind decisions made
• Work must be performed carefully and with great accuracy
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• This is a field and office position- willingness to work outside and in all weather conditions
• Local travel to job sites required
• Occasional overtime may be necessary during peak times

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!
• Excellent Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA & HSA
  • Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.