Weeks Dredging - Senior Surveyor

Weeks Marine; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Weeks Marine in Covington, LA is seeking a Senior Surveyor to support dredging and marine construction operations. You will provide accurate survey data and field support for safe, efficient execution of project activities and coordinate with project management, field operations, engineering, and dredging personnel.

The role requires extensive experience in heavy civil marine environments, proficiency with GPS/GNSS positioning, survey equipment, and data-processing software, and a proven ability

Qualifications

• Significant professional surveying experience in heavy civil, marine construction, dredging, or a related environment.
• Experience with construction and/or hydrographic surveying.
• Strong working knowledge of GPS/GNSS positioning systems, survey equipment, data collection, and survey-processing software.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, plans, specifications, coordinate systems, elevations, and survey control information.
• Experience performing survey calculations, quantity verification, and maintaining accurate project documentation.
• Strong computer skills and ability to learn project-specific surveying and dredging software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with project management and field personnel.
• Ability to work a rotational schedule and adapt to project and operational requirements.
• Willingness and ability to work outdoors in marine and construction environments and travel as project assignments require.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee hydrographic, topographic, construction, and related project surveying activities.
• Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control.
• Collect and process field survey data used to support dredging and marine construction operations.
• Conduct pre-construction, progress, quantity, and post-construction surveys as required.
• Provide accurate positioning, elevations, grades, and layout information to field operations.
• Review drawings, specifications, survey data, and project requirements to identify discrepancies or potential issues.
• Perform quantity calculations and assist project teams with production and progress reporting.
• Maintain organized survey records, field notes, electronic data, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate survey activities with project management, engineering, dredge operations, subcontractors, and other project personnel.
• Troubleshoot survey equipment and data-quality issues and ensure equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.
• Support project quality-control requirements and ensure survey deliverables meet contractual and company standards.
• Mentor or provide technical guidance to less-experienced survey personnel when assigned.
• Perform work in accordance with Weeks Marine safety policies and project-specific requirements.

Skills

GPS/GNSS positioning

Survey equipment

Survey-processing software

Data collection

Communication skills

Independence

Tools

GPS/GNSS positioning systems

Survey equipment

Survey-processing software

Job description

Requisition ID: 182991

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Weeks Marine - Dredging

Department: Surveying

Market: Marine

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Weeks Marine is seeking an experienced Senior Surveyor to support dredging and marine construction operations. The Senior Surveyor will be responsible for providing accurate survey data and field support necessary for the safe, efficient, and successful execution of dredging and related marine construction activities.

This position will work closely with project management, field operations, engineering, and dredging personnel to perform and coordinate survey activities, verify project quantities and elevations, maintain survey data, and ensure work is completed in accordance with project plans, specifications, and quality requirements.

District Overview

Weeks, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, is an industry leader in dredging, providing turnkey services throughout North America. Dredging is vital to maintain our waterways, which keep our way of life moving, and to fortify our infrastructure and coastlines. Weeks provides a cohesive dredging services lifecycle, specializing in capital and maintenance dredging for deep or shallow draft navigation in addition to coastal restoration and protection.

Location

Convington LA

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee hydrographic, topographic, construction, and related project surveying activities.
• Establish, verify, and maintain horizontal and vertical survey control.
• Collect and process field survey data used to support dredging and marine construction operations.
• Conduct pre-construction, progress, quantity, and post-construction surveys as required.
• Provide accurate positioning, elevations, grades, and layout information to field operations.
• Review drawings, specifications, survey data, and project requirements to identify discrepancies or potential issues.
• Perform quantity calculations and assist project teams with production and progress reporting.
• Maintain organized survey records, field notes, electronic data, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate survey activities with project management, engineering, dredge operations, subcontractors, and other project personnel.
• Troubleshoot survey equipment and data-quality issues and ensure equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.
• Support project quality-control requirements and ensure survey deliverables meet contractual and company standards.
• Mentor or provide technical guidance to less-experienced survey personnel when assigned.
• Perform work in accordance with Weeks Marine safety policies and project-specific requirements.

Qualifications

Significant professional surveying experience in heavy civil, marine construction, dredging, or a related environment.

Demonstrated experience with construction and/or hydrographic surveying.

Strong working knowledge of GPS/GNSS positioning systems, survey equipment, data collection, and survey-processing software.

Ability to interpret engineering drawings, plans, specifications, coordinate systems, elevations, and survey control information.

Experience performing survey calculations, quantity verification, and maintaining accurate project documentation.

Strong computer skills and ability to learn project-specific surveying and dredging software.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with project management and field personnel.

Ability to work a rotational schedule and adapt to project and operational requirements.

Willingness and ability to work outdoors in marine and construction environments and travel as project assignments require.

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Weeks