SACYR USA is looking for a Survey Party Chief with a design background in Roadways. The ideal candidate will be need to relocate to Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Position Summary

The Survey Party Chief position supervises members of the survey crew, and perform topography surveys, field layouts, and coordinate with the Survey Manager.

Survey Party Chief Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Oversee field surveying tasks such as topography, field layout, boundary layout, and data collection
• Ability to coordinate with survey manager, that may be offsite, and with project management staff for daily operations
• Provide care to survey equipment and understand usage of data collection equipment and upgrades to technology
• May be required to work as a one-person crew
• Perform and execute onsite survey mapping, traversing, leveling, staking, and all survey methods required to complete the work requested.
• Read and interpret project drawings and details.
• Comply with required safety measures and maintain a safe working environment.
• Advise and assist with project scheduling.
• Support the project team as requested.
• Quality control of all survey documents, including field notes, sketches, plans, etc.
• Supervision, preventative maintenance, and repair of survey field equipment
• Use and understand survey equipment such as total stations, GPS, and data collectors.
• Download and upload survey data to and from the office
• Read construction plans

This is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, or duties. Employee will be required to perform other duties assigned or requested by the Country Manager.

Qualifications/Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience as a Survey Party Chief
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
• Knowledge and experience in field surveying procedures
• Experience with field survey software applications, plan reading, data calculations, project workflows and constructability.
• Tech savvy, including familiarity with CAD software
• Great Leadership skills
• Ability to supervise team members
• Valid certification is required

Supervisory Responsibilities

Yes

Working Conditions

General office/project site working conditions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust to focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Safety Hazard of the Job

Minimal Hazards

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Physical setting:

• Construction site

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Civil engineering: 5 years (Required)
• Land surveying: 5 years (Required)
• Survey Party Chief: 5 years (Required)
• Roadway Design: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person