Permian Party Chief

Job Description

Job Title: Permian Party Chief

Type: Direct Hire

Work Location: Midland/Odessa TX

Job Overview

This position will be responsible for managing field data collections, managing equipment, data, and potentially junior staff members. This position will focus on energy infrastructure projects including but not limited to Right-of-Way Surveys, easement staking, boundary surveys, facilities, pad layout, construction staking, ALTA Surveys, and As-Built/After-Built Surveys.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Expected results in the role:

• Thorough and efficient date collection, layout, and field notes.
• Meeting project timelines and budgets.
• Meeting client needs and Project Manager expectations.
• Training and mentoring junior team members.
• Having a safety-first attitude and mentality.
  
  

Essential Duties

• Completing assigned field work.
• Complete data turn in everyday field work is completed.
• Maintaining equipment in operational condition.
• Mentoring junior crew members.
• Communicating with client representatives in the field.
• Communicating with office staff.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• High School Diploma, or its equivalent.
• 3 years of progressive surveying field experience.
• Equivalent to an associate degree in Surveying or related completed degree beyond an associate degree may be considered in meeting up to one (1) of the required work experience.
• Ability to anticipate survey needs based on client goals.
• Understanding of survey language and field techniques.
• Knowledge of all Survey Equipment.
• Ability to take, review, and direct correction of field notes.
• Understanding of Trimble specific file extensions and file purposes.
• Must be able to upload and download point files and other survey related files.
• Understanding of Microsoft Windows and folder navigation within Microsoft.
• Experience coding for field to finish linework.
• Understanding of map projections and state plane coordinate systems.
• Have knowledge of ethics and technical standards and organizations such as ALTA, NGS, NSPS/ACSM and BLM. Show responsibility in the profession (i.e., attire, honesty, respect for personal property)
• Competence in coordinate geometry.
• Competence in reviewing legal boundary descriptions.
• A general understanding of CAD software operations and its uses.
• Knowledge of State and Federal laws, as well as agency rules and regulations.
• Broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field including the ability to read reports, spread sheets, manuals, blueprints, plans, drawings, and correspondence.
• The ability to perform general math calculations.
• The ability to convey plan details to other surveyors.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Relentlessly Accountable
• Has the knowledge and understanding to make safety a top priority in all situations.
• Understanding of Personal Protective Equipment requirements for different jobs and environments, including ability to utilize effective traffic control and traffic safety measures in necessary situations
• Interacts with the assigned PLS to ensure project completion.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Ability to maintain a cooperative relationship with those contacted in the course of work activities.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills for client facing on-sites and interactions with superintendents/foremen.
• Understanding of Upstream and midstream oil and gas projects, Electrical Transmission Projects, or Renewable Energy Projects.
  
  

Job Requisition # 39868

A reasonable estimate of the Base Salary for this role is $68,640 - $78,200 per year. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.