Survey / GIS Team Lead

Company Overview

ARM Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX, with offices in Calgary, Los Angeles, and Nashville. ARM Energy is a premier energy marketing and infrastructure firm, active in every sector of the energy value chain across all major North American oil and gas basins. ARM Energy is aggressively expanding its Midstream footprint across the Gulf Coast. We proudly own and operate Monument Pipeline, a demand-pull natural gas system within Houston, and we’re aggressively pursuing new infrastructure opportunities that connect strategic supply with premium demand.

ARM Energy’s Midstream team is seeking qualified candidates for a Survey - GIS Team Lead for Pipelines and Facilities based out of our Houston office.

The Survey Team Lead is a supervisory role responsible for managing and coordinating survey operations for midstream oil and gas projects. This includes overseeing the work of third-party field survey teams to ensure the accurate collection of data for pipelines, facilities, and other energy infrastructure projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Team leadership and management: Supervise and manage third party survey crews and technicians to ensure safety, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Project execution: Oversee daily survey operations, including planning, scheduling, and ensuring project completion on time and within budget. This involves leading third party crews performing boundary, topographic, and construction surveys.
• Data collection and quality control: Ensure the accurate collection of survey data using advanced equipment like GPS, robotic total stations, and laser scanners. Implement quality assurance processes to ensure data consistency.
• Stakeholder coordination: Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and construction teams to provide essential data and coordinate on project requirements.
• Compliance and Safety: Enforce industry standards, regulations, and company safety protocols. This includes ensuring all work adheres to federal, state, and local requirements.
• Reporting: Prepare and present survey reports, maps, plats, and other deliverables for clients and project documentation.
• Will assist with the overall execution of large-scale capital projects
  
  
  

Typical projects:

In the midstream sector, surveys are critical for projects involving the transportation and storage of, natural gas, and other liquids. A Midstream Survey Team Lead's expertise is used for a variety of tasks, including:

• Pipeline route planning... Determining optimal routes for new pipelines to minimize environmental impact and adhere to regulations.
• Construction layout and staking...Providing precise layouts for construction of new infrastructure like pipelines and storage facilities.
• As-built surveys... Documenting the exact location of newly constructed or upgraded assets for future reference.
• Easement and right-of-way surveys... Defining and creating legal descriptions for land needed for pipeline easements.
• Regulatory compliance... Performing surveys required by government agencies, such as depth-of-cover surveys for existing pipelines.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5–10 years in land surveying, with extensive experience in pipeline, facility, and civil survey projects.
• Licensing: Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) license preferred in Texas and Louisiana.
• The ability to work within a small entrepreneurial team environment and help the organization achieve on-time / on-budget results.
  
  
  

Skills:

• Technical Skills:
• Expertise in pipeline route surveys and construction staking/as-builts, ROW plats, and pipeline facility site development. and civil infrastructure surveying.
• Proficiency in survey software such as AutoCAD Civil 3 D, Trimble Business Center, Leica, and GIS tools.
• Strong knowledge of GPS, LiDAR, and remote sensing technologies.
• Experience in civil projects is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines efficiently.
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

In addition, the Company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.