Survey Party Chief

Job Title

Survey Party Chief

Location

Telluride, CO US (Primary)

Category

Survey

Job Type

Full-Time

Travel

Daily

Salary Grade

$0.00 - $0.00 ( Varies based on Experience )

Job Description

Variety. Close client relationships. Projects with lasting impact. Colorado lifestyle. Supportive, collaborative teams. If this describes your ideal job environment, then SGM is the place for you!  As the largest civil engineering firm on the Western Slope of Colorado, our clients have come to appreciate the large-firm resources we can deliver with small-firm, personalized service. We have and seek great people, and invest our time, energy, and resources to make our local communities great places to live.

Our Glenwood Springs, Meeker, Durango, Telluride and/or Gunnison, Colorado office is currently seeking a Survey Technician Party Chief. The successful candidate will possess strong technical skills and experience in the following areas: boundary, easement, right of ways, topo surveys, GPS RTK and Static surveys, design surveys, aerial mapping, and construction layout. We will consider candidates with no direct experience if they demonstrate interest in a long-term survey career, strong math skills, a hard work ethic and a desire to work outdoors.

Pay is based on experience & qualifications:

Survey Party Chief I (5-12 yrs): $29.50-35.20/hr.

Survey Party Chief II (8-15 yrs): $34.10-40.90/hr

Survey Party Chief III (12-30 yrs): $39.75-45.40/hr

 SGM offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision coverage, employer paid STD/LTD/Life, HSA/FSA plans, 401k employer match, parental leave, vacation & sick leave, 8 paid holidays, and incentive compensation bonuses.  Benefits may be prorated for part-time employees.  This position will be posted until filled but no sooner than three days from now. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the client, the client’s representative, and contractors
• Supervise field survey team
• Ensure team is properly equipped with personal protection equipment and following safety protocol
• Prepare field notes
• Follow local state and federal survey regulations

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• 5 years of land surveying experience
• Valid Driver’s License
• Physically capable of performing typical land surveying tasks including the ability to carry 50 lbs. of survey gear through mountainous terrain
• Detailed understanding of coordinate systems
• Ability to work independently or as part of a crew
• Motivated problem solver
• Ability to work long hours when needed with occasional out-of-town travel
• Strong desire to live, work and play in Western Colorado

 

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Colorado LSI or PLS
• Experience as a Party Chief
• Civil 3D experience
• GIS experience
• Trimble software and hardware experience
• Diverse surveying experience with GPS and conventional surveying equipment including boundary retracement, construction staking, topographic mapping, and legal description preparation

SGM is seeking applicants who have the desire to provide quality service, enjoy working in a team atmosphere, and want to be a part of a company that finds as much value in their employees as they do their clients.

At SGM, we are a company that believes in fostering personal growth, encourages collaboration, and offers merits for a job well done. We offer a competitive pay scale, vacation time, health care coverage, and other reward programs to our staff.

SGM is a thriving full-service multidisciplinary engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. SGM currently employs over 100 people in various positions. We love where we live, work, and play. We are nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Western Colorado. SGM’s success is built upon strong long-standing relationships with a solid base of municipal, special district, state and federal government, and private sector clients. SGM delivers responsive service and high-quality solutions in the areas of water and wastewater, water resources, transportation, structural, municipal, and civil/site development engineering. SGM also boasts a full-service land surveying practice and an MEP Team, delivering energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting services. SGM is headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Aspen, Salida, Durango, Gunnison, Grand Junction, and Meeker.

As an equal opportunity employer, SGM realizes that a diverse group of employees will bring a broader range of ideas and a stronger vision to the world of engineering, consulting, and surveying. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law. CDOT Non-Discrimination in Employment Notice