Jr. Survey Party Chief

The JUNIOR SURVEY PARTY CHIEF position provides front-line supervisory guidance to survey field crews while performing preliminary, construction, boundary and control surveys.

• Provides effective day-to-day supervision and training of assigned survey crew staff
• Reads and interprets plans and specifications.
• Operates and maintains a variety of survey equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Determines equipment, materials and personnel needed for specific jobs.
• Identifies and implements priorities, effective courses of action in order to complete work assignments by established deadlines.
• Maintains files of maps, documents, and other records.
• Performs extensive surveying calculations for grades, angles and distances.
• Makes legible survey notes and drawings.
• Efficiently operates survey instruments, including GPS, robotics, electronic total stations and data collectors.
• Enters survey data in an organized and coherent manner into a data collector.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: 

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Equivalent combination of 4 years of education and relevant, progressive technical surveying experience preferred.
• Land Surveyor-in-Training preferred.
• Knowledge of surveying principles and practices and engineering design and construction practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Valid Driver’s License - Must be insurable by fleet insurer; driving history will be reviewed by agent and underwriter
• The ability to work a regular schedule of 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM Friday
• Must be able to pass a background check as required by military, industrial, port, and other client sites.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. 
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Regularly work on repetitive tasks.
• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control, or feel objects.
• Regularly hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
• Regularly use headphones and earpiece.
• Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Regularly understand the speech of another person.
• Must be able to withstand regular exposure to outdoor worksite weather conditions that may be wet and/or humid environments, with extreme cold and/or heat; sites may be moderate to moderately loud
• Ability to work in an environment that may contain venomous snakes and insects such as ticks, red bugs, wasps, bees, hornets, yellow jackets, etc.
• Must be able to perform tasks that require long-term standing and/or repetitive motions
• Frequently bend to file and maintain files.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone
• May be required to drive long distances daily
• May be required to travel overnight