What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Layout Engineer position at Swinerton?
Job Description Summary
Responsible for site control, reality capture, and high-accuracy construction layout using surveying principles and advanced field technology including robotic total stations, robotic layout systems, scanning, UAV/drone platforms, and GPR.
Job Description
Responsible for site control, reality capture, and high-accuracy construction layout using surveying principles and advanced field technology including robotic total stations, robotic layout systems, scanning, UAV/drone platforms, and GPR.
Job Description
- Ability to establish and verify site control and benchmarks
- Perform construction layout for ground-up and interior projects
- Capture existing site conditions via total station, drone and GPR unit that is oriented around known benchmarks for accuracy
- Execute robotic layout operations and verify results
- Capture existing conditions using 3D scanning/reality capture supporting layout
- Conduct UAV/drone surveys for mapping and documentation
- Perform GPR scanning for subsurface investigation
- Back-check layout for self-perform and trade partners
- Maintain field documentation, as-builts, and QA/QC records
- Robotic Total Stations (RTS)
- Robotic layout/printing systems (HP SIte Print & Dusty Robotics)
- Reality capture / laser scanning systems (Leica RTC360)
- UAV/Drone platforms
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
- Digital layout and data management tools
- Perform additional tasks as needed
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, surveying, or equivalent related field experience
- Strong foundation in surveying principles and control
- Experience in construction layout or field engineering
- Ability to interpret plans, models, and layout data
- Strong math skills and attention to precision
- Strong capability in AutoCAD, Revit capability preferred in addition
- Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) or working toward licensure
- FAA Part 107 Drone License (or ability to obtain)
- Experience with layout robotics and reality capture workflows
- Familiarity with BIM/VDC coordination
- Adhere to Companies’ safety policies and core values