Job Title: Party Chief
Department: Field Survey
Reports To: Field Survey Manager
Summary
Organizes and maintains field survey crew efficiently to complete assigned projects, with a strong focus on Construction Staking to support upcoming projects. Accurately collects, calculates, and records field data for topographic maps, record of survey maps, boundary surveys, and ALTA/NSPS. Reviews job specifications and plans fieldwork methods and costs.
Essential Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Manages and oversees a survey crew and all operations assigned to that particular crew, as well as ensures the accuracy of all work performed by the survey crew.
- Prepares and verifies mathematical calculations related to surveying and basic engineering; computes distances, bearings traverses, and elevations.
- Conducts project research, secures equipment, uses safety techniques, performs the survey operation, and handles the equipment, records data and other associated duties.
- Conduct construction staking to mark precise locations for buildings and utilities in accordance with project plans
- Has knowledge of the operation, checking and basic field adjustments on transits, total stations, data collectors, levels, compass, tribrachs, and tripods.
- Keeps neat and orderly field notes for standard surveying operations: leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, profile and cross-section surveys.
- Enters field data and can produce positional information (i.e., leveling, traversing, topographic mapping) with either a hand-held calculator or micro-computer software.
- Reads and interprets construction plans, topographical maps, and final maps and records or survey.
- Operates and oversees the operation of survey instruments required to perform surveys including providing the proper care and cleaning of all instruments and equipment.
- Ensures all survey materials and equipment are clean, charged and in good working condition, and adequately stowed and loaded onto the survey truck each day.
- Assists engineers with as-built information, site conditions, and conflicts found with engineering plans as requested.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proficient with data collection techniques
- Conventional field note taking and sketching skills
- Knowledge of Total Stations
- Knowledge of Robotics
- Proficient with Trimble GPS data collection software
- Skills in construction stakeout and horizontal/vertical control
- Work may be conducted indoors and outdoor and is subject to extreme weather conditions
Education and Experience Requirements
Must possess a high school diploma or GED. An Associates in Applied Science or a Bachelor’s in Applied Science is preferred. Five (5) years minimum of survey experience or a combination of survey experience and academic preparation, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Party Chief.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
LSIT certification or ability to sit the LSIT exam is preferred. Valid driver’s license and ability to drive company vehicles.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, stand, walk, crouch, bend, stoop, stretch, and lift. Employee must have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, full color vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment. Work may require moderate physical exertion with long periods of sitting or standing; lifting up to 30 lbs.
*The responsibilities outlined in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The employer reserves the right to modify this job description at any time or with or without notice.