Survey crew chief

Overview

Survey Crew Chief

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Crew Chief to join our team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

This position will lead a survey team in the field collecting data to support design activities, boundary surveying, providing sketches, and layout to support construction activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to internal and external clients
• Perform field work for land surveying scopes of work including construction staking, boundary location, ALTA, and topography for various project types
• Organize field staking materials as necessary
• Operate GPS, total stations, scanners, and data collectors
• Transfer files between data collectors and internal company project folders
• Provide communication to the office teams regarding project status, daily progress and issues
• Maintain productive working relationships with clients and coworkers
• Adhere to the company’s Safety, Quality Management and Equipment Maintenance policies
• Ensures division, regional, and company policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
• Lead by example display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.

Required Skills

• Physically mobile in and around construction sites and field assignments
• Ability to carry survey equipment and supplies in remote, rural or urban surroundings
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and walk long distances
• Ability to work in outdoor conditions subject to weather, insects, and changing environments

Required Experience

• Ability to effectively lead a survey crew and train / mentor survey crew members
• Must be able to operate a total station and GPS in both static and RTK modes surveying activities pertaining to control networks, boundaries, ALTA’s, topography, and construction staking.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle with a valid license and clean driving history
• OSHA 10 and CPR / First Aid or ability and willingness to acquire it
• Must be able perform tasks and solve problems with a high degree of independence

Preferred Experience

• An Associate’s Degree in Surveying, Engineering Technology, or related area of study
• Land Development, both Commercial and Residential, and Public Infrastructure Projects
• Coordinating activities with office personnel, including surveying technicians and engineering staff
• FAA Part 107 UAS License
• Ability to travel and remain on a project site for extended periods

Last updated : 2024-04-28