Survey Party Chief
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Job Location:
Columbia, IN - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 30 - 45
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Survey Party Chief
BRUDIS & ASSOCIATES INC. (BAI) is a multidiscipline engineering firm providing consulting services to public and private sector clients in the Maryland District of Columbia and Virginia region. Since 1992 BAI has provided comprehensive innovative and effective solutions to our clients transportation and infrastructure needs.
BAI is actively seeking qualified candidates for the Survey Party Chief position to join our Land Surveying Department in our Columbia Maryland office.
Job Summary:
The Survey Party Chief will work under the direction of the Director of Land Surveying and will be the lead member of the Survey Party. The individual shall demonstrate an ability to collaboratively work with the Land Survey Department on a wide-range of small or large scale multi-discipline projects for state county or local jurisdictions. The job requires analytical thinking adaptive and independent problem solving creativity context interpretation innovation and ability to utilize survey technology knowledge and theory to complete task assignments. Employee shall be dependable punctual open-minded focused and attentive to details including: project schedules budgets safety and survey quality.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to; taking care of all survey equipment including a survey vehicle overseeing helpers on the Survey Party and ensuring safe field operations performance of ALTA/NSPS land title surveys boundary surveys construction stakeout topographic and hydrographic/bathymetric surveys control surveys and many more. Will be responsible for the mentoring and development of support survey field staff on the Survey Party quality of field work client relations project budgets and deadlines as well as some office functions and processing as deemed necessary. The typical workday schedule will be from 6:30 am until 3:30 pm but may change due to weather and other factors. Schedule will be at the discretion of the Director of Land Surveying / Field Coordinator and based on the needs of each project.
Knowledge Skills and Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED or proven work experience demonstrating reliability and dependability.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in Land Surveying as a Survey Party Chief four (4) years is preferred. Applicants with relevant experience could also be considered at the discretion of the Director of Land Surveying. The nature of the applicants progressive experience will be considered in those cases on an individual basis.
- Ability to coordinate the survey party and crew members to keep them fully utilized.
- Ability to perform survey work according to directions provided by the Director of Land Surveying.
- Ability to produce legible and comprehensive survey field notes and sketches.
- An understanding of mathematics including Geometry and Trigonometry.
- Ability to be flexible and support changes in work hours or be available for out-of-town work as may be necessary based on the needs of a project.
- Proficiency with RTK GNSS and Robotic Total Stations as well as data collectors. Trimble is preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with scanning/lidar technologies is preferred.
- Ability to work and communicate in environments with excessive noise and distractions.
- Commendable work ethic and commitment to deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and self-motivation
- Possess a valid drivers license.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. This role requires standing and walking for prolonged periods outdoors on varied terrain including hills slopes streams swamps paved and unpaved surfaces.
- Work may occur on land or water including boats or rafts. Familiarity with boats and experience on the water is preferred.
- The role requires the ability to use hands and arms to handle equipment operate computer devices bend reach crouch and safely climb ladders or scaffolding.
- The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds for distances of up to 500 feet in varied environments.
- The position involves working outdoors in all types of weather and may involve exposure to loud noise levels.
Job Type: Full-time Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits:
This position has excellent potential for career advancement. We proudly offer an attractive salary package commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off tuition reimbursement company health dental vision life and disability insurances as well as a 401k plan with company matching.
Required Experience:
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About Company
As a consultant to federal, state, local agencies and private corporations, BAI provides innovative cost-effective solutions to complex engineering problems.
