Electrical Layout Total Station Operator

We provide full-scale electrical design-build installation maintenance repair and retrofit services for commercial and industrial clients in a wide range of markets.

Wasatch Electricisa subsidiary of publicly traded EMCOR Group Inc. and has been serving the community since 1919. The Company provides full-scale electrical design-build installation maintenance repair and retrofit services for a wide range of markets. Wasatch Electric has been built on a commitment to our customers our employees and the communities we serve. Wasatch Electric is and Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Layout / Total Station Operator to support commercial and industrial electrical construction projects. This role is responsible for precise field layout verification and asbuilt documentation using total stations and related surveying/ layout technology.

The ideal candidate understands electrical construction drawings is comfortable working independently in the field and can coordinate closely with foremen project managers and general contractor survey control.

Field Layout & Surveying

• Operate total stations (GT703 or similar) to perform electrical layout for:
• Underground conduit and duct banks
• Stubups and embeds
• Equipment pads anchor bolts and housekeeping pads
• Switchgear transformers generators and MCCs
• Establish layout using GCprovided control points and benchmarks
• Verify horizontal and vertical elevations prior to concrete pours and equipment setting

Coordination & Verification

• Coordinate layout with BIM/VDC models electrical drawings and site plans
• Work with foremen and crews to ensure accurate placement and clearances
• Identify and communicate conflicts or discrepancies before installation
• Support multitrade coordination efforts on large projects

AsBuilt & Documentation

• Capture installed conditions for asbuilt drawings
• Maintain organized layout data and field notes
• Assist project teams with turnover documentation when required

Equipment & Quality Control

• Maintain and care for surveying equipment
• Perform routine checks for accuracy and calibration
• Follow company safety policies and jobsite procedures at all times

Required Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret:
• Electrical plans and specifications
• Site and civil drawings
• BIM or coordinated layout drawings
• Proficiency with basic data transfer (USB SD card or Bluetooth)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience operating total stations in construction layout
• Experience with electrical construction (commercial industrial or data center preferred) or other types of construction
• Experience on data centers industrial plants or large commercial projects
• Familiarity with BIM/VDC workflows (Revit Trimble etc.)
• Survey or construction layout training or certification

Tools & Technology Used

• Total stations (GT703 or equivalent)
• Construction layout software and field controllers
• BIM/VDC coordination models
• Standard electrical hand tools and PPE

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit see talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk for an extended period. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to manipulate or feel objects tools or controls. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee may work in an office environment construction site office trailer or on a construction job site during construction operation hours. Some duties in this position may be performed under periodically disagreeable working conditions typical of a construction jobsite including working outdoors at times in inclement weather exposure to water dust dirt grease paint fumes chemicals and equipment noise and vibration. This job may require driving to / from other job or constructions sites sometimes working at more than one site in a day or during the week. Some jobsites may require working in tunnels or on roofs or catwalks.

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