Land Surveyor - Crew Chief

Ronald Carroll Surveyors, Inc.
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Ronald Carroll Surveyors, Inc.

Crew Chief
  
Position Summary:
Performs residential, commercial and government specialized land surveys.  Lead and instruct survey crew on survey techniques with a company having over 45 years’ experience and excellent service. 
 
Core hours are 6:50 am to 3:20 pm (summer hours may change to 5:50 am to 2:20 pm) Monday – Friday.  Overtime paid on over 40 hours worked in one week.
 
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
  1. Train and lead field crews in determining exact location and measurements of control points, elevations, lines, and areas to secure data used for construction, map making, boundary delineation, or other purposes;
  2. Effectively apply RCS methodology and enforce project standards;
  3. Review blueprints, plans, and legal deeds to survey areas in detail;
  4. Find property corners, make calculations or rotates found corners to deed;
  5. Keep detailed and accurate records of crew activities, survey notes, field data, line work files, and sketches of work performed and secure data, all data must be acceptable as court exhibits if needed;
  6. Operate survey instruments on more difficult and exacting survey work, which includes Leica Robotic Total Stations and Leica GS15 and GS18 GPS receivers. Operate GPS units as base stations for GPS static traverses;
  7. Work with project coordinators and contractors in providing survey data for expediting construction projects, understand construction plans and procedures to layout buildings, utilities, curb and gutter, blue tops, etc.;
  8. Locate survey monuments;
  9. Cut and remove brush and undergrowth for line of sight along property lines;
  10. Drive wood hubs and spikes into asphalt or hard packed foundation roadway base, or locate the same with metal detectors, pick, etc.;
  11. Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service;
  12. Establish control traverses with Total Stations and GPS equipment and run Class A Horizontal and Vertical traverses per NGS standards.
 Equipment Use and Maintenance: 
  • Operate company work truck in a safe, law-abiding manner conducive for good company policies, and obeying all road, highways, and construction site requirements.
  • Ensure truck is kept in a clean and neat orderly manner on a daily basis. Keeps all tools in box in order and ensure training to others follow your example.
  • Mandatory to have truck cleaned weekly at car wash that is used by company. Instrument man is required to follow your guidance in the manner and take truck to car wash while crew chief prepares for the next day’s work.

Qualifications/Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

  • Field survey methods and techniques used in land surveying and mapping including Leica GPS and Robotic Instruments.
  • Construction plans and specifications.Perform higher-level mathematical calculations such as algebra, and trigonometry using a calculator or computer.
  • Compute angles, bearings, arcs, and distances from survey data, calculate curves, calculate areas, etc.
  • Work cooperatively and respectfully with other employees, craftsmen, property owners, contractors and the public.
  • Learning and Development Opportunities for growth within company available.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the Employee is regularly required to make continuous or repetitive hand-arm movement to send signals to a survey crew and remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.  May be required to move objects less than 20 pounds long distances (20 feet or more).  May be required to move objects 20-60 pounds short distances (less than 100 feet).  May be exposed to extreme weather conditions, outdoor elements and dust and potential physical harm.  Verbal and written communication is required.
 
General Information:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
 
The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and deadlines.
 
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