Heavy Civil Substation & Power-Lead GPS Grade Checker

• Operate data collectors and rover units
• Perform localization and verify project control
• Establish temporary and permanent base stations
• Verify control points and benchmarks
• Perform pre-construction and daily layout/stakeout
• Complete as-built data acquisition and reporting
• Maintain thorough QA/QC documentation

• Operate heavy equipment equipped with GPS systems (dozers, excavators, graders, etc.)
• Setup, calibrate, and verify GPS machine control systems
• Build and adjust surfaces, points, and linework in the field
• Manage project files between field units and machines
• Install, troubleshoot, and repair sensors, antennas, cables, and hardware
• Support operators in real-time production

• Layout and verify power duct banks and conduit runs
• Confirm trench depth, bedding grades, and grounding grid elevations
• Verify equipment pad and foundation elevations
• Monitor yard cut/fill and drainage slopes
• Ensure compliance with civil and electrical drawings

• Read and interpret civil, structural, and electrical blueprints
• Utilize Civil 3D, Carlson, Magnet, Bentley, or similar platforms
• Perform quantity takeoffs
• Manage data from project inception through closeout
• Resolve field model discrepancies and make real-time corrections
• Understand datums, projections, and units of measurement

• Diagnose and repair GPS rovers and data collectors
• Update firmware and software
• Troubleshoot networking and localization issues
• Maintain machine-mounted GPS systems

• Accurate grade control with zero rework
• Reliable machine control performance
• Clean, inspection-ready documentation
• Real-time model corrections that protect schedule
• Full understanding of daily site GPS processes

• 3+ years heavy civil GPS or survey experience (substation/power preferred)
• Experience operating GPS-equipped heavy equipment
• Strong machine control background
• Experience with mass excavation, duct banks, and structural foundations
• Proficiency in modeling and takeoff software
• Strong math, elevation calculation, and problem-solving skills
• Mechanically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot hardware

• Outdoor heavy civil construction sites
• Substations, renewable energy, and power infrastructure projects
• Ability to work long hours, overtime, and travel
• Stand for extended periods and navigate uneven terrain
• Lift and maintain GPS and related equipment

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