Survey Party Chief

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Serves as lead person and oversees a survey crew
• Experience running a survey field crew
• Follows and give instructions
• Coordinates work assignments and reviews the work of the survey crew
• Trains employees in crew requirements and procedures
• Serves as lead worker or acknowledged expert who resolves more difficult problems
• Utilizes modern survey equipment and software applications during the collection of survey field data
• Performs complex field survey work
• Calculates distances, locations and angles and related measurements using standard formulas and methods
• Instructs safe methods and procedures of work and ensures proper safety procedures are used
• Maintains and monitors supplies, materials and equipment
• Requisitions needed materials and equipment
• Performs difficult public contact work for the crew
• Recommends methods and materials for completion of survey work; maintains field notes and draws diagrams for surveyor's review
• Maintains records and prepares reports
• Understanding of construction plans, survey computations, easement plats, and subdivision plats
• Understand cut sheets
• Ability and understanding to perform a topographic survey and construction staking

Additional Responsibilities: May perform related work as required or as delegated by supervisor.