Surveyor Party Chief

Surveyor Party Chief- Renewable Energy Are you passionate about the positive impact that renewable energy can make on our economy and environment? Are you hungry for a work environment that rewards insight, expertise and growth? Our culture has never been afraid to ask and answer the question, "What if?" We are looking for an outstanding Surveyor Party Chief candidate to contribute to our utility scale solar and battery storage projects throughout the contiguous US. Your experience, creativity and focused work will be critical to our future and your own career trajectory with us.

THE COMPANY

Established in 2014, Albuquerque based Gridworks is the leading EPC contractor for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage, with a significant project pipeline throughout the Western U.S. The company is solidly positioned to succeed in the rapid growth of clean energy. General Description Position Summary: Responsible for creating surveys for construction, topographic, right-of-way and control survey. Tasks and engage in the planning phase with local officials, supervisors, engineers and contractors. Job Functions: Gather field survey data through use of conventional and Global Positioning System (GPS) methods. Set up, adjust, and operate surveying equipment, including electronic total station, data collector, and GPS equipment in order to measure distances, elevations, and angles. Participate in pre-survey planning meetings with project team, assign and monitor work, and provide input for evaluation of members of field survey crew. Take responsibility for the integrity of data collected in the field and efficiency of the process of data gathering. Responsible for Data Maintenance. Maintain field notes and project files. Assume other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as assigned. Exercises own initiative in seeking additional work, or helping others complete their job assignments upon completion of regular work assignment. Continual education to sharpen skills and improve on the understanding of surveying. Punctual in work assignments. Conduct self in a professional manner in the presence of clients and co-workers. Supervision: Directly supervise and coordinate daily activities of craft workers. Manage up to six or more employees. Conduct regular performance reviews of crewmen. Train and mentor new workers. Working Environment: Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. Potential for exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and extreme heat. Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. Noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Qualifications and Requirements: Minimum of 3 years of construction survey experience. Working knowledge of survey equipment and best practices. AutoCAD Civil3D experience preferred. Read and interpret documents such as blueprints, equipment manuals and safety rules. Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Rate information using standards that can be measured or checked work within precise limits or standards of accuracy, look at flat drawings, pictures and blueprints and visualize how they would look as solid objects with height, width and depth, visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings, see detail in objects or drawings and recognize slight differences in shapes or shadings. Gridworks Energy Group