Land Surveyor

Position: Land Surveyor

Location: Austin, TX

Relocation assistance : Yes

Job Type : Fulltime Permanent & Direct hire

About the job

Under supervision of Party Chief or Surveyor II, applies skills and knowledge to determine degree of conformance of installation of materials and equipment to our company’s Industrial and/or Client specifications. Performs inspection and/or layout of various project activities. Completes documentation to attest to satisfactory inspection or test activities.

Responsibilities

•     Promote and comply with all Company safety policies and procedures

•     Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.

•     Calls out reading or writes station number and reading in notebook.

•     Marks points of measurement with elevation, station number, or other identifying mark.

•     Measures distance between survey points with steel or cloth tape or surveyor's chain.

•     Marks measuring points with markers, paint sticks, tacks, scribe, or stakes.

•     Holds level or stadia rod at designated points to assist in determining elevations and laying out stakes for mapmaking, construction, land, and other surveys.

•     Place stakes at designated points and drives them into ground at specified elevation.

•     Cuts and clears brush and trees or other possible obstructions from line of survey.

•     Load/unload equipment and prepare for daily jobs.

•     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

•     Continually work 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

•     Capable of determining calibration status of measuring and test equipment

•     Interacts cross-functionally with craft personnel and other team members