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Job Overview​

The Project Manager is responsible for managing surveying projects as well as overseeing project-related supervision of field crews, technical staff, deed, and map research, and project management.

Job Responsibilities 

• Coordination with crews and technicians to establish project responsibilities and priorities.
• Coordination with other Project Managers and other discipline leads on scheduling objectives, budgeting, and project milestones.
• Handle assignments of daily responsibilities for survey field crews and office technicians.
• Perform analysis to resolve property boundaries.
•  Signs and seals surveys, maps, and survey-related documents as the responsible professional in charge of survey and mapping projects.
•  Perform quality control of all aspects of assigned projects, including survey field activities, office processing, calculations, and project deliverables.
• Perform business development, respond, or assist in response to requests for qualifications (RFQ), statements of qualifications (SOQ), and project proposal preparation.
• Involved in direct conversations with clients throughout the duration of projects.
•  Provides estimates, work plans and manages surveying aspects of multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate detailed phases of surveying projects of all sizes and scopes.
• Effectively ensures projects are completed within scope, schedule, and budget.
•  Leads, coordinates, and supervises the work of the survey team to ensure project success and client satisfaction.
• Mentor and develop survey personnel.
• Aids Survey Director in project management, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

•  Registered in the state of Texas as a Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS).
• Demonstrated ability to train newer staff to familiarize and educate them on field surveying principles.
• GPS knowledge and experience.
• Working Knowledge of Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning
• Working Knowledge of airborne LiDAR Scanning.
• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D Software.
• At least 5 years of experience in a professional capacity as an RPLS.
•  At least 5 years of project management experience.
•  Project scheduling, personnel management, and work production technique.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external clients.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must pass a background check.

Working Conditions

• Driving to and from various project sites.

Job Overview

The Survey Technician is responsible for providing technical surveying support for Senior Survey Technicians and/or Professional Land Surveyors. They are also responsible for setting up jobs for drafting property deeds, reviewing subdivision plats, assisting with the processing of survey crew fieldwork, and performing occasional field data collection.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for calculations and surveying judgment that is based on prior surveying experience, documented practices, systems, or examples which will be reviewed by a more Senior Survey Technician or Professional Land Surveyor.
• Perform occasional field work as a survey crew member for land surveying work that may include construction staking, boundary location, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, and topography surveys and perform entry-level survey computations for various project types.
• Setting up projects and providing crews with all the required information necessary to perform the project(s).
• Importing processed survey field data, digital terrain surface model creation, and maintaining existing data in files.
• Checking preliminary data and final products to ensure quality control of all data entering the system.
• Inputting deeds and plats required for a project into CAD software for analysis.
• Researching and mapping source documentation, including deeds, legal documents, construction plans, and other project-related documents.
• Preparing right-of-way corridor and pipeline alignment sheets.
• Prepare sketches and drawings to represent survey data and results.
• Communicate effectively with clients, field personnel, and office staff.
• Assist with project management and scheduling when needed.
• Maintain accurate and organized survey records and databases.
• Operation of GPS equipment, total stations, levels, data collectors, and other survey equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate’s degree in a survey or drafting and design-related field.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D (required).
• 1 to 2 years of experience in land surveying or a related field.
• Knowledge of surveying equipment, procedures, and software.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
• Basic knowledge of survey principles and survey computations covering both plane and spherical geometry.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read plats, legal descriptions, deeds, surveys, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills, oral, and written.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be at least 18 years of age.

Working Conditions

• Most work is performed in a professional office environment. Some trips to client offices and job sites for observations may be required.

Job Overview

The Survey Party Chief is responsible for planning and organizing their survey crew in order to ensure that tasks are completed correctly and efficiently. This position supervises land surveys while planning and assessing proposed field survey projects. This position gathers field data using the necessary equipment while managing the team’s logistics and travel-related budgets.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintaining the quality, productivity, and safety of their crew.
  Using good judgment to evaluate certain safety situations and decision-making.
• Communicating efficiently with other departments – office personnel, clients, and the general public.
• Sharing and assigning in the preparation of equipment and supplies for daily assignments.
• Setting the pace of the survey party through efficient use of all types of measuring equipment according to accepted practices and standards.
• Responsible for the precision and accuracy of the work performed, and responsible for the care of all measuring equipment and general working supplies.
• Assist in locating survey control points, property corners, pipelines/structures, and clearing lines for surveys.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of construction plans and maps (i.e., site plans, boundary plans, highway plans, profile and cross sections, horizontal and vertical curves, pipeline plans, foundation plans, and map contours).
• Directs and coordinates fieldwork for a variety of standard types of surveys.
• May perform and/or check lot, area, and intersection (bearing-bearing, distance-distance, bearing-distance) computations.
• Accurately calculates and records field data.
• Keep, reduce, and check (for completeness and accuracy) neat and orderly field notes for standard surveying operations (i.e., leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, and cross-section surveys).
• Enforce Company safety procedures and policies for survey field operations.
• Implement procedures for checking and verifying the calibration of equipment being used.

Education & Experience

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, regulations, and techniques in the field of land use, environmental planning, and transportation planning.
• Knowledge of current planning research methods and information-gathering techniques.
• Knowledge of standard survey procedures, methods, and principles.
• Knowledge of basic site planning, cartography, and architectural design principles.
• Skilled in managing budgets and competing interests under strict timelines.
• Skilled in using computers and software applications in one or more of the following areas: graphics, presentations, database management, mapping, and/or data analysis.
• Skilled in working with a diverse team with varying levels of subject area expertise.

Qualifications

• Ability to work outside in all seasons for extended periods of time. This position requires both inside and outside work.
• Ability to travel overnight to various parts of Texas and possibly surrounding states.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a customer service-oriented team.
• Effective communication skills, oral and written.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must pass a physical exam and drug screen.

Working Conditions

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Work outside for 8 to 10 hours a day.
• Walk up to 2 miles per day.
• Verbal and written communication is required, as well as the ability to hear.
• Driving to and from various project sites.

Job Overview

​The Survey Instrumentman/Rodman is responsible for assisting the Party Chief as directed. This position performs field tasks, including but not limited to; instrument setup/takedown, driving stakes, brush clearing, tree cutting, pipeline probing, and prepares the job site for the survey.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand procedures and operation of all surveying equipment, i.e. Static GPS, RTK, GPS, conventional total station, data collectors, levels, pipeline locator, and magnetometer.
• Ensure that all equipment is in proper working order.
• Provide daily maintenance and security of equipment.
• Report all damaged and defective equipment to the appropriate Supervisor.
• Supervise and assist with loading of equipment, boats, and/or off-road vehicles.
• Mentor/train rodmen on proper survey procedures and operation of equipment.
• Assist Party Chief as needed with daily operations including review of project-related drawings.
• Complete daily status forms prior to departure from office.
• Participate and conduct JSA and BBS observations.
• Adhere to MPH Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Proper storage of equipment.
• Monitor job area safety.
• Preparation of field notes; understanding how to write and read field notes and maps.
• Pay attention to the access route to the job site in the event they must drive out.
• Assume responsibilities of the party chief in his/her absence.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent required.
  1 year of field experience required for the Instrumentman position.
• No experience is needed for the Rodman position.
• College Associates in Survey/Mapping preferred.
• Able to perform well with minimal supervision in a team environment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of overhead and underground utilities, including power lines, is a plus.
• Knowledge of total station, GPS, and data collection, with the ability to adapt to new equipment and technologies is a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to work outside in all seasons for extended periods of time. This position requires both inside and outside work.
  Ability to travel overnight to various parts of Texas and possibly surrounding states.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a customer service-oriented team.
• Effective communication skills, oral and written.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must pass a physical exam and drug screen.

Working Conditions

• Some heavy physical effort is required. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the facility and job site. The employee is required to walk, have the full use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and climb and balance.

• • Must be capable of lifting and transporting up to 40 pounds for a period of up to 30 minutes at a time and incrementally throughout the day. Must be able to position equipment as directed. Must be able to drive stakes, using a mallet or sledgehammer, for construction purposes.
  • Must have the ability to ascend/descend slopes, traverse difficult terrain, climb fencing, walk across creeks or walk across creek beds.
  • Must have the ability to walk and stand for extended periods.
  • Must have the ability to measure, handle supplies, pull manhole covers with a hook, operate tools such as a machete, operate a bush hook to clear underbrush, and use a shovel.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include reading vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Must also have the ability to distinguish shapes, sizes, distances, and color.
• Verbal and written communication is required, as well as the ability to hear.