Survey Party Chief Job Description
Survey party chief
provides lead direction to an assigned field survey crew; plans, assigns, directs, and reviews the daily activities of a field survey crew in conducting preliminary, location, construction, property, precise, topographic, or other engineering surveys.
Survey Party Chief Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Remain current on surveying practices, guidelines, and best practices
Detailed note keeping, equipment care and management of field assistants
Should be familiar with functional operation adjustment and use of total station, GPS, theodolites, lasers, transits, tapes, range poles, rods
Surveying boundary
Topographic surveying
Construction staking for new build commercial plots
Manage 1 person who acts as a helper
Use Trimble equipment and Robotic Total Station to take pictures of plots
Communicates with contractors, adjacent owners
Typical projects include suburban commercial site plans, residential subdivision, and land surveying located all across IA and stretching into surrounding states
Survey Party Chief Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Survey Party Chief
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: SIT, MSHA, LSIT, LSI
Education for Survey Party Chief
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the survey party chief job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Surveying, Engineering, Technical, Civil Engineering, Associates, Construction, Math, Mathematics, Law, Construction Management
Skills for Survey Party Chief
Desired skills for survey party chief include:
Departmental policies and rules
GDOT survey manual guidelines
Surveying procedures and familiarity with basic electronic survey data processing procedure
Ability to use all surveying equipment and techniques
Construction surveys
Laying out curves and determination of volumes
Mapping
Methods of calculations employed in leveling
Practices
Procedures within a particular field
Desired experience for survey party chief includes:
You will ensure proper and safe operation of equipment following methods and procedures for your field survey work
You’ll be establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with Clients, both internal and external in the daily tasks
As needed, you’ll assist in periodic project financial reporting with clear and concise communication, both in verbal and written correspondence
A Survey Party Chief will typically progress into a Chief of Parties or Survey Manager role
Must have and maintain a clean, valid driver’s license in order to operate company vehicle
Must be able to pass drug/alcohol screening
Survey Party Chief Examples
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Survey Party Chief Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a survey party chief. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for survey party chief
- Will perform various types of surveys such as property boundaries, route surveys, topographic surveys, project control surveys and reading plats and deeds
- Will be responsible for field data collection, field calculations, using proper survey procedures and reporting survey findings
- Survey Instruments include Trimble data collectors, Trimble GPS receivers, Trimble S6 robotic total station and Leica Digital Level
- Performs MOT and related duties, as directed
- Recommend new approaches and ideas that continuously improve efficiency and services performed
- Implementing the project survey plan specific to field operations
- Oversee the operation with periodic reviews of record keeping, field procedures and survey audits to ensure that all work is performed in an efficient and professional manner
- Maintain accurate and legible field notes
- Setting and maintenance of control network
- Performing layout
Qualifications for survey party chief
- Must understand the importance of the deliverable and have a track record of ownership with regard to all projects and assignments and be a team player
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license in order to operate company vehicle
- Ability to repetitively stoop, crawl, bend at the knees and waist, squat and lift 50 lbs
- Minimum of 6 years' relevant experience, 2 years' experience as a Party Chief
- High school diploma/GED and prior field survey experience required
- Degree in Surveying or Certified Survey Technician (CST Level II or III) is desirable
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a survey party chief. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for survey party chief
- Some office technical survey work may be required in this position
- Independently performs surveying assignments, making exact measurements, and providing data relevant to the shape, contour, location, elevation and dimension of land or land features
- Operates and maintains all instruments and measuring devices including levels, robotic total stations, GPS equipment and data collectors
- Transfers survey data to the proper files in the computer network and acquires data for field use
- Loads vehicles with tools and equipment, ensuring materials are loaded correctly
- May be required to drive company or personal vehicle to reach jobsites
- Responsible for safe operation and maintenance of vehicles, tools, and equipment
- May assist in preparation of survey drawings using AutoCAD software
- Effective communicating with Project Manager as to progress updates, scope changes, HSSE reporting and other project impacts
- This position does not have any direct supervisory responsibilities
Qualifications for survey party chief
- Must have a “team player” attitude when working with anyone in the company and be aggressively pursuing LSI certification through self-study and college courses
- Possess the ability to upload and download data collectors, both conventional and GPS, reduce field notes, perform courthouse research, and review title work
- Ability to perform coordinate geometry calculations, and perform drafting duties utilizing AutoCAD and/or Microstation
- Strong working knowledge of survey equipment and software such as Total Station and GNSS/RTK
- Demonstrated knowledge of monumentation, construction staking and field markings
- High school diploma or GED AND Three years of experience required at the lower level Transportation Tech 3 (TRT052) or position equivalent
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of survey party chief. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for survey party chief
- Writes field notes, makes field sketches, draws isometric drawings, and collects site photographs, in a clear, thorough, well organized and concise manner in accordance with the company's standard procedures
- Proficiently maintains, operates and checks all surveying equipment to ensure proper working condition is continually maintained
- Responsible for using assigned survey equipment proficiently to collect and document survey data that is consistently accurate, thorough, and complete
- Downloads data, notes, sketches, pictures, after each day's work entering time, expenses, safety documents, and other administrative documents as needed
- Is committed to staying informed and educated on the continual upward trend in surveying technology and methodology
- Makes recommendations to supervisor for peer and subordinate new hires as the need may arise
- Performs assigned survey activities and notifies the Survey Coordinator, or designee, if routing adjustments need to be made for any obstructions that may have been overlooked during the detailed reconnaissance of the route
- Assists with orientation of survey personnel, as they are assigned
- Responsible for following company's policies and procedures
- Other duties not described herein may be assigned by the supervisor as the need arises
Qualifications for survey party chief
- Advance knowledge of the operation of surveying software such as Trimble Business Center, M3, S7, S8, R8, R10
- Work under time constraints and must be adaptable to changing conditions
- A recognized Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline coupled with work experience leading to a basic understanding of the technical knowledge described above, OR, specialized courses in construction management, survey, contract law or mathematics and work experience leading to a basic understanding of the technical knowledge described above
- Eight (8) years minimum surveying experience
- Six (6) years of industrial party chief experience
- Survey CAD literate
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of survey party chief. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for survey party chief
- Provides feedback to the Survey Coordinator, or designee, for performance evaluations of those personnel on his or her crew
- Provides recommendations to the Survey Coordinator, or designee, regarding special recognition for exceptional performance or disciplinary action of those personnel on his or her crew
- Directs and conducts surveys for clients coordinating with the survey field crew
- Performs accurate measurements and calculations in recording the field data using instruments and measuring devices
- Drives company or personal vehicle to reach jobsites
- Ensures surveys are in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations
- Identifies hazardous situations and applies safety procedures and company standards
- Manage and perform field survey work
- Work primarily in the field on control, boundary, topography, laser scanning and other tasks on a one or two-person crew
- Collect survey data using GNSS receivers, scanners, total stations, levels, and survey controllers
Qualifications for survey party chief
- Six (6) years minimum surveying experience
- Solid work ethic and team-player attitude
- Strong customer focus, strives to meet or exceed customer
- BA/BS Degree in Engineering or related field and a minimum of 1 year related experience or, in lieu of a degree, must have at least 7 years of related experience in commercial or industrial construction surveying
- Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, which inlcludes verification of employment and education
- Must be able to obtain site security badge for access to work on site
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a survey party chief. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for survey party chief
- Work without immediate supervision and make technical and procedural decisions for projects assigned within specified limits of authority
- Act as a positive ambassador for the company in all situations where there is contact with the public, our clients or potential clients and project contractors
- Participate in the development of the field Standard Operating Procedures and other QMS related policies/procedures related to survey field tasks and deliverables
- Ensure daily completion of thorough and accurate time entry, equipment and expense reporting
- Assist the Project Manager in achieving the project timelines for field service and plan deliverables
- Identifies project slippage, and/or notifies supervisor of changes to the original scope of work that could impact overall budget
- Interpret drawings, legal survey plans, field data, field sketches, base maps, safety procedures to implement successful project completion
- Participate in Emergency Response Planning, Hazard Assessment, Job Safety Analysis development, daily tailgate meetings and ensures compliance for all crew activities
- Direct and train the Survey Assistant in the operation of survey equipment
- Be a team leader for the crew by setting examples and managing instrument personnel
Qualifications for survey party chief
- Willing and able to work occasional overtime and overnight projects, with a possibility of week-long surveying trips – mostly in Colorado
- 5-7 year of previous Party Chief experience, with extensive PennDOT survey experience
- SIT certification is preferred
- MicroStation knowledge and experience is preferred
- You’ll need a GED or a High School Diploma
- License preferred but not required