Construction Field Layout Technician

McGough•Dallas, TX

44d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Field Layout Technician performs construction survey layout and field engineering operations, creates and maintains field notes, and applies standard field engineering procedures and technical standards. The role works independently on projects from tentative through final stages and provides supervision and guidance to the Rodman or Survey Rod Technician. The position performs survey computations and control-point work; carries out field operations such as traversing, construction layout, GPS surveys, and as-built surveys; and completes office tasks including transferring, scanning, and filing survey data and field notes. The technician also supports safe and effective project delivery, documents best practices, follows company policies, and collaborates with the Texas Civil Team and other project stakeholders. Travel is required depending on the job site. Work is frequently outdoors, though some work may take place in a field office. The role involves extended periods of sitting and travel, lifting objects up to 50 pounds, and working at construction sites that may have dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather, and extreme temperatures.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience in construction field engineering, including staking, elevation control, total stations, standard survey equipment and controls, and creating and updating JHAs for survey tasks.
Knowledge of survey equipment, company survey standards, and tolerances.
Ability to train others in proper field procedures and to care for, clean, operate, check, and perform basic field adjustments on surveying tools and equipment.
Knowledge of field radios, data collectors, prisms, transits, levels, theodolites, total stations, robotic total stations, tripods, and GPS equipment; some historical knowledge is required.
Good verbal, written, and computer skills, including the ability to follow and comprehend instructions and correspondence, write correspondence and memos, perform mathematical computations, and complete records or reports in standard formats.
Ability to produce clearly organized written documents using proper English, sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and address problems involving variables in standard situations.
Knowledge of basic first aid practices.
General knowledge of traffic control and safety procedures for surveying and construction operations, including OSHA standards.
Extensive knowledge of professional ethics and company technical survey standards, with responsibility and awareness of related professional associations.
Ability to work independently from tentative through final projects.
Ability to travel to construction job sites as required.
Ability to sit for extended periods, lift up to 50 pounds as frequently as needed, write and use a computer keyboard and mouse, hear and speak clearly, and distinguish colors on graphs and charts.
Ability to work at construction sites with dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme temperatures.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual communication ability in Spanish and English.
10 years of experience in construction field engineering, including staking, elevation control, total stations, standard survey equipment and controls, and creating and updating JHAs for survey tasks.
Knowledge of using CAD to plot a project.
Proficiency in Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

Perform survey computations and verify that layout matches plan documents using a calculator, computer, and data collector.
Perform vertical traverse adjustments, including level loops.
Use and interpret horizontal and vertical control-point records and data sheets, locate points in the field, and apply department tolerances for control networks.
Understand control-point placement for survey control and potential machine grade control.
Assist in supervising the Survey Rod Technician and provide guidance to the Rodman.
Perform surveying field operations, including traversing, triangulation or trilateration, repeating observations, precision measurements, and construction layout.
Follow GPS survey procedures and tolerances and total-station procedures and acceptable tolerances.
Create, reduce, and check orderly field notes for leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, construction layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, profiles, and cross sections.
Prepare field notes in accordance with Department of Transportation and National Society of Professional Surveyors standards.
Read and verify site, boundary, highway, pipeline, and foundation plans; profiles and cross sections; horizontal and vertical curves; and existing and finished contours.
Download and upload field and office data daily to the survey drive and use computer operating systems and hardware peripherals.
Copy, scan, and file field notes and data daily in the appropriate survey filing system.
Document best practices and help ensure appropriate construction methods are used.
Help secure project sites and company assets and maintain a safe and respectful work environment through safety, EEO, risk management, training, and quality-control programs.
Follow company procedures and policies.
Participate as an active member of the McGough Civil Team in Texas, contribute to shared goals, and collaborate with colleagues on priorities.
Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and other stakeholders and build and maintain strong working relationships.
Complete additional duties and assignments as directed by a supervisor.