Construction Layout Specialist (Survey Technician)

The Haskell Company•Miami, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Haskell, a nationally recognized Top Workplace, the Construction Layout Specialist joins the VDC team supporting mission critical, water, and municipal projects. The role manages and oversees construction surveying layout execution and as-built reality capture, including self-perform services such as concrete or process piping and quality assurance/quality control of subcontractor work. The position performs field and office surveying tasks, coordinates with VDC/BIM and field teams, and may travel to supplement project staffing and schedules.

Requirements

Minimum 2+ years of construction-related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift, carry, or move light to medium weights of 10–50 pounds.
Good hand-eye coordination and arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
Visual acuity sufficient to use a keyboard, operate equipment, and read application or form information.
Ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Responsibilities

Oversee establishment and implementation of job-related control points and benchmarks provided by outside surveyors.
Establish additional control points and grid lines for piping, equipment, structures, wall lines, columns, and anchor bolts; transfer benchmarks as needed.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve field discrepancies involving technical equipment, field practices, or digital project data.
Perform layout and as-built tasks, including advance planning for scheduled activities.
Determine and apply mathematical functions relevant to layout and engineering.
Perform layout using tape measures, squares, builders levels, transits, and technical equipment, primarily a robotic total station.
Interpret contract documents, design models, and construction models for assigned tasks.
Review and maintain documents concerning dimensions and changes from architects or owners, including field orders, change orders, and requests for information; make recommendations as needed.
Coordinate with VDC resources and equipment manufacturer support to resolve issues.
Maintain field notes, upload daily reports, and transmit field data to the office VDC team.
Communicate job needs and technician capabilities or duties to field management, including the superintendent and assistant superintendent.
Coordinate project goals, needs, and focus with the VDC/BIM team in relation to available capabilities and options.
Review initial distributions of field data and layout drawings before establishing layout in the field.
Follow best practices for construction surveying and reality capture or laser scanning, including layout, data collection, as-builts, equipment care and maintenance, note-keeping, and data transfer.
Perform construction surveying field work as needed to support C-Core schedules and personnel, including layout, data collection, QA/QC, and laser scanning.
Perform construction surveying office work as needed to support C-Core schedules and personnel, including laser scan registration, layout point creation, and VDC/BIM data review and analysis.
Participate in miscellaneous construction survey-related tasks as needed.