Instrument Person

TRC Companies, Inc. • Cincinnati, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Instrument Person operates and maintains survey instrumentation for activities such as profile surveys, line locations, pipeline re-staking, line clearing and locating, loop line setup, and river and road crossings. The role performs assigned surveying activities, including turning angles, measuring distances, and collecting and processing survey data. It works closely with the Survey Party Chief to carry out survey work and methods, implement project policies and procedures, and support the execution of project survey activities.

The position helps orient, assign, guide, and monitor survey personnel; tracks compliance with project requirements, schedules, budgets, safety, quality, and documentation procedures; and communicates progress and issues to the Survey Party Chief. It may lead the survey team in the Survey Party Chief’s absence. The work is performed outdoors in varied terrain and extreme weather conditions and may involve travel and relocation as dictated by job requirements.

Requirements

• At least two years of surveying experience, including previous Instrumentman experience.
• Knowledge of electronic data collection methods for cross-country pipeline surveying.
• Knowledge of survey instrumentation operating procedures and survey data collection techniques.
• Valid driver's license.
• Good oral communication skills and ability to write clearly and concisely for reports, field notes, specifications, and correspondence.
• Basic mathematical knowledge, including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to identify and solve organizational, business-related, technical, and administrative problems.
• Effective problem-solving skills, including when dealing with conflicting personalities; creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to identify potential problems and find solutions early.
• Good working knowledge of TRC project operations.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to travel as dictated by job requirements.
• Ability to walk 2–10 miles per day while carrying supplies and equipment, and to clear lines using a machete, brush axe, or chain saw.
• Must pass pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS) knowledge.
• ACSM Survey Technician Certificate.
• Experience with database operations and engineering programs.

Responsibilities

• Implement the written execution plan for survey activities, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing structure, equipment, objectives, milestones, required inputs, records, and procedures for scope changes, documentation, safety, emergency response, and quality.
• Assist the Survey Party Chief in requesting the personnel and equipment needed for survey activities.
• Orient assigned survey personnel on project planning, policies, procedures, safety, emergency response, quality assurance, and documentation requirements; assign tasks and explain how and when to complete and submit forms.
• Monitor survey personnel’s work, documentation, conduct, work ethics, and interactions; provide guidance, coaching, motivation, or discipline as needed.
• Monitor survey tasks for compliance with project requirements and identify changes in scope, schedule, or budget; implement actions to incorporate changes and document resulting schedule or budget changes.
• Monitor document control and filing systems so project documents, records, and reports can be stored and retrieved readily.
• Maintain close communication with the Survey Party Chief about progress, problems, and possible resolutions affecting survey completion.
• Guide and supervise personnel on documentation, progress and cost tracking, time and expense reporting, and the proper completion, control, storage, and retrieval of project documents.
• Implement project requirements for survey activities, safety, emergency response, and related documentation.
• Assist with preparing and submitting complete survey activity documentation in a project completion package to the Project Manager or Client Representative.
• Maintain field notes in accordance with TRC Guidelines for Field Surveys.
• Perform assigned survey activities, adjusting for obstructions that may have been missed during route reconnaissance.
• Process survey data and coordinate with the Survey Party Chief on data translation for preliminary alignment maps and plats.
• Assist in indoctrinating survey personnel on company and project survey procedures before and during field work.
• Operate and maintain survey instrumentation while collecting survey data and take first-line responsibility for collected data.
• Assist the Survey Party Chief with project survey activities and assume leadership of the survey team in the Chief’s absence.
• Ensure company and project surveying procedures are implemented to achieve quality survey work; report to the Survey Party Chief for interpretation of the TRC Guidelines for Field Surveys.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) package with traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off ranging from 7 to 25 days per year, depending on employment status and seniority.
• At least 8 paid holidays per year for full-time employees.
• Paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with applicable state law.
• Possible participation in the Company’s annual discretionary bonus program, contingent on Company, Business Segment, and individual performance against key performance indicators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed