Instrument Person

TRC Companies, Inc. • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Instrument Person operates and maintains survey instrumentation for activities such as profile surveys, pipeline re-staking, line clearing and locating, loop line setup, and river and road crossings. The role performs assigned surveying work, including turning angles, measuring distances, and collecting and processing survey data. Working closely with the Survey Party Chief, the Instrument Person carries out survey methods and project requirements, helps implement project policies and procedures, and may lead the survey team when the Survey Party Chief is absent.

The position supports survey planning and execution, including personnel and equipment requests, orientation and task assignments, progress and cost tracking, documentation control, safety and emergency-response procedures, and project quality requirements. It monitors survey work and personnel, helps resolve issues affecting timely completion, maintains field notes and daily logs, and assists with compiling survey documentation at project completion. The role also interfaces with the Survey Party Chief on data translation for preliminary alignment maps and plats.

Work is performed outdoors across varied terrain and extreme weather conditions. The position requires travel as dictated by job requirements and may involve willingness to relocate domestically or internationally. Physical requirements include walking 2–10 miles per day while carrying supplies and equipment, and clearing lines with a machete, brush axe, or chain saw.

Requirements

• Minimum of 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 timely solutions.
• Good working knowledge of TRC project operations.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to travel as required by job requirements.
• Proficiency using a PC, including spreadsheet and word-processing programs.
• Willingness to relocate to domestic or foreign locations.
• Must pass pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.
• 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.
• Ability to work outdoors in varied terrain and extreme weather conditions and to deal with wildlife, including bears, snakes, spiders, and insects.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
• ACSM Survey Technician Certificate.
• Experience in database operations and use of engineering programs.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain survey instrumentation and collect survey data, including angles, distances, ties, and other required measurements.
• Perform assigned survey activities, adjust surveying work for overlooked obstructions, and process survey data.
• Work with the Survey Party Chief to execute survey work, implement project policies and procedures, and support data translation for preliminary alignment maps and plats.
• Assist with developing and implementing project execution plans, including scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, equipment, objectives, permits, records, and procedures.
• Assist the Party Chief in requesting personnel and equipment needed for survey activities.
• Orient survey personnel to project plans, procedures, safety, emergency response, quality assurance, and documentation requirements; assign tasks and explain reporting requirements.
• Monitor survey personnel performance, conduct, work ethics, documentation, and interactions; provide guidance, coaching, motivation, or discipline as needed.
• Monitor survey tasks for compliance with project requirements and identify scope changes, schedule variances, and budget variances; implement or document necessary adjustments.
• Maintain documentation control and filing systems so project documents, records, and reports are stored and retrievable.
• Communicate survey progress, issues, and possible resolutions to the Survey Party Chief.
• Guide and supervise personnel in documenting survey activities, tracking progress, costs, time, and expenses, and properly completing and storing project documents.
• Implement project safety and emergency-response requirements and maintain the documentation needed to record the survey process.
• Assist in preparing and submitting complete survey documentation to the Project Manager or Client Representative at project completion.
• Maintain field notes in accordance with TRC Guidelines for Field Surveys and maintain a daily log of survey angles and ties.
• Assume leadership of the survey team in the Survey Party Chief’s absence.
• Ensure company and project surveying procedures are followed and report to the Survey Party Chief for interpretation of TRC field-survey guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401(k) package with traditional and Roth IRA options and company match.
• Paid time off, ranging from 15 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.
• Potential eligibility to participate in the annual discretionary bonus program, contingent on company, business segment, and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

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