Party Chief

MasTec Inc•Mountain Home, ID

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Project Quality Manager, the Party Chief applies skills and knowledge to determine whether installed materials and equipment conform to MasTec Industrial and/or client specifications. The role performs inspections and layout for project activities, documents inspection findings, alerts management to significant problems, and completes records confirming satisfactory inspection or testing activities. The Party Chief performs and verifies survey measurements and calculations, records and transmits survey data, marks measurement points, calculates terrain and installation characteristics, and uses surveying instruments and GPS to establish positions, shapes, and elevations. The role also prepares equipment for daily work, maintains instrument accuracy, supports project schedules and budgets, and leads, directs, and mentors direct reports while coordinating with craft personnel and other team members. This is a full-time, project-site position requiring up to 100% travel. The first project is in Mountain Home, Idaho (Boise area). The position typically works 50 hours per week, with schedules subject to project requirements, and may involve shifts of up to 12 hours in changing outdoor and site conditions.

Requirements

At least 3 years of construction-field experience with layout or survey responsibilities.
Experience with multiple types of survey equipment.
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project-specific regulations.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals across units of measure.
Developing knowledge of layout and survey work.
Ability to understand and follow directions.
Ability to work up to 12-hour shifts performing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outdoor conditions.
Ability to push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and to stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb.
Ability to sustain repetitive physical tasks for several-hour intervals.
Ability to work in changing weather and site conditions, with possible exposure to extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and loud noises.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, and vest.
Ability to move in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas; work at heights; and comply with fall-protection and other safety requirements while using required equipment.
Ability to evaluate information against measurable standards, notice details and slight differences in objects or drawings, and visualize three-dimensional objects from drawings.
Good balance and adequate vision, hearing, and coordination of eyes, hands, and feet, naturally or with correction.
Ability to travel up to 100% and be present at the project site.

Responsibilities

Promote and comply with company safety policies and procedures.
Record survey results, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or features, and transmit survey data to the appropriate computer network files for field use.
Call out readings or record station numbers and readings in a notebook.
Mark measurement points with elevations, station numbers, or other identifying marks, using markers, paint sticks, tacks, scribes, or stakes.
Measure distances between survey points using a steel or cloth tape or surveyor’s chain.
Verify the accuracy of survey data, measurements, and calculations made at survey sites.
Adjust surveying instruments to maintain accuracy and determine the calibration status of measuring and test equipment.
Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other terrain or installation characteristics.
Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based GPS.
Load and unload equipment and prepare for daily jobs.
Lead, manage, and mentor direct reports.
Ensure daily task schedules are met and contribute to project schedules and budgets.
Interact with craft personnel and other team members across functions.
Participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors when on site, and set a personal example of safe behavior.
Seek additional work or help others complete assignments after completing regular work, and continually improve surveying skills and knowledge.
Perform other assigned activities and responsibilities.
Conduct oneself professionally with clients and coworkers and remain punctual in work assignments.

Benefits

Per diem.
Travel to and from the project site.
Three weeks of PTO per year.
Competitive pay with ongoing performance reviews and merit increases.
401(k) with company match.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with plan choice and coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children.
Diabetes management, telehealth coverage, prescription drug plan, and pet insurance.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Bereavement leave.
Military leave, including differential pay and benefits continuation.
Employee Assistance Program.
Short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Voluntary life insurance, accident coverage, critical illness coverage, and hospital indemnity coverage.
Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
Group legal plan.