Survey Crew Chief

WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC • Staunton, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is currently searching for a qualified full-time Survey Crew Chief in our Staunton, VA office. This position will lead a survey team in the field collecting data to support design activities, boundary surveying, providing sketches, and layout to support construction activities.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively lead a survey crew and train/mentor survey crew members
• Must be able to operate a total station and GPS in both static and RTK modes surveying activities pertaining to control networks, boundaries, ALTA’s, topography, and construction staking.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle with a valid license and clean driving history
• OSHA 10 and CPR/First Aid or ability and willingness to acquire it
• Must be able perform tasks and solve problems with a high degree of independence
• Basic “office suite” computer skills

Nice To Haves

• An Associate’s Degree in Surveying, Engineering Technology, or related area of study
• Land Development, both Commercial and Residential, and Public Infrastructure Projects
• Coordinating activities with office personnel, including surveying technicians and engineering staff
• FAA Part 107 UAS License
• Ability to travel and remain on a project site for extended periods (must have the capability of self-funding the total amount of expenses until reimbursement can be disbursed)

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to internal and external clients
• Perform field work for land surveying scopes of work including construction staking, boundary location, ALTA, and topography for various project types
• Organize field staking materials as necessary
• Operate GPS, total stations, and data collectors
• Transfer files between data collectors and internal company project folders
• Provide communication to the office teams regarding project status, daily progress and issues
• Maintain productive working relationships with clients and coworkers
• Adhere to the company’s Safety, Quality Management and Equipment Maintenance policies
• Ensures division, regional, and company policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
• Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.

Benefits

• Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree