Survey Field Technician - Instrument Operator

CARDINAL CIVIL RESOURCES•Williamsburg, VA

About The Position

Cardinal Civil Resources is currently looking for an employee with high integrity and excellent attention to detail to fill a position as a Survey Field Technician – Instrument Operator. Travel will be required from time to time at different job sites. You must be familiar with all surveying techniques used for pipeline surveying.

Requirements

EDUCATION: A high school education or equivalent is required, including a background in math, geometry, and trigonometry.
EXPERIENCE: Land Surveying experience
KNOWLEDGE OF: Controlling the function of surveying instruments and calculators
Proficiency in the use of total stations, GPS Receivers, and data collectors
Possess good interpersonal skills and effective written and oral communication skills
Analyzing site plans, project plans, blueprints, maps, and charts.
ABILITIES: Must be able and willing to travel daily.
Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
Must be highly motivated with the ability to work independently and with a team.
Must have essential requirements: professionalism, punctuality, and reliability.
Must possess strong attention to detail and an intense level of accuracy.
Must be able to work in inclement weather
Must have Reliable Transportation
Background Check and Drug Testing Required
Valid driver’s license with insurable record
Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move 25/50/80 pounds regularly/occasionally
Must be able to drive a vehicle safely regular/occasionally
Must be able to work in inclement weather conditions.
Must be able to deal effectively and reasonably with stress in the workplace without lost time or undue strain
Must be able to sit, walk, talk, and hear for extended periods of time
Must be able to type/key-in data and answer telephones frequently as needed
Must have specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to focus
Must be able to see and respond to dangerous situations
Must be able to wear personal protective gear regularly/occasionally
Physical ability work including bending, squatting, reaching, stretching, sitting, standing, running, and climbing stairs
Must adhere to company policies, safety plan, and the project safety plan

Nice To Haves

CST or Survey Apprenticeship Preferred

Responsibilities

Work in group environments
Work within defined project scopes and budgets
Ensure Safety and Health are the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes. Acting safely at all times
Participate in or conduct and document safety meetings with the crew daily. Host or assist with morning safety meetings. Bring safety and proper working procedure topics up as reminders and ensure all workers are comfortable with the tasks assigned to them by reviewing their day plan
Mentor less experienced employees and train them in proper company standards as well as ensure more experienced employees are helping to mentor green workers in proper company standards
Maintains digital files on assigned computer equipment to assure use of correct and current data files
Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and construction documents
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Operate electronic total station instrument run and adjust survey measuring instruments, including level, transit, theodolite, electronic measuring devices, and total stations with electronic data collecting capabilities
Take field notes of readings and observations
Operate and maintain vehicle and field equipment
Know and perform field principles of staking and marking
Perform other related field and office duties as assigned
Work primarily in the field on control, topographic surveys, and pipeline surveys as Instrument Man/Rodman of one, two, or three-person field crew
Cut and remove brush and undergrowth for a line of sight
Reads and understands plans and specifications
Know basic sources of measurement errors
Dig ground using a pick, shovel, and other hand tools to search for and locate survey monuments
Hold and plum rod in obtaining elevations and distances
Drive stakes to set grades on construction projects
Provide solutions to civil site design challenges
Topographical surveys
Boundary surveys
Well connect pipelines surveys
Pipeline route staking
Establish and recover survey control and monumentation, perform construction layout, obtain sewer invert and subsurface utility information and photo documentation of the project area