Surveyor Party Chief

BechtelTown of Clay, NY
$91,000 - $138,800Onsite

About The Position

Bechtel’s Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing, building and commissioning a semiconductor fab in Clay, NY. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world. In this role, you will coordinate and update survey strategy, provide technical support for laser scanning and meteorology surveys, and oversee survey computer aided design (CAD) drawings, instrument calibration, subcontractor survey work, and project drone operations. Your recommendations will ensure drone flight safety and high quality, accurate work delivered within schedule and budget.

Requirements

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience
  • Multi-Disciplined Field Engineering Survey experience with earthwork, excavation, concrete, structural steel, mechanical, and piping, etc. installation layout and verification.
  • Knowledge of engineering and construction methods and processes customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
  • Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Incidents” safety program.
  • Knowledge of Bechtel quality standards. Must have a solid record of successful project completion with little to zero rework.
  • Knowledge of construction survey principles.
  • Demonstrated ability to always maintain a safe work ethic and work environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment, able to formulate a working relationship with survey team members, other departments, contractors, and survey functional management.
  • Displays effective communications skills crucial to understanding instructions and plans in a clear and concise manner.
  • Demonstrated experience with Trimble Robotic Total Stations, Digital Levels & GNSS survey systems, and Access field software.
  • CAD literate

Nice To Haves

  • experience w/CAD software a plus.
  • Experience with providing survey support for UAV/Drone operations a plus.
  • Experience with 3D Laser Scanning hardware and software a plus.
  • Experience with Metrology field & office activities a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Leads the survey team’s implementation of the project safety, quality, and environmental programs.
  • Produces the survey strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for survey equipment, survey content, competence requirements and assessments, and survey accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
  • Establishes and verifies the project’s survey control network.
  • Leads the oversight of survey works by direct hire surveyors in a given area or areas, coordinates all Survey activities, and manages Survey Subcontract and resources if applicable.
  • Supervises sub-contracted survey crews, including verification of survey crews’ control points and work.
  • Provides technical support as related to survey to Field Engineering and Superintendents in a wide range of situation and configurations.
  • Supervises daily data downloading and processing.
  • Produces survey’s scanning and metrology strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for equipment, content, competence requirements and assessments, and accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
  • Assists the Corporate Survey Manager with competency evaluations and assignments of qualified scanning and metrology survey personnel.
  • Oversees the establishment and verification the Dimensional Control (DC) as required.

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • optional disability and supplemental insurance options
  • generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period)
  • nine paid holidays
  • paid parental leave
  • discretionary bonuses
  • a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components
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