Surveyor

Orion • TAMPA, FL

1d

About The Position

The Surveyor oversees survey duties that support pile driving and construction projects involving docks, mooring and breasting lines, chemical plant facilities, roads, building sites, bridges, and other structures. The role supervises daily survey operations and a survey party, performs the most technically complex survey work, and helps ensure projects meet company standards. Work includes establishing construction control based on plans from clients, engineers, and vendors. The position requires the ability to work out of town and support Orion’s guiding beliefs and core values of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Teamwork, and Integrity.

The Surveyor works with project leadership and jobsite crews to ensure construction stakeout is accurate; oversees site, as-built, and control-line surveys; participates in pre-survey meetings; assigns and monitors survey work; processes field data and calculations; and produces maps and reports using survey computer programs. The position establishes alignment control and benchmarks, conducts vertical control, topographical, and site surveys, and maintains project records.

The role has personal and shared safety responsibilities, including stopping work when unsafe conditions are anticipated or observed, complying with applicable laws and company policies, and promptly reporting violations. The employee must maintain the confidentiality of company information. The position also requires wearing appropriate PPE and being able to work outdoors and in physically demanding jobsite conditions, including confined spaces, elevated heights, and access to work barges, boats, vessels, or docks.

Requirements

• A B.S. degree in Surveying or a related discipline and at least 3 years of experience, or equivalent work experience as a Surveyor.
• Working knowledge of project construction, principles of surveying, engineering and project standards, surveying software, state law regarding plats, property lines and survey monuments, and safety and environmental compliance.
• Strong knowledge of mathematics, survey computer programs, and survey computations applicable to the job.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical drawing instruments and drafting nomenclature and symbols.
• Strong knowledge of surveying instruments and GPS equipment, including their use and care.
• Ability to carry out written and oral directions.
• Ability to perform transit and level work, potentially using total station instruments.
• Ability to reduce and plot field notes and make computations.
• Ability to make engineering sketches, maps, and drawings.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and specifications.
• Ability to travel out of town as needed.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable workplace accommodation.
• Ability to wear and properly use required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately during emergencies and evacuate the work area in a timely manner.
• Ability to move around job sites and access work barges, boats, vessels, or dock facilities.
• Ability to stand, stoop, kneel, squat, climb, or sit for extended periods; work in confined spaces and at elevated heights; lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds; and adapt to extreme temperature changes and prolonged outdoor exposure.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on work experience in heavy civil or marine construction.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Superintendent and jobsite crews to ensure construction stakeout surveys are conducted correctly.
• Oversee existing site surveys, as-built surveys, and control-line surveys.
• Participate in pre-survey meetings with Project Managers and contractor representatives; assign and monitor surveyors’ work.
• Assemble field data, reduce field notes, and perform survey calculations.
• Assemble reference data before field surveys.
• Plot field data using survey computer programs, construct maps, and prepare reports.
• Establish alignment control and benchmarks, and make required line and elevation ties to existing centerlines and U.S.G.S. benchmarks.
• Conduct vertical control surveys for aerial surveys and determine elevations for various surfaces.
• Conduct topographical and site surveys for the design and development of docks, buildings, roads, and bridges.
• Maintain records and prepare reports for project needs and future retention.
• Drive regular passenger vehicles to visit work locations and job sites.
• Take responsibility for personal safety and the safety of coworkers and others encountered at work.
• Stop work when an unsafe condition or situation is anticipated or observed.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and procedures, and promptly report violations.
• Perform other related administrative and technical duties as assigned or requested by immediate supervision.
• Maintain the confidentiality of company confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription drugs
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, holidays, jury duty, and bereavement leave
• Pre-tax health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Career growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level