Senior Crew Chief

LDC, Inc.

Senior Crew Chief

Job Posting

Introduction

Over the past 21 years, LDC has been recognized by clients and the broader community for the quality of our work. LDC was founded with one core value in mind: “Service Above the Standard” and has held to these high expectations from the start. We have grown significantly, survived the recession through innovation, and most importantly, provided exceptional results for our clients. LDC is proud of its history that has made it a premier engineering consulting resource to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, and the strong foundation that history provides for our future.  We take pride in our commitment to high standards, quality deliverables, and comprehensive services which span from early feasibility through final construction.

Compensation and Benefits

LDC is committed to the personal and individual health and well-being of our employees. LDC offers competitive pay and a complete benefits package to all eligible employees and their dependents. Benefits include generous vacation, sick leave, eight paid holidays per year, competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, life, disability, and family leave, bereavement leave, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, professional development, and career advancement, bonus, and incentive compensation. At LDC you can expect to find an excellent collaborative culture that is welcoming to all diverse backgrounds.

LDC is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors.

Job Description and Profile

The senior crew chief will conduct field surveying, draft survey documents, manage timelines, lead and develop the survey field crew, and interface with clients, contractors, and field/office personnel. The senior crew chief must be able to conduct complex field surveying duties. This is a leadership role requiring consistent mentoring of team members. Must possess the ability to maintain confidentiality, display a professional demeanor, be able to adapt to competing demands, lead by example and use sound judgement in an ever-changing environment. 

Reports to: Director of land surveying with direct supervision from field manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and mentor survey field crew; check and verify the work performed by them was accomplished correctly.
• Perform field surveys using Total Stations, GPS receivers and levels to obtain coordinates and elevations.
• Prepare and communicate field notes, sketches, checklists, and digital data in required formats for project managers, land surveyors and drafting personnel.
• Reduce field data notes and verify their accuracy.
• Research legal and survey records to obtain information about property boundaries and areas to be surveyed.
• Perform field data collection and corner staking, boundary and easement surveys, topographic mapping, plat and condo documents, and construction staking.
• Work with and leads field and office personnel to produce topographic surveys, record of surveys, A.L.T.A. surveys, boundary line adjustments, easement exhibits, and any document required for project completion.
• Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
• Dedication to organization and communication with team.

Skills and Specifications

• Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of land surveying.
• Possess field experience in all types of physical land surveying (boundary, topographic, construction staking).
• Possess field experience in data collection and instrument operations.
• Must be experienced in computing and staking of complicated construction projects, including but not limited to slope staking, bridge and highway construction, storm drain, sewer, water, walls, ponds, roads, curbs, and lot corners.
• Familiarity with Leica Robotic Total Stations and GPS equipment.
• Communicate and coordinate project layout with contractors and clients in the field.
• Represent LDC in a responsible manner.
• Be responsible for meeting budgets for field time and managing requests for additional work in field with survey manager.
• Care and maintenance of equipment.
• Ability to effectively contribute to the growth of the company through a successful team.

Education, Experience, Qualifications

• 10 years minimum field surveying experience in land development and construction projects required, with 8 years as a survey party chief, survey manager or equivalent role preferred.
• Land development project experience specific to the Puget Sound region.
• Experience working with local municipalities including King/Snohomish/Pierce counties.
• Current Washington State Professional Land Surveyor registration a plus.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license including a clean driving record and ability to meet company insurance requirements.

Physical considerations

• Ability to travel overnight for select projects.
• Ability to carry up to 70 pounds and able to endure working in inclement weather conditions.
• Frequent standing, walking and sitting.
• Ability to work outdoors with long hours and sometimes difficult physical demands.
• Often required to remain standing for a minimum of eight (8) hours per day and walk long distances.
• Possess proper clothing and footwear suitable for working outdoors in the elements.

This position description is not intended as a complete list of job duties, responsibilities, and/or essential functions. The company retains and reserves any or all rights to change, modify, amend, add to, or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

*Please note: LDC, Inc. does not hire candidates without an in-person interview. If you receive an employment offer without an interview, this is not a legitimate offer. 

Salary : $80,000 - $105,000