Land Surveyor / Crew Chief

Description

The Cedar Rapids and/or Iowa City offices have a full-time Land Surveyor / Crew Chief position available. Duties include but not limited to boundary, topographic, and ALTA/ASCM land title surveys and construction staking including both field and office duties. There is also a possibility of working with UAV (drone) data and 3D scanning. This is a professional path position that provides the opportunity to earn a Professional Land Surveying license with the appropriate formal education.

Requirements

• Minimum three (3) years experience as a Survey Crew Member or new graduate with a two-year technical degree in Surveying or Civil Design.
• Ability to operate and maintain survey equipment including but not limited to robotic total stations, GPS survey equipment, data collectors and automatic levels.
• Strong communication and collaborations skills.
• Perform office functions including boundary research, drafting of plats and topographic surveys, computations and reduction of field notes.
• Be familiar with basic survey calculations including but not limited to percent of slope, angle measurement, bearing and azimuth, coordinates, traverses, differential leveling and horizontal and vertical curves.
• Ability to interpret survey plats and construction plans.
• Establish and set points for construction stakeout projects (curb and gutter, drop inlets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, etc.)
• Work in a team environment but also be willing to work independently.
• Follow prescribed safety practices for Land Surveying and/or site-specific safety practices.
• Responsible for job specific quality.
• Overnight travel may be required.

Would also be responsible for:

• Maintain a current driver’s license in good standing and able to operate company owned vehicles 
• Willingness to work outdoors and in adverse weather conditions.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Familiarity with Civil 3D software is a plus.