Survey Party Chief I in Fort Worth, Texas at DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES LLC

WHAT WE DO:

Founded in 1956, Dunaway is a multidisciplinary professional services firm offering Survey, Civil and Structural Engineering, Planning + Landscape Architecture, and Construction Inspection Services (CIS), in addition to Environmental and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), SUE (Subsurface Utility Engineering), and ROW (Right-of-Way) services.

For over seventy years, Dunaway has been a trusted client advisor, committed to improving lives in the communities we serve. Supported by a team of 370+ professionals with eight offices across Texas, including Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Farmersville, Houston, and Midland.

WHO WE ARE:

The Dunaway Difference is our three foundational components (represented by the waves in our logo): Core Values, One Heart and Profitable Growth. The combination of these three pillars creates a feeling and experience that is uniquely Dunaway.

One heart, all rowing in the same direction in unison together, while continuously seeking to exemplify our core values of Integrity, Respect, Honesty, Technical Excellence, Attitude of Service, Sense of Urgency and Responsiveness in everything we do.

Just like a crew race, we always look forward with the finish line in mind. Because when we win, our employees do too. Through our profitable growth, we provide opportunities, such as Profit-sharing, career advancement, and stability – just to name a few.

Join our Team as a Survey Party Chief!

Lead a dynamic survey team in conducting precise land measurements! You'll oversee and guide the efforts of a skilled survey party, ensuring accurate data collection of points, elevations, lines, and areas. Your work will play a critical role in producing high-quality, professional survey products.

Once selected to join our team, you will:

● Organize crew manpower and resources to perform assigned survey tasks quickly and efficiently.

● Manage daily work assignments/tasks of assigned field crew, including use of equipment, preparation of sketches and notes, and electronic data collection.

● Ensure field survey activities are performed in accordance with standards set by the company and industry standards of practice.

● Ensure crew’s adherence to all safety procedures and use of all required personal protective equipment.

● Daily communication with Chief of Parties and/or Survey Technician managing the field survey operations on which the Party Chief is working.

● Conduct daily data collector downloading.

● Prepare daily time sheets, data logs, and expense reports.

● Mentor and train Field Survey Assistants on daily tasks as needed.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE:

● Knowledge of proper retracement of land boundaries

● Introductory knowledge of Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center software

● Familiarity with state plane coordinates systems and geodetic calculations

SKILLS:

● Excellent leadership skills

● Good interpersonal and communication skills

● High attention to detail

● Good analytical skills

● Ability to work without direct day-to-day supervision and make technical and supervisory decisions for projects assigned

● Proficient in using all required survey equipment

● Proficient with mid-level math

● Solid documentation skills (field notes and sketches)

EXPERIENCE:

● 3 total years of experience working in and with a survey field crew

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or GED

Level II CST – Certified Survey Technician

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Dunaway in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.