Survey / Party Chief (#BIC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Honor Services

Brown Industrial Construction is a heavy civil construction company specializing in clearing and grubbing, excavation and embankment, subsurface drainage, material placement, soil stabilization, concrete paving, deep foundations, bridge construction, and related structural concrete.

Responsibilities:

• Provide work control lines and elevations required for accurate measurement and correct installation of materials by crafts, including forms for concrete pours, anchor bolts, piping hangers, and supports.

• Check as-built conditions using surveying techniques.

• Provide topographic and cross-section surveys as required for planning and payment quantities.

• Maintain the condition and adjustment of surveying equipment.

• Coordinate surveying activities with the assigned engineer to meet construction requirements.

• Apply thorough knowledge of surveying equipment and techniques.

• Accurately read blueprints and calculate geometric shapes.

• Perform additional related assignments as directed by the supervisor.

• Comply with the company’s drug and alcohol abuse policy.

Survey Management

• Coordinate surveying activities with the assigned engineer, project managers, and field supervision to meet construction requirements.

• Provide construction layout and surveys for heavy civil construction activities.

• Provide work control lines and elevations required for accurate measurement and installation of materials, including concrete forms, anchor bolts, piping hangers, and supports.

• Provide topographic and cross-section surveys for planning and payment quantities.

• Assist Field Supervisors with interpreting survey data.

• Perform additional related assignments as directed by the supervisor.

Design and Technical Support

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and survey data.

• Perform calculations necessary for accurate construction layout, including geometric calculations.

• Program GPS equipment for machine control applications.

• Maintain and operate surveying instruments and equipment.

• Maintain the condition and adjustment of surveying equipment.

• Capture and document as-built survey data.

Quality Control and Compliance

• Verify construction locations and elevations against project drawings and specifications.

• Check as-built conditions using surveying techniques.

• Recognize and communicate discrepancies in survey measurements, locations, or elevations.

• Coordinate with engineers and field supervision to resolve survey-related issues.

Safety

• Learn and understand the hazards associated with assigned work.

• Follow company and client safety procedures and operate equipment safely.

• Wear required personal protective equipment.

• Comply with the company’s drug and alcohol abuse policy.

Qualifications

• One to four years of experience in a comparable heavy civil surveying role is encouraged but not required. Similar relevant experience or proven ability to adapt to the role’s requirements will be considered in lieu of that experience.

• Thorough knowledge of surveying equipment and techniques relevant to assigned work.

• Ability to accurately read blueprints and perform geometric calculations.

• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to communicate and work collaboratively with engineers, project managers, supervisors, and craftspeople.

• Ability to organize assigned surveying work to support project schedules.

• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.

Wear safety equipment as required by the client, including a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, and safety harness with lanyard. As required by the client’s site, the employee must be clean-shaven and able to work while wearing a respirator and other personal protective equipment. Work may be performed at heights using ladders, lifts, and harnesses.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The position lifts heavy objects, walks and stands for long periods of time, and performs strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. The employee lifts, pushes, pulls, or carries objects; uses abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue; and effectively jumps, sprints, or throws objects.

The position requires good manual dexterity and multi-limb coordination, the ability to quickly move arms and legs, and excellent stamina. The employee must be able to work extended hours on their feet on uneven surfaces, including dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, and gravel.