The Survey Party Chief supervises and performs field surveying activities for boundary, topographic, construction, ALTA/NSPS, right-of-way, and other land-survey projects. The Party Chief is responsible for directing the field crew, operating and maintaining surveying equipment, collecting accurate field measurements, and communicating project requirements and field conditions to the surveyor or project manager. This role will require travel.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise a field survey crew, typically consisting of survey technicians and instrument operators.
- Perform boundary, topographic, construction, ALTA/NSPS, utility, and as-built surveys.
- Set up, operate, and troubleshoot total stations, robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS equipment, data collectors, levels, and other surveying instruments.
- Collect accurate field measurements, elevations, points, and site information.
- Locate and identify property corners, monuments, utilities, structures, and other physical features.
- Read and interpret survey plats, construction drawings, legal descriptions, plans, and specifications.
- Maintain organized field notes, electronic data, sketches, photographs, and survey documentation.
- Check field measurements and calculations for accuracy and completeness.
- Download, review, and organize field data for processing by survey technicians or office staff.
- Communicate with project managers, licensed surveyors, contractors, engineers, clients, and other field personnel.
- Identify potential discrepancies, access issues, boundary conflicts, or other field conditions and report them promptly.
- Maintain survey equipment and ensure instruments are properly calibrated and functioning.
- Follow company safety procedures and applicable OSHA and project-specific requirements.
- Train and mentor junior survey crew members and field technicians.
- Manage daily field activities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.