Land Surveyor

About the job: 

Kent is looking for a Land Surveyor to be based in Deer Park, Texas supporting Baytown, Texas operations and regional project sites.

As known as an Instrument Person is the technical member of a crew and is responsible for the well-being and safety of other crew members, the completion of scheduled workload per assignment and the preservation of data quality/quantity.

The Surveyor receives scheduling assignments. The specific responsibilities of the Surveyor are to direct, organize, execute survey fieldwork, and document field observations according to company policies and acceptable practices. In addition, the Surveyor should monitor crew performance in the field to maintain the quality of the data collected.

Skills and Responsibilities:  

Responsibilities:

To prepare for fieldwork, a Surveyor must:

• Participate in a daily toolbox meetings.
• Obtain work requests from Survey Supervisor & Lead Surveyor.
• Become familiar with work area locations where crew will be surveying, review travel arrangements with Supervisor and manage all safety concerns. Review with Supervisor safety concerns outside of the standing JLA.
• Inform Supervisor if survey activities require support for permit issues and other contractor support i.e. scaffolds, test trenches, special lifts or required equipment etc.
• Supply Supervisor information to maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Ensure the Survey Crew checks in and out at control center or was proper work authorization in accordance with client procedures.
• Prepare execution plan and obtain necessary documentation to execute field survey work.
• Obtaining proper safety equipment from Safety team. If equipment is not available report to Supervisor.
• Contacting survey request client to coordinate field review and execution (when necessary).

During field work, the Surveyor will:

• Regulate work to ensure all site safety standards, work practices, and guidelines are adhered to.
• Communicate any safety issues, regardless of the severity to Supervisor.
• Keep Supervisor & Lead Surveyor informed of all movements outside of the Office.
• Receive Client Work Permit or approval to begin field survey work. Communicate Work Permit issues to Supervisor (if necessary).
• Execute field survey work & report work estimate to Supervisor & Lead Surveyor.
• Operate Total Station, Laser Scanner, Auto-Level or other survey instruments provided to capture field data.
• Resolving technical issues in the field. Communicate issues to Supervisor & Lead Surveyor.