Role Description: We are seeking an Assistant Land Surveyor/PLS located at our El Paso Office. The successful candidate will have at least 5+ years of experience after licensure (PLS) in all phases of land surveying, construction, boundary and topographic surveying. A leading Architectural and Engineering firm providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural design, construction and program management, and design-build project delivery to our clients in the public and private sector. We provide quality solutions for our clients and employment opportunities to qualified talent.
Location: El Paso, Texas
Reports to: Survey Practice Leader and El Paso Office Managing Principal
Employment type: 40 FT Hours
Registration(s): Texas (PLS) Required
Education: Associates degree
Duties:
- Support and manage survey staff of 5 senior Survey Party Chiefs with chain/rod men assistants.
- Provide project management and technical oversight for: topo mapping (drone and ground), platting, boundary, ALTA, and construction staking efforts.
- Manages and maintains all instruments and measuring devices including drones, scanners, levels, robotic total stations, GPS equipment, Trimble Business Center, and data collectors.
- Knowledge of Trimble field equipment and data collector software.
- Manage CADD drafting efforts for plats.
- Prepare and finalize plats for public and private clients.
- Download and upload survey data to and from field staff.
- Oversee drone ortho-image and topographic surveys.
- Mentor and train survey staff and provide QC mentorship.
- Responsible for safe operation and maintenance of staff vehicles, tools, and equipment.
- May assist in preparation of survey drawings using AutoCAD software.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understands, follows, and enforces our business process.
- Productively collaborates with PMs and encourages teams to achieve success and camaraderie amongst each other.
- Understands and follows QMS and Quality initiatives. Assists PM on ensuring that quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
- Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.
- Assist with appropriate administrative and project support tasks supporting the needs of the PM on assigned project tasks.
- Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects.
- Complete assignments on-time, within budget, and with highest level of quality.
- Routinely proposes and produces more effective ways to accomplish tasks.
- Effectively leads, creates, plans, executes project tasks on a project.
Role Competencies:
- Sharing Information: Conveying up-to date information in the most efficient and useful manner to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Critical Thinking: Analyzing problems and solutions by evaluating the quality of the information available from different sources and avoiding decision-making bias.
- Adaptable: Adjusting behaviors and plans to new circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Plans Effectively: Making plans for work to be accomplished in a timely manner and utilizing resources sparingly.
- Demonstrates Self-Discipline: Refraining oneself from skipping important steps to make decisions or get work done.
Qualifications:
- PLS in Texas with 5+ years’ experience.
- Associate's degree.
- Working knowledge of surveying.
- Highly motivated.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and manage survey crews performing topo, boundary and construction staking.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to operate Trimble Robotic Total Stations, Trimble GPS equipment, Trimble data collectors, and digital levels, and other related equipment.
- Familiarity with Trimble Business Center, Autodesk Civil 3D, Microsoft Suite of products (Word, Excel, etc.) and other similar software used in surveying.
- Valid Driver’s License.