Survey Rodman/Instrument Man

Position Summary

Entry-level Survey position on an active bridge construction project.

Experience Level

Comprehensive training will be provided for the right candidate.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

•    Participate in planning, diagramming and layout for surveyor work
•    Perform manual labor related to surveying needs, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, and/or pins and right of way markers delineate features of all phase’s construction project.
•    Assist in the task of establishing elevations and or grades as required 
•    Install or mark neatly elevations as instructed by the Surveying Journeyman
•    Measure distances manually with survey chains using a plumb bob and maintain survey chains to insure accuracy and consistency
•    Accurately set up items associated with electronic measuring and sighting and perform these actions as needed
•    Operates and maintains survey tools and instruments
•    Inspects work to ensure that survey work is conducted in conformance with applicable standards.

Qualifications

•    May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
•    Must possess working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
•    Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
•    Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safe and efficiently.

Requirements

•    The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
•    Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
•    Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
•    May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
•    Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
•    Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
•    May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
•    Must have required tools
•    May require U.S. driver license
•    Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
•    Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing