Infrastructure Field Team Member

Description

A certified Woman Business Enterprise, Civil Design, Inc. is a civil engineering firm of 130+ team members committed to building stronger communities in the markets we serve. Areas of focus include site development, surveying, transportation, water resources, structures, and infrastructure + analytics. Civil Design Inc. is in its 27th year of business and has six locations within Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky.

Culture: CDI has a strong family-oriented culture with the drive to build stronger co-workers, clients, and local communities. Guided by the values of continuous learning and growth, mutual trust and respect, ownership and responsiveness – CDI offers a spirited team atmosphere driving quality engineering and strong client relationships.

General Job Functions:

• Adherence to current and future safety policies, procedures, and requirements of CDI and their clients.
• Data management including creation, reconciliation, documentation, and quality control as directed.
• Excellent personal conduct and verbal communications with team members, customers/residents, and the general public (if required).
• Perform general labor associated with work zone and roadway traffic control guidelines and policies.
• Perform general maintenance and inventory of equipment.
• Maintain accurate, detailed, and professional field notes of data collection sites and work performed.
• Maintain effective, daily communication and progress updates with Project Manager or Lead.
• Maintain safe working conditions and practices at project sites, individually and with team members.
• Responsible and safe use of assigned company equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and vehicle.
• Utilize knowledge to trouble shoot issues on-site in the field.
• Other duties and responsibilities, as assigned by Project Manager or Lead.
• Travel to perform work may be required on occasion depending on project location(s).

Current Utility Project(s) Essential Job Functions:

• Perform general labor to safely install, replace, and maintain utility (water) meters and/or associated reading devices at residential or commercial sites (both inside and outside of building structures).
• Ensure transmittal of utility meter reading device signals to the appropriate data collection network.
• Perform general labor to safely locate, inventory, and inspect utility (water, sewer, electric, etc.) assets using various types of data collection equipment, such as mobile GIS and/or GPS units.
• Accurately read, collect, and associate utility asset characteristics, consumption, conditions, pictures, or other pertinent information as required using data collection forms, applications, and equipment.
• Receive, return, and maintain daily inventory of utility assets, tools, equipment, materials, and supplies to/from office location(s).

Current Infrastructure Project(s) Essential Job Functions: 

• Perform general labor to safely install, maintain, and retrieve data collection (traffic) equipment at specified sites using field judgment to determine optimal equipment location for accurate data readings.
• Assist with data downloads, processing, uploads, and backups from data collection equipment to directed project data storage servers, folders, or other locations.
• Perform general labor to safely locate, inventory, and inspect infrastructure (roadway, recreation, etc.) assets using various types of data collection equipment, such as mobile GIS and/or GPS units.
• Accurately read, collect, and associate infrastructure asset types, characteristics, conditions, pictures, or other pertinent information as required using data collection forms, applications, and equipment.
• Receive, return, and maintain daily inventory of infrastructure data collection equipment, tools, materials, and supplies to/from office location(s).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Interest and ability to be trained in general data collection to be a field team member.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency with technology.
• Demonstrate a willingness to have a strong understanding of both the project and data being collected.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be physically able to work in a variety of outdoor field locations, under all weather conditions.
• Commitment to a safe working environment following safety policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability  to find locations/addre