Senior Surveyor I - Civil

Senior Surveyor 

SUMMARY  

Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Senior Surveyor who is responsible for coordination and supervision of project-based survey/layout requirements. You will be responsible for executing and coordinating project-based survey activities across assigned projects, including preconstruction and design phase survey work, site setup and calibration, machine control support, drone operations, documentation, and daily survey coordination. Serves as an on-site survey resource, partnering with site leadership, Lead Surveyors, and project teams to support safe, accurate, and efficient survey execution aligned with project scope, schedule, and design intent 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• • Support survey execution across multiple projects and provide survey coverage when project-specific resources are unavailable, while coordinating workload and priorities with site leadership and survey leadership. 

• • Execute preconstruction and design phase survey activities planned by survey leadership, including drone flights, existing conditions data collection, site setup, calibration, control point coordination, and coordinate system validation. 

• • Support project startup activities including equipment coordination, control point verification, site calibration, and communication of survey-related needs with project teams. 

• • Coordinate daily survey activities leading crews of up to 10 surveyors. Must have a thorough understanding of project scope, attend daily project meetings, and support field operations through accurate survey execution. 

• • Layout of site features including pads, access roads, utility structures, culverts, etc. Ensure layout and staking is in line with established best practices.  

• • Collaborate with project teams, contractors, trade partners, and field personnel to support accurate layout and construction execution consistent with design intent. 

• • Support machine control operations, including GPS setup, design uploads, WorksManager setup, equipment tracking, general troubleshooting, and coordination of issue resolution with Lead Surveyors when needed.  

• • Support utility installation activities through accurately staking offsets, pipe alignments, and structure