Lead Surveyor - Central Office Support
BechtelAbout the role
Requisition ID: 280355
- Relocation Authorized: National - Family
- Telework Type: N/A
- Work Location: Sugar Land, TX
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Job Summary:
In this role, you will lead a team to plan and execute survey and meteorology strategy, survey scanning, and drone pilot programs. You will supervise survey activities, subcontractors, field verification of materials, and daily data downloading and processing. Your leadership will ensure successful implementation of survey work with a project’s safety, quality, and environmental programs.
Major Responsibilities:
As one of the leaders of the Bechtel Corporate Survey Team, the Central Office Support, Lead Surveyor’s duties include, but are not limited to:
- Establish and manage Bechtel Survey’s Central Survey Office support team’s program and operations, which includes but is not limited to the following, Machine Control Field and Office Support and Training; Stakeless Piling Field and Office Support and Training; Central Office Surveyor, Office Support and Training
- Develop the department standards for all the above, including safety and quality standards
- Contribute to the on-going development of Bechtel’s Standard Work Process Procedures for Machine Control, Stakeless Piling and other Office Surveyor activities
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of a training program that will enable existing Bechtel Survey talent to self-perform Machine Control and Stakeless Piling activities, including processing and modeling data and creation of deliverables
- Participate and contribute to the Metrology Team’s growth and operations
- Participate and contribute to the 3D Laser Scanning Team’s growth and operations, including processing/modeling of the scan data, and associated deliverables
- Provide support to the Corporate Survey Operations Manager with budget, staffing, equipment and software requirements, audits, and training, etc., and assists with the implementation of current and future survey technology throughout the enterprise.
- Prepare proposals and execution plans for self-perform survey technology operations
- Review proposals and qualifications of subcontract service providers as required
- Provide Machine Control and Stakeless Piling services and/or support to projects as required, including processing/modeling of design and as-built data, and associated deliverables
- Perform and/or supervise Survey field and office work, including UAV/Drone flights
Education and Experience Requirements:
Engineering/Technical degree and 9 years’ experience in heavy industrial construction surveying, involving a mix of field and office duties with modern instruments and software, and with modern machine control hardware and software experience, with at least 5
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