Layout Field Engineer

LAYOUT FIELD ENGINEER

A Layout Field Engineer is required to demonstrate thorough knowledge of survey layout and field operations. The individual in this position is well versed with field note creation and note taking. The position possesses supervisory skills and a working knowledge of standard field engineering procedures. The role is responsible for supervising and providing guidance to the Rodman. The Layout Field Engineer has knowledge of the principles of the profession and various technical standards.

Work elements further describe the requirements related to this position. The candidate must be able to work independently from tentative to final projects.

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5 years of experience in construction field engineering with knowledge of performing staking, elevation control, use and knowledge of total stations, and a variety of standard types of survey equipment/controls, creation and updates of JHA's as they relate to each survey task.

• Bilingual with the ability to communicate in both Spanish and English
• 10 years of experience in construction field engineering with knowledge of performing staking, elevation control, use and knowledge of total stations, and a variety of standard types of survey equipment/controls, creation and updates of JHA's as they relate to each survey task.
• Knowledge of using CAD to plot a project.
• Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel

• Familiar with:
  Survey equipment, company survey standards, and tolerances
• Field Equipment & Instruments knowledge:
  • Knowledge and ability to train others in the use of proper field procedures
  • Care, cleaning, and use of a variety of surveying tools and equipment, including field radios and data collectors.
  • Operation, check, and perform basic field adjustments on prisms, transits, levels, theodolites, total stations, robotic total stations, tripods, and GPS equipment. Some historical knowledge is required.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and computer skills.
  • Follow directions, comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
  • Write correspondence and memos and perform mathematical computations.
  • Complete records or report information in standard format in accordance with department processes.
  • Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standard situations
  • Good computer skills to complete work responsibilities and produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation and grammar
• Basic first aid practices
• Have a general knowledge of traffic control and safety procedures for surveying and construction operations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards
• Have extensive knowledge of ethics and the various technical company survey standards
• Show responsibility in the profession (i.e. honesty and respect for personal property) and awareness of related professional associations

• Have the ability to do checks using a calculator, computer, and data collector to verify layout matches plan documents
• Be capable of performing vertical traverse adjustments (level loops).

• Know when to use, how to obtain, and how to interpret control point records and data sheets, as well as locate points in the field.
• Know acceptable tolerances for control networks as defined in the department standards
• Knowledge of general placement of control points that can be used for Survey control and possible machine grade control

• Assist in the supervision of the Survey Rod Technician
• Have knowledge of a wide variety of surveying field operation methods including but not limited to: traversing; triangulation (trilateration); repeating observations and precision measurements using tapes and theodolites; construction layout methods and procedures
• Know procedures for GPS surveys and tolerances
• Know the procedures and acceptable tolerances in relation to the total station
• Create, reduce, and check orderly field notes for standard surveying operations such as but not limited to: leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, construction layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, profile and cross section surveys
• Create field notes that conform to the Department of Transportation and National Society of Professional Surveyors
• Know and understand plan reading and preparation (i.e. site plans, boundary plans, highway plans, profiles and cross sections, horizontal and vertical curves, pipeline plans, foundation plans, and developing existing and finished contours) and how to verify

• Daily download and upload field/office data on the survey drive and use computer operating system, and hardware peripherals
• Daily copy, scan, and file field notes and data in the appropriate survey filing system

• Receive Supervisory guidance…