Total Station Surveyor

CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country and as a quickly growing company, we are always looking for passionate, talented, and creative people to join our team’s roster. If you are looking for a challenge that will lead you to the next level of your career, you have found the right place.

Position Summary

Surveyor to provide direct detailed survey and layout support to project teams in order to efficiently, successfully, and profitably complete assigned construction projects. Will work closely with CECs VDC Modelers, CAD Detailers, Superintendents and Project Managers / Engineers to complete the work. Surveyor will be expected to be self -sufficient to manage and perform their duties at various project sites. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Layout and data collection of electrical construction utilizing Trimble GPS and Total station assets.
• Ability to operate a total station instrument and data collector.
• Work cohesively with our VDC department to verify/manage data, loading data into Layout Tools.
• Manage individual building schedules as it relates to concrete pour schedules and survey operations.
• The bulk of the survey work will be shooting points for electrical equipment, boxes, sleeves, floor penetrations, hangers, conduits, duct banks, light fixtures, etc.
• Possess the ability to read and understand construction drawings, project standards and specifications as well as industry standards and best practices.
• As-Built verification Back check from field to model/model to field.
• Perform routine equipment/ tool inspections.
• Ensure that tools are clean, properly shut down, transported and stored after use.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective completion of projects.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma required
• Surveying and or Utility locating experience
• One year Auto CAD and/or Revit a plus

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Highly Proficient with Trimble, Sokkia, Topcon or other
• Experience with AutoCAD / Autodesk Revit, Field Layout software
• Familiar reading / interpreting construction drawing
• Detail oriented, able to recognize errors quickly
• Good organizational skills, multi-tasker
• Self-sufficient, Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of general construction
• Working knowledge of safety procedures and firm believer in safety
• General problem-solving ability

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

May work inside or outside, with varying environmental conditions such as fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. This role also uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, weather elements, dust, restricted or confined spaces, and slippery or uneven surfaces; works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a construction site, including portable sanitary facilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Requires mobility within an office environment.
2. Requires travel by vehicle.
3. Regularly required to talk and effectively communicate with others both written and orally, including using the telephone.
4. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
5. The employee is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; bend. May be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. Requires long periods of standing, walking, typing, carrying, and climbing ladders/scaolding.
6. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
7. Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.
8. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. The employee may be required to climb stairs. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night or weekend shifts, as needed.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in our workforce. It is our policy to attract and retain the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a military veteran, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.