Surveyor

Requisition ID: 190896

Position Summary

Kiewit is looking for a Surveyor for the I-10 Capital Corridor Project located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Requirements

• Must know how to operate a Total Station and Trimble Rover
• Manlift experience preferred - manlift training will be provided on- the-job.
• Assists land survey Party Chief in surveying earth's surface to determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction, land division, titles, or other purposes.
• Willing and able to work either day or night shifts based on project needs
• Additional overtime may be required
• Ability to work weekends if needed

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Participate in planning, diagramming and layout for surveyor work
• Perform manual labor related to surveying needs, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, and/or pins and right of way markers delineate features of all phase’s construction project.
• Assist in the task of establishing elevations and or grades as required
• Install or mark neatly elevations as instructed by the Surveying Journeyman
• Measure distances manually with survey chains using a plumb bob and maintain survey chains to insure accuracy and consistency
• Accurately set up items associated with electronic measuring and sighting and perform these actions as needed
• Operates and maintains survey tools and instruments
• Inspects work to ensure that survey work is conducted in conformance with applicable standards.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Must possess working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safe and efficiently
• Read and interpret plans, instructions, and specifications to carry out work activities
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing

Work Setting & Job Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools

About Kiewit

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2022 revenues of $13.7 billion and employs 25,700 staff and craft employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.