Survey Party Chief

**Career Opportunity**

Bowman is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Survey Party Chief to join our team in Safford, AZ. As a key member of our land surveying team, you will be responsible for leading a team of surveyors and geospatial data collectors to perform a variety of field tasks associated with surveying and geospatial data collection.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Assist with the marketing of the firm's capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships.

• Provide day-to-day supervision of assigned survey field crew on quality and survey methodology, including training and mentoring of junior level employees.

• Coordinate with contractors to provide survey services.

• Identify controls for property lines and make the appropriate decisions regarding how to proceed with the survey.

• Gather all necessary information needed to properly conduct the survey in the most time efficient manner and assign tasks to crew members.

• Discuss work with clients, as necessary.

• Make calculations and maintain records essential to survey.

• Ensure that assigned survey truck is properly maintained.

• Maintain and inventory all assigned equipment.

• Communicate with management to maximize efforts and man-hours.

**Requirements**

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent commensurate experience required.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Minimum of three years relevant experience working on a land surveying party.

• Prior Party Chief experience a plus.

• Knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil3D preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of construction stakeout procedures and practices.

• Familiar with field procedures for performing boundary and ALTA/NSPS land title surveys.

• Ability to perform all aspects of data collected field fun topographic surveys, road frontage cross-section surveys and as-built surveys.

• Through knowledge of total station, GPS and data collection, with the ability to adapt to new equipment and technologies.

**Physical Demands and Working Environment**

• Primarily outdoor work environment which may include adverse weather conditions, varying temperatures, excessive noise, and/or potential hazards.

• Mobility around a job/construction site to include walking, bending, crawling, climbing, squatting, or kneeling and wearing of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Frequent and prolonged use of data collection equipment and/or drones, necessitating walking the assigned study area to complete data collection over the course of several hours.

• Primarily local travel during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be required according to the needs of the business.

• Occasional indoor professional office environment which may include bright/dim light, noise, fumes, odors, and traffic.

• Mobility around an office environment.

• Occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds.

• Occasional pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds.

• Occasional reaching outward or above shoulder.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Bowman is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.