Survey Party Chief

　　Req ID 17670

　　Survey Party Chief

　　Who We Are

　　At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

　　This Opportunity

　　WSP is initiating a search for a Survey Party Chief to join our Raleigh, NC location. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional management team, highly regarded in the market, and within a supportive and collaborative company culture. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a robust and rapidly growing Survey team offering ongoing training/mentoring and promotional opportunities, as well as a stable backlog of mainly local work requiring minimal travel. This team works with state of the art surveying equipment and offers flexible schedules including 10 hour day work schedule Monday thru Thursday.

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　　Your Impact

　　Supervise Survey Crew (1-2 staff crews)

　　Keep accurate, organized, and complete field notes

　　Communicate with office staff on daily basis

　　Operate and maintain robotic instrument, total stations, sdata collector, GPS (fast static, RTK, and VRS), digital levels

　　Use and obtain historical data from property/utility records, deeds, land/property titles, structural plans, and other matrices for land surveying activities

　　Follows state specific standards of practice to provide professional survey assistance that accounts for accurate survey data, and determines conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, boundaries, and construction specifications

　　Assist with writing surveying reports summarizing site inspection and survey findings and conclusions; generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using photographs, sketches, calculations, software, spreadsheets, technical drawings, 2D/3D illustrations, and reports

　　Work collaboratively with other professionals, engineers, scientists, project control, and technicians on assigned survey tasks

　　Perform weekly instruments calibrations in order to maintain their accuracy

　　Ensure that both you and your crews comply daily with WSP and client specific safety guidelines and provide required safety documentation and records

　　Engage in occasional contact with client personnel to schedule and coordinate project survey activities

　　Remain current in latest survey knowledge, techniques, and practices

　　Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures

　　Who You Are

　　Required Qualifications

　　High School Diploma or equivalent

　　Minimum of 5 years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior surveying experience with easements, rights of way, plats, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, property descriptions, and GPS surveys

　　Excellent communication skills, field note taking, good math skills, ability to work as a one-person crew as necessary

　　Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

　　Physically mobile in and around construction sites and field assignments

　　Ability to carry survey equipment and supplies in remote, rural or urban surroundings

　　Experience with both public and private sector work (e.g. state, city, county, utility districts, and private land development)

　　Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment

　　Must successfully complete and pass WSP’s Motor Vehicle screening, including a valid Driver's license

　　Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Knowledge of Leica Based Survey Equipment preferred, but not required

　　Knowledge of various DOT survey and SUE experience

　　Transmission and Distribution Line survey experience

　　Knowledge of FAA sUAS Part 107 requirements and sUAS Pilot Licensure with relevant flight experience

　　Associates Degree in Surveying, Engineering Technology, or related areas

　　Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook #LI-JA1

　　Additional Requirements

　　To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.Additional Details

　　Travel Required: 10%

　　Job Status: Regular

　　Employee Type: Full

　　Primary Location: RALEIGH - WADE AVE

　　All locations: US-NC-Raleigh

　　About WSP

　　WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

　　WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

　　At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

　　WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

　　The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

　　NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

　　WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.