Chief Technician - Field

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Farnsworth Group
is seeking a
Chief Technician – Field in the below posting location. In this role, you will work as part of a Team as an independent Chief Technician (with limited supervision). You will work collaboratively in the training of junior staff members, and in the planning, organizing, directing, and execution of various field activities associated with mapping the earth's surface on transportation, energy, land development, oil & gas, and construction related projects.

Job

Activities:

• Prepares clear, concise, and accurate field notes and sketches.
• Collects, processes, reduces, and downloads surveying field data.
• Maintains surveying gear and company vehicles.
• Follows FGI Safety Protocols and completes daily Job Safety Assessments (JSA)
• Understands traffic control operations based on field activities.
• Communicates with field staff, CAD Technicians, and project managers on a daily basis.
• Ability to operate, check and make basic adjustments to robotic total stations, GPS equipment, data collectors, digital levels, metal detectors, tribrachs and tripods.
• Researches and interprets previous survey evidence, maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records relative to the conducting of field activities.
• Advanced understanding of various surveys (topographic mapping, boundary plats, highway plans, roadway stationing, plan & profile, cross sections, horizontal & vertical curves, construction drawings, as-built surveys, and pipeline plans.
• Responsible for job specific quality control metrics as defined in the quality manual.

• Valid US driver's license & good driving record
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to operate in a mentor / mentee Team atmosphere
• Proficient with GPS Systems, Robotic Total Stations, Data Collectors
• Safety oriented.
• Advanced understanding of Metes & Bounds or the Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
• Ability to Travel (approximately 80%)

• 6+ years previous surveying experience
• Advanced knowledge of Trimble surveying instruments & data collectors
• Previous safety training (OSHA, First-Aid, Confined Space)
• AutoCAD C3D and/or Microstation ORD experience
• Aerial Drone and/or 3D laser scanning experience
• Advanced understanding of point code driven linework & construction staking
• Advanced math skills including trigonometry, geometry, algebra, surveying coordinates, and surveying computations.

• Primarily a field position, working outside in varying site conditions.
• Ability to work in various terrain & weather conditions and recognize safety hazards.
• Requires lifting, stooping, bending, stretching, walking, standing, climbing, pushing, pulling, hammering, digging, and other physical activities.
• Requires the ability to safely operate and drive company vehicles.
• Requires the ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Farnsworth Group is a 135-year-old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with over 650 talented professionals across a nationwide network of 24 offices. We champion strong working relationships and have been involved in over 24,000 projects in the last decade alone. Our clients range from rural communities to some of the world's largest brands, with our oldest partnerships dating back nearly 100 years.

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