Instrument Person

Overview

TRC is seeking an Instrument Person for the Houston, Texas office.

The qualified Survey Instrument person is utilized to operate and maintain the survey instrumentation for low-tech activities such as profile surveys, line locations, Pipeline Re-Stake, Line Clearing, Line Locating, Loop Line Setup, and River/Road Crossings. Responsible for assigned surveying activities including turning angles, shooting distances and the collection of the necessary survey data. Works closely with the Survey Party Chief to execute the survey work and the methods to be used.

Assists Survey Party Chief in implementing project survey policies, guidelines, and procedures. Orients assigned survey personnel on project requirements and assigns tasks to carry out the performance of survey activities. Monitors survey personnel performance and documentation to assure quality, consistency, and compliance to project requirements. Guides, coaches or motivates survey personnel as necessary to meet project schedules, budgets, and objectives.

Assists Survey Party Chief in resolving survey performance issues with the client representative and landowners that threaten the timely completion of the project survey activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Implements the written plan for the execution of the activities needed to meet those requirements. The Execution Plan should include the following:
• Description of the scope of work to be performed
• A time schedule reflecting the key tasks necessary for the completion of the activities
• A budget reflecting the estimated costs of completion
• An organization chart reflecting the number and management structure for personnel required to complete the necessary activities
• A listing of office space and equipment necessary to carry out the survey activities
• A listing of key objectives
• Permits or milestones and the outside inputs required to complete the necessary activities
• Copies of documents, records, and reports necessary to record the survey activities
• Procedures for controlling changes in work scope, documentation, safety, emergency response, and quality
• Assist Party Chief to request assignment of personnel (by classification and number) and equipment needed to carry out the required survey activities
• Orients survey personnel, as they are assigned, on project planning, polices, guidelines, procedures, safety, emergency response, and quality assurance. Assigns tasks to each survey personnel and explain the requirements for documentation of those tasks. Provides document, record, and report forms, explains the proper completion, distribution and timing for submittal of those forms.
• Monitors the survey personnel's performance of activities, completion of documentation, personal conduct, work ethics, and interface with others. Evaluates these actions and provides guidance, coaching, motivation or discipline as necessary to reinforce his role on the project
• Monitors the overall survey tasks for compliance to project requirements. Identifies changes in work scope, variance in scheduled completion or budgeted costs. Implements the necessary actions to incorporate work changes and if possible, maintains progress schedules and budgeted costs. Document any required changes in schedules and budgeted costs as a result of work scope changes
• Monitors documentation control and filing systems to assure the ready storage and retrieval of project documents, records, and reports
• Maintains close communications with the Survey Party Chief to report survey progress, problems with and possible resolution to pertinent issues hampering project survey completion
• Provides guidance and supervision to survey personnel in the area of the project's requirements for survey activity documentation, tracking of project progress and costs, tracking of personnel time and expense reporting, assurance that project documents are completed properly and legibly, are controlled, stored, and readily retrievable for review
• Implements a project's specified requirements, role for compliance to safety requirements, role for emergency response, and the related…