Tunnel Surveyor / Mine Surveyor (781-356) - Ballard Marine Construction : Job Details

Surveyor Opportunity with Traylor Bros., Inc.!

Traylor Bros., Inc. is a highly-respected heavy civil construction company working on some of the biggest, most technically challenging bridge, marine, and underground jobs in North America. William F. Traylor founded Traylor Bros. in 1946, finding success by taking on - and succeeding with - extremely challenging projects. His combination of honesty, courage, and innovative abilities are the traits that embody the firm to this day.

What makes us different?

Our Mission is to excel at constructing complex infrastructure safer, better, and faster by engaging the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of our team members and providing limitless opportunity for personal and professional growth in a close knit and collaborative organization.

Our Core Values:

Safety. We are committed to providing a safe work environment. This is always our priority.

People. Our talented team is our greatest asset. We provide opportunity, reward performance, and support a positive and balanced work environment.

Innovation. We have the ability to engineer creative solutions to overcome any obstacle.

Ethics. We are honest and ethical in all our business dealings.

Communication. We encourage open and honest communication throughout our organization.

Community. We add value to our industry and the communities in which we work.

Required Skills

Position Summary

Locates and determines the portion of the earth's surface by planning, conducting, and recording surveys.

The following tasks are performed by Tunnel Surveyors:

* Shaft and tunnel survey

* Conduct surveys to establish and verify underground survey points

* Plan and conduct surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, alignments, and other geodetic measurements

* Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and in some instances legal descriptions of surveys in order to describe and certify the work performed

* Prepare or supervise the preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys

* Record the results of surveys, including shape, contour, location, elevation, alignment, and dimensions of surface and underground features

* Monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation

* Performs other related duties as required

The following knowledge is required to skillfully perform the job of Surveyor:

* Experience in surveying underground features such as shafts and tunnels

* Knowledge of general principles and methods for surveying, including documenting features of land, water, and underground works, including their physical characteristics, locations, and interrelationships

* Knowledge of local, state and/or federal laws

The following skills are required to perform the job of Surveyor:

* Experience with tunnel boring machine guidance systems and associated computer software

* Experience with geotechnical instrumentation monitoring

* Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to perform a job

* Understanding technical language in work-related documents

* Using mathematics to solve problems

* Ability to communicate effectively

The following physical demands are required to perform the job of Surveyor:

* Ability to work in an underground environment

* Constant bending, stooping, twisting, crawling, kneeling

* Constant standing/walking on uneven surfaces

* Occasional working with arms/hands raised above head

* Constant hand and forearming activities

* Occasional climbing of ladders, platforms, scaffolding

* Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds from ground to waist level

* Occasional lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance

* Ability to understand written instructions

* Ability to see detail at a distance and at close range (within a few feet of the observer)

* Work in environmental extremes of heat and cold dependent upon