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Surveying Helper

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Gail, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties under immediate supervision, performing manual labor for surveying tasks such as cutting brush, carrying stakes, establishing elevations, measuring distances with chains, and operating survey tools, while learning and following instructions on construction sites.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Manual LaborCutting BrushCarrying StakesMeasuring Distances ManuallyOperating Survey ToolsKnowledge of Hand ToolsKnowledge of Power ToolsKnowledge of Layout ToolsAbility to Follow InstructionsEffective CommunicationPhysical Stamina for Standing Walking ClimbingAbility to Work in Noisy Dusty EnvironmentsAbility to Use Ladders and Scaffolds

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentField Experience in Chosen Craft DisciplineLicensesAbility to Pass Pre-Access Drug and Alcohol TestingFit for Duty Medical

Full job description

Requisition ID: 187123

Position Summary

Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties as directed and will work under immediate supervision. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary depending on months of experience and assigned job step.

Experience Level

Entry

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

  • Perform manual labor related to surveying needs, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, and/or pins and right of way markers delineate features of all phase’s construction project.

  • Assist and learn the task of establishing elevations and or grades as required

  • Install or mark neatly elevations as instructed by the Surveying Journeyman

  • Assist and learn to measure distances manually with survey chains using a plumb bob and maintain survey chains to insure accuracy and consistency

  • Learn to set up items associated with electronic measuring and sighting and perform these actions as needed

  • Operates and maintains survey tools and instruments

Qualifications

  • May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.

  • Must possess knowledge skills and abilities for position

  • Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision

  • Field experience in chosen craft discipline

  • Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Requirements

  • The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl

  • Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions

  • Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required

  • May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds

  • Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces

  • Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment

  • May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site

  • Must have required tools

  • Licenses (List Requirements)

  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required

  • Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and fit for duty medical

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: Kiewit_Craft

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