Surveyor
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Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc.
US
Summary
Perform precise construction layout and staking for deep foundation elements while establishing and maintaining survey control networks. Collect and maintain accurate as-built documentation and field records to support project reporting and quality control.
Job Description
Job Title: Surveyor
Location: Remote, 100% Travel
Company: Morris-Shea Bridge Company, Inc.
About Us:
At Morris-Shea Bridge Company Inc., accuracy, safety, and field coordination are critical to successful deep foundation projects. We are seeking a Surveyor who can provide precise layout, as-built documentation, field data, and survey support while working closely with project teams in a fast-paced construction environment.
What You’ll Do:
As the Surveyor, you will play a key role in providing accurate construction layout, field verification, and as-built information throughout deep foundation projects. Your primary responsibilities include:
- Perform Construction Layout and Staking: Provide accurate construction layout and staking for deep foundation elements, including piles, shoring, foundations, and related project features in accordance with project drawings and specifications.
- Establish and Maintain Survey Control: Set up, verify, and maintain control networks, benchmarks, reference points, and survey data needed to support safe, accurate, and efficient field operations.
- Prepare As-Builts and Field Records: Collect, record, and maintain accurate as-built information, field measurements, survey notes, and daily data to support project documentation and reporting needs.
- Review Drawings and Project Data: Read and interpret construction drawings, plans, specifications, coordinate data, and layout information while identifying inconsistencies, conflicts, or missing information that may affect field work.
- Use Advanced Survey Equipment: Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot survey equipment such as robotic total stations, GPS systems, and related survey software or field technology used for construction layout and verification.
- Coordinate with Field and Office Teams: Work closely with superintendents, field crews, project management, and the Survey Manager to communicate layout needs, resolve field questions, and support quality control and schedule requirements.
Who You Are:
- Experienced in Construction Surveying: You have at least two years of construction surveying experience, with strong preference for deep foundation, shoring, heavy civil, or similar field construction environments.
- Technically Skilled: You are comfortable using total stations, robotic instruments, GPS systems, survey software, and field data collection tools to perform accurate layout and verification work.
- Detail-Oriented and Accurate: You understand the importance of precision, documentation, tolerances, offsets, coordinate geometry, and state plane coordinate systems in construction layout and as-built work.
- Field-Minded Communicator: You communicate clearly with field crews, superintendents, project teams, and office personnel while staying organized in a fast-paced, changing construction environment.
What to expect:
- Work Environment: This role is field-based and requires work on active construction sites, outdoors, and in varying weather conditions while supporting projects in different locations.
- Travel Requirements: This role is remote with 100% travel and requires the ability to travel to project sites as assigned based on business and project needs.
- Physical Requirements: You must be able to stand, walk, bend, carry survey equipment, work around active construction operations, and lift equipment as needed to perform field surveying duties.
- Tools and Systems: You will regularly work with survey equipment, GPS systems, robotic total stations, construction drawings, field data, and related documentation or reporting tools.
Why Join Us?
- Meaningful Impact: This role directly supports the safety, quality, and accuracy of deep foundation projects by helping ensure field layout and as-built information are correct from start to finish.
- Field Partnership: You will work closely with superintendents, crews, project teams, and survey leadership while supporting the successful execution of complex construction work.
- Benefits: Amazing health benefits, vacation time, 401k, and more!
Ready to Build Your Future with Us?
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact through accurate layout, field coordination, survey documentation, and construction support, we’d love to hear from you! Let’s construct a great future together!
Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc. (MSB) was founded in 1969 as a heavy civil contractor, primarily focusing on interstate and highway bridgework. As highway work became less abundant in the mid 1980's MSB began to concentrate its efforts in the deep foundations, primarily in the industrial sector. Today MSB is one of the largest foundation contractors in the USA.
Founded
1969
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Construction
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Irondale, Alabama
Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc. (MSB) was founded in 1969 as a heavy civil contractor, primarily focusing on interstate and highway bridgework. As highway work became less abundant in the mid 1980's MSB began to concentrate its efforts in the deep foundations, primarily in the industrial sector. Today MSB is one of the largest foundation contractors in the USA.
Founded
1969
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Construction
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Irondale, Alabama