Job description

East and Westbrook is based in Buckner, Kentucky (Outside of Louisville). Our local job market is 75-miles from where we sit in Buckner.

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At East and Westbrook Construction, we professionally build complex structures and lasting relationships! If you have a desire to work with and for a company that cares, why not put your construction skills and experience to work for our family run construction company that s been around since 1977? We know that Lasting construction starts with a solid safety foundation.

Our ideal candidate will have Survey experience in Heavy Civil and/or Industrial Construction. You must also be able to pass all required pre-employment screens including a background check with MVR (driving record) and eleven-panel drug screen. Some projects require TWIC (Transportation Worker identification Credential).

East and Westbrook is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Here is what we are looking for and need:

Position Description

Major Responsibilities:

• Despite every effort made by the Company the basic responsibility for employee health and safety rests with the individual. It is a condition of employment for all employees to conduct their work in a safe and healthful manner.
• Works in accordance with good safety practices as directed by federal, state and local laws, codes and standards, as well as any instructions pertaining to a specific operation/job.
• Accepts responsibility for their own safety and reports all unsafe conditions or acts to their immediate supervisor.
• Reports all accidents or injuries immediately upon occurrence to their supervisor. Reports for medical treatment as directed.
• Refrains from any unsafe acts that may endanger themselves or others.
• Reports any unsafe conditions or unsafe personal acts to their supervisor immediately.
• Participates in an accident investigation as requested.
• Wears appropriate attire and footwear for the work environment to be encountered.
• Utilizes personal protective equipment as required and maintains it in a serviceable condition.
• Has the ability to develop and execute construction, control, topographic, and/or other related survey duties.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, engineers, contractors, and supervisors, during the construction phase of a project.
• Determines appropriate surveying techniques to be used on each project.
• Gathers survey data using global positioning systems (GPS) and other surveying tools to map areas and measure angles, distances, and elevations.
• Analyzes construction plan and other construction documents to appropriately plan and schedule work.
• Creates deviation reports, sketches and documentation for all surveys performed.
• Assists all work crew members to meet the performance standards and ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Completes any surveying tasks crew members are unable to complete.
• Produce topographic mapping, survey sketches, exhibits, as-builts and detail drawings through AutoCAD based software.
• Collect and process field electronic data for topographic and construction surveys.
• Perform calculations to setup field information for survey crew construction layout.
• Modify CAD files to allow for field layout
• Setup and prepare jobs for layout by others
• Assist with training in the office and the field.
• Performs survey layout at high levels of accuracy.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent supervisory and organizational skills.
• Thorough understanding of and ability to execute proper field survey procedures and techniques.
• Thorough understanding of mathematical calculations used in field surveys and the ability to identify mistakes in calculations.
• Ability to perform all aspects of field surveys.
• Basic land, topographic, and construction surveying principles and practices
• Mathematics through trigonometry
• Computer software and its application to surveying including: AutoCAD/Carlson Survey Software
• Survey standards and procedures
• Survey Data Collectors
• Robotic Total Stations
• Theodolite
• Auto Level
• Global Positioning System (GPS) and related Global Positioning (GP) software.
• Knowledge of surface modeling and machine control setup is a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in site, civil or construction survey.

Skill and Ability to:

• Accurately calculate and interpret maps and construction plans
• Ability to operate GPS and conventional survey equipment
• Setup and perform horizontal and vertical control networks using RTS, GPS and Automatic Level
• Troubleshoot issues and resolve
• Communicate effectively in orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective office procedures, records, sketches, note keeping and filing systems
• Ability to be a team player
• Ability to work long hours
• Enjoys working in a high expectation work environment

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