Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

This Opportunity

WSP is initiating a search for a Survey Party Chief to join our Raleigh, NC location. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional management team, highly regarded in the market, and within a supportive and collaborative company culture. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a robust and rapidly growing Survey team offering ongoing training/mentoring and promotional opportunities, as well as a stable backlog of mainly local work requiring minimal travel. This team works with state of the art surveying equipment and offers flexible schedules including 10 hour day work schedule Monday thru Thursday.

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Your Impact

• Supervise Survey Crew (1-2 staff crews)
• Keep accurate, organized and complete field notes
• Communicate with office staff on daily basis
• Operate and maintain robotic instrument, total stations, sdata collector, GPS (fast static, RTK and VRS), digital levels
• Use and obtain historical data from property/utility records, deeds, land/property titles, structural plans, and other matrices for land surveying activities
• Follows state specific standards of practice to provide professional survey assistance that accounts for accurate survey data, and determines conformance with applicable rules, standards, codes, boundaries, and construction specifications
• Assist with writing surveying reports summarizing site inspection and survey findings and conclusions; generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using photographs, sketches, calculations, software, spreadsheets, technical drawings, 2D/3D illustrations, and reports
• Work collaboratively with other professionals, engineers, scientists, project control, and technicians on assigned survey tasks
• Perform weekly instruments calibrations in order to maintain their accuracy
• Ensure that both you and your crews comply daily with WSP and client specific safety guidelines and provide required safety documentation and records
• Engage in occasional contact with client personnel to schedule and coordinate project survey activities
• Remain current in latest survey knowledge, techniques, and practices
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 7+ years of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior surveying experience with easements, rights of way, plats, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, property descriptions, and GPS surveys
• 5+ Years of experience as a survey party chief
• Excellent communication skills, field note taking, good math skills, ability to work as a one-person crew as necessary
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Physically mobile in and around construction sites and field assignments
• Ability to carry survey equipment and supplies in remote, rural or urban surroundings
• Experience with both public and private sector work (e.g. state, city, county, utility districts, and private land development)
• Competent self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment
• Must successfully complete and pass WSP’s Motor Vehicle screening, including a valid Driver's license
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Leica Based Survey Equipment preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of various DOT survey and SUE experience
• Transmission and Distribution Line survey experience
• Knowledge of FAA sUAS Part 107 requirements and sUAS Pilot Licensure with relevant flight experience
• Associates Degree in Surveying, Engineering Technology or related areas
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook #LI-PJ1

Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required: 10%
• Job Status: Regular
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: RALEIGH - WADE AVE
• All locations: US-NC-Raleigh

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.