KBM - Sr Surveyor

The Survey Party Chief is responsible for leading field survey operations in support of the Mobile River Bridge & Bayway Project. This role oversees survey crews, coordinates survey activities with construction teams, and ensures accurate layout, control, and as-built data collection for major bridge, roadway, marine, and heavy civil construction work. The Survey Party Chief plays a critical role in maintaining project quality by providing precise survey information that supports safe and efficient construction operations.

Kiewit Bridge & Marine District specializes in the construction of complex transportation infrastructure projects across North America. The district delivers major bridge, marine, and heavy civil projects, including cable-stayed bridges, suspension bridges, movable bridges, ports, terminals, wharves, piers, and waterfront structures. Leveraging self-perform capabilities, Bridge & Marine executes critical work such as foundations, marine operations, structural concrete, steel erection, and heavy lifts, providing clients with safe, innovative, and high-quality solutions on some of the industry's most challenging projects.

• Lead and supervise survey crews performing construction layout, control surveys, as-built surveys, and quantity verification.
• Interpret engineering drawings, plans, specifications, and survey data to support field construction activities.
• Perform layout for bridge structures, foundations, roadway alignments, drainage systems, utilities, and marine works.
• Establish, maintain, and verify horizontal and vertical control networks across the project.
• Operate and oversee the use of GPS, robotic total stations, digital levels, laser scanners, and other survey equipment.
• Collect, process, and manage survey data using approved software and project standards.
• Coordinate survey activities with project engineers, superintendents, and subcontractors to support construction schedules.
• Verify construction work meets design tolerances and project specifications.
• Prepare survey reports, field notes, as-built documentation, and daily survey records.
• Troubleshoot field survey issues and resolve conflicts between design documents and existing field conditions.
• Promote and enforce project safety requirements and participate in safety planning activities.