**Description** Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial. **Austin Bridge & Road** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Survey Party Chief** based at our regional headquarters in **San Antonio, Texas.** The Survey Party Chief will perform surveys for one or more projects in the South Texas region covering the San Antonio area and surrounding cities. **General responsibilities:** + Field Surveying + Review and interpret construction drawings and blueprints + Construction layout and verification **Responsibilities:** + Check and perform some calculations + Calculate accurately + Check tie-in locations + Disseminate information properly to Survey Manager + Perform survey layout on projects + Perform accurate layout + Check and maintain accurate control + Perform timely layout + Clearly communicate survey layout + Adhere to standardized procedures and processes + Surveys performed according to the practices and procedures defined by the Survey Department. + Communicate with Party Chiefs, Survey Manager, and Field Crews + Communicate completion of tasks to Survey Manager + Communicate to the Survey Manager the field issues and/or concerns + Properly document survey layout being performed + Maintain equipment + Keep equipment clean and well maintained + Make sure equipment is calibrated + Establishes benchmarks, monuments, centerlines, grade traverses, slopes and other reference points which are essential for correct installation or construction. + Assists craft supervision, as required, in the review and proper interpretation of construction plans and drawings. + Makes a final check of all work layout to insure proper adherence to references given, both by survey and by technical drawings. + Supervises the field adjustment and calibration of survey equipment. + Makes calculations and sets up field survey books that can be used by outside parties to accomplish layout work. + Uses survey instruments to accomplish tasks. + Conducts Tool Box Safety Meetings, enforces all safety regulations, and to be constantly alert to all safety conditions (good and bad). + Conducts on-the-job training for qualified personnel and records and reports hours on Foreman’s Daily Control. **Qualifications:** + 1 to 5+ years’ experience working on a survey crew on heavy-civil construction projects + Experience with the following: + Bridge structures + Trimble equipment + Roadway layout + Wall layout + TOPO experience + 3D machine control/3d concrete paving/3d asphalt paving a huge plus! + Must be highly organized with an attention to detail + Be an effective communicator with strong customer service skills + Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadlines **Requirements:** + High School Diploma/GED or higher + Valid driver’s license + Ability to travel to various project sites across the South Texas Region (Austin and San Antonio) + Ability to bend, reach, lift, and carry heavy items more than 50-lbs + Must be able to work standing up all or most of the time + Requires working outdoors at times in the rain or snow and during cold, warm, and hot temperatures + Must be able to work on call as needed + Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. **Benefits & Compensation** We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. **We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!** To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned . **Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.** _See_ the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) . _See_ the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” poster available in English (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) and Spanish (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_formatted\_Spanish2-27-18ESQA508c.pdf) . **About Austin Bridge and Road** A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities. To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road . **No Third-Party Inquiries Please** This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( _i.e._ , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. **Accessibility Note** If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the **People Services Team** at **(877) 831-1217.**