Ten years of survey experience is required, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience will be considered.
A current, valid Texas State driver's license is required at appointment and must be maintained thereafter to operate a vehicle on company business.
Ability to work independently; read and interpret engineering plans; collect, calculate, and adjust mathematical computations such as distances, traverses, and elevations; analyze data; and operate and maintain complex precision surveying instruments.
Ability to analyze varied information or issues and use independent judgment in interpretation, decision-making, problem resolution, and compliance requirements.
Ability to conduct field visits and inspections at construction sites and outdoor locations, safely navigating varied terrain and potentially hazardous sites in all weather conditions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, team members, jurisdictions, planning staff, other City employees, and the community.
Ability to gather field survey data using conventional and Global Positioning System methods; set up, adjust, and operate surveying equipment, including electronic total stations, data collectors, and Global Positioning System equipment; measure distances, elevations, and angles; prepare field notes and drawings; and perform field surveying for roadway, bridge, and flood control projects, including construction staking, tying out existing intersection ties, and locating or establishing vertical and horizontal control, right of way, monuments, corners, boundaries, and property lines.
Responsibilities
Lead the company's field survey team in the field.
Coordinate required field survey work and construction staking, along with other surveys.
Prepare daily survey logs for public and private commercial and industrial development projects, based on client intent, budget, timeline, jurisdictional requirements, and community needs and concerns.
Assign, prioritize, schedule, and delegate work for field survey crew members, and provide input for evaluating their performance.
Train crew members on surveying equipment technology and field safety procedures, and identify innovative surveying methods.
Research existing record information, including record maps, plans, deeds, and easements, and maintain field data records, survey project files, and indexing systems.
Desired Qualifications
A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Homeland Security card is preferred.
Party Chief (Senior Surveyor)
IDS Engineering Group · Houston, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-16
Workplace: on_site
Department: Survey
Description
We are seeking a Party Chief to join our Survey team. The Survey Party Chief will lead the company’s field survey team in the field. The Party Chief will coordinate the required field survey work and construction staking along with other surveys and will prepare daily survey logs as part of public and private commercial and industrial development projects based on the client’s intent/vision, budget, timeline, jurisdictional requirements, and community needs and concerns.
Essential Functions:
Ability to assign, prioritize, schedule, delegate and monitors and provides input for evaluation of the performance for all field survey crew
Trains crew members on the latest technology in surveying equipment and finds new and innovative ways of doing surveys and field safety procedures
Work independently; read and interpret engineering plans; collect, calculate, and adjust mathematical computations such as distances, traverses, and elevations; analyze data; operate and maintain complex precision surveying instruments
Research existing record information, including record maps, plans, deeds, easements, and maintains field data records, survey project files, and indexing systems
Analyze a variety of information or issues and effectively use independent judgment in interpretation of information, decision making, problem resolution, and compliance requirements
Conduct field visits and inspections at construction sites and a wide variety of outdoor locations by safely navigating all types of terrain, potentially hazardous sites, and in all weather conditions
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other clients, team members, jurisdictions, planning staff, other City employees, and the community
Gathers field survey data through use of conventional and Global Positioning System (GPS) methods; sets up, adjusts, and operates surveying equipment, including electronic total station, data collector, and GPS equipment, in order to measure distances, elevations, and angles; prepares field notes and drawings; performs field surveying for roadway, bridges, and flood control projects, including installing surveying construction stakes, tying out existing intersection ties, and locating or establishing vertical and horizontal control, right of way, monuments, corners, boundaries, and property lines.
Requirements
10 years of survey experience required, or equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered
Current, valid Texas State driver’s license at time of appointment and maintained always thereafter to operate a vehicle on company business