job - Land Surveyor Forum - Land Surveyors United - Global Surveying Community2024-03-28T12:43:27Zhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/jobSurveyor Job Descriptions Listhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum/topics/surveyor-job-descriptions-list2011-02-20T02:44:24.000Z2011-02-20T02:44:24.000ZJaybirdhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Jaybird<div><p><a href="http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}1441131695,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" /></a>At times you may want to apply for multiple positions at a company with <a href="http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">available surveying jobs</a>. This quick guide below is by no means exhaustive and I have placed it here for all of you to review and add to, for everyone's reference.  You will find a number of <strong>job titles in the surveying industry</strong>.  What I would like for you to do is add anything you think needs to be added to this list in the comments below.  Job descriptions may vary according to location, so please add those as well. This list may also help when you decide to <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/group/resumereview" target="_self">rewrite your resume</a>.</p>
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<h1>Land Survey Positions</h1>
<p>Land surveyors are responsible for creating legal property boundaries for roads, pipelines, facility sites, subdivisions, and other right of ways and easements.<br />
Boundaries may be marked with a large variety of different markers. Some of the markers typically used include steel spikes, steel or iron posts, and marker caps mounted on sections of pipe or iron bars. These markers are usually buried and are intended to be permanent, and many jurisdictions impose heavy fines and jail sentences for the removal or destruction of these markers.<br />
If the survey is intended to create boundaries for a pipeline, well site, or other facility, crews will also mark the locations of these markers with painted wooden lathe so that the boundaries are visible during construction.<br />
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Once a survey is registered with the land titles division of the government, the boundaries created are legally binding.</p>
<h3><strong>Land Survey Coordinator</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">senior land surveyor</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">responsible for the coordination of the survey project</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">responsible for the production and safe operation of all survey crews</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">conducts safety meetings</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">works closely with the client's field representative to determine the placement of right-of-ways, facility sites, etc.</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">may also perform survey duties</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">hourly pay or contract position</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">lots of overtime</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">accommodation paid</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">hotshot (meal allowance) in town or provided meals in camp</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">lots of travel</li>
<li title="Land Survey Coordinator">reports to head office</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Land Surveyor - Party Chief</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Land Surveyor">uses a total station survey instrument or GPS system</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">places survey monuments to establish legal boundaries including property lines, right-of-ways, easements, etc.</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">uses existing survey plans and sketches to determine locations of existing survey monuments, as well as to place new monuments</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">uses trigonometry and other mathematic functions extensively</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">creates sketches of existing and new surveys</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">responsible for providing accurate survey data</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">responsible for the actions of the survey assistant</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">responsible for the safety and production of the survey crew</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">very physical job</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">all weather, outdoor job</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">heavy lifting</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">hourly pay</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">lots of overtime</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">accommodation paid</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">hotshot (meal allowance) in town or provided meals in camp</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">lots of travel</li>
<li title="Land Surveyor">reports to Survey Coordinator or head office</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Land Survey Assistant</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">helps the surveyor as required</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">uses a rod with prisms to reflect the beam of the survey instrument to measure distances and angles</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">or, uses GPS system to take measurements on survey monuments</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">responsible for giving the surveyor accurate shots on all survey monuments and land contours</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">very physical job</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">all weather, outdoor job</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">heavy lifting</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">hourly pay</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">lots of overtime</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">accommodation paid</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">hotshot (meal allowance) in town or provided meals in camp</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">lots of travel</li>
<li title="Land Survey Assistant">reports to the Surveyor</li>
</ul>
<h2>Seismic Survey Crew Positions</h2>
<p><br />
<strong>Survey Coordinator</strong></p>
<ul>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">the survey company's representative in the field</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">responsible for the safe operation, conduct, and productivity of all chaining and survey crews on the job</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">conducts safety meetings and ensures that all employees understand safety procedures</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">maintains detailed reports of crew expenses and productivity</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">handles crew expenses like accommodations and meal allowances</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">reports to head office and to the client representative on site</li>
<li title="Survey Coordinator">daily pay</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Line Producer</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Line Producer">senior seismic surveyor</li>
<li title="Line Producer">may use conventional (optical) survey equipment or GPS technology</li>
<li title="Line Producer">uses existing survey evidence to place the seismic line in the correct position</li>
<li title="Line Producer">instructs the slashers where to cut the seismic line</li>
<li title="Line Producer">decides where to deflect the seismic lines to avoid major obstacles</li>
<li title="Line Producer">works closely with Cat Operators and Head Slasher to construct the line, as well as detours around obstacles for drill rigs and trucks</li>
<li title="Line Producer">in heli-portable operations, chooses locations for heli-pads</li>
<li title="Line Producer">responsible for the cleanliness and safety of the line</li>
<li title="Line Producer">reports to Survey Coordinator</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Surveyor - GPS (seismic)</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">uses specialized GPS equipment to position the seismic line and place flags at designated intervals</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">responsible for keeping shot points legal distances from houses, water wells, pipelines, etc.</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">may work alone or with an assistant</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">responsible for survey data</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">responsible for all GPS equipment</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">responsible for actions of surveyor's helper, if provided</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">creates chaining notes and line sketches</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">daily pay</li>
<li title="GPS Surveyor">reports to Survey Coordinator</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Surveyor - Conventional (optical)</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">responsible for the safe operation of the survey crew</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">operates the survey instrument</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">daily pay</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">measures distances and angles between points on the seismic lines</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">double checks the work of the chainer</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">creates a sketch of the line showing relevant survey information</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">ties seismic lines to existing survey evidence to verify location</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">responsible for field survey data</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">responsible for the surveyor's helper's actions</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">responsible for keeping explosives legal distances from houses, water wells, pipelines, etc.</li>
<li title="Conventional Surveyor">reports to the Survey Coordinator</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Surveyor's Assistant</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">daily pay</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">helps the surveyor as required</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">uses a rod with prisms to reflect the beam of the survey instrument to measure distances and angles (conventional survey)</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">may operate the GPS equipment (GPS survey)</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">responsible for giving the surveyor accurate shots on all shot points and land contours</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">if placing flags, responsible for choosing locations for shot points, as well as the accurate numbering and placement of flags at proper intervals</li>
<li title="Surveyor's Assistant">reports to the Surveyor</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Chainer</strong> </h3>
<ul>
<li title="Chainer">pulls a cable with marks at designated intervals where flags are to be placed</li>
<li title="Chainer">creates chaining notes and sketches of the seismic line</li>
<li title="Chainer">decides where to place shot points to maintain legal distances from houses, water wells, pipelines, etc.</li>
<li title="Chainer">responsible for the safe placement of shot points</li>
<li title="Chainer">responsible for the chainer's helper's actions</li>
<li title="Chainer">reports to the Survey Coordinator</li>
<li title="Chainer">daily pay</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Chainer's Assistant</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">places flags on marks on the cable</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">measures distances from flags to features in terrain</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">numbers all flags</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">responsible for the accurate numbering and placement of flags</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">reports to Chainer</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">helps chainer as required</li>
<li title="Chainer's Assistant">daily pay</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Mapper</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Mapping">uses GPS or conventional equipment, as well as specialized computer equipment to create a detailed topographical map of the seismic lines and surrounding areas</li>
<li title="Mapping">responsible for including all relevant information on maps</li>
<li title="Mapping">daily or hourly pay</li>
<li title="Mapping">reports to Survey Coordinator</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Pipe and Buried Utility Locator</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">uses information and maps from oil companies, as well as field evidence to determine the location of buried pipelines, cables, and other utilities</li>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">uses specialized equipment to find, track, and mark pipelines and buried utilities of all kinds</li>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">responsible for finding and documenting all pipelines and other utilities in the area of the proposed construction</li>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">responsible for the training and safety of the locator's helper</li>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">daily or hourly pay</li>
<li title="Pipe and Buried Utility Locator">may require Pipe Locating ticket</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Assistant Locator</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Assistant Locator">helps the Utility Locator as necessary</li>
<li title="Assistant Locator">daily pay</li>
<li title="Assistant Locator">reports to Utility Locator</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Land Agent</strong></p>
<ul>
<li title="Land Agent">works on behalf of the construction company to acquire land for oilfield operations through leases, purchases, and access/usage agreements</li>
<li title="Land Agent">coordinates with the survey company, the oil company, and the land owners</li>
<li title="Land Agent">may require training or government certification</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Construction Consultant</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li title="Construction Consultant">the developer or construction company's representative in the field</li>
<li title="Construction Consultant">determines best placement of wells, facilities, and pipelines within the target area, as well as access to those sites</li>
<li title="Construction Consultant">coordinates with the survey company, the land company, and landowners to determine acceptable placement of facilities, wells, and pipelines</li>
<li title="Construction Consultant">coordinates with construction companies to schedule rig / crew moves</li>
<li title="Construction Consultant">ensures that permits and government approvals are in place prior to construction or drilling, and that operations comply with local laws and company policies</li>
<li title="Construction Consultant">ensures that sites and routes are properly marked prior to the construction or rig crew's arrival</li>
</ul>
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