Job Description

Our client is searching for a Survey Party Chief to join their team in Houston, TX. They are an engineering and infrastructure firm providing integrated EPCm solutions for midstream and upstream energy projects, specializing in CO₂, natural gas, oil, and high-volume water pipeline systems with full-lifecycle, regulation-aligned delivery. This role is responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of a field survey crew specializing in midstream oil and gas development while ensuring team safety, accuracy, and performance. This advanced position requires strong expertise in land surveying best practices, along with technical skills in AutoCAD Civil3D, deed research, and final deliverable preparation. The Survey Party Chief also provides training and guidance to team members while ensuring all work complies with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a field survey crew conducting surveys for construction, topographic, right-of-way, and control projects. Participate in pre-survey meetings, assign tasks, evaluate performance, and provide training on survey methods, equipment uses, and field safety.
• Coordinating directly with client representatives on site to design and route proposed rights-of-way.
• Collect field data using conventional and GPS methods, operate and maintain survey equipment (e.g., total stations, GPS), and conduct surveys for pipeline construction and energy infrastructure development.
• Establish project control points and diligent location of all relevant boundary corner monumentation to properly establish boundaries and property lines.
• Locating all visible or apparent improvements or obstructions to potential energy rights-of-way or infrastructure.
• Perform complex surveying calculations using tools like AutoCAD and coordinate geometry software, analyze data for accuracy.
• Research and review existing records (maps, deeds, easements) and maintain detailed project files and survey data records.
• Ensure proper operation, maintenance, and inventory of survey equipment.
• Complete tasks with attention to detail, including field calculations and survey documentation.
• Ensure timely and accurate project completion within deadlines and budget constraints. 

Competencies

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and precision in all tasks.
• Ability to collaborate and function effectively in a team setting.

Required Education and Experience

• Must hold a valid driver's license.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to read instructions, plans, and specifications for accurate survey data collection.
• Ability to perform fieldwork for extended periods, sometimes in adverse weather conditions.
• 1 to 3 years of experience leading surveying field crew.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Technical report writing and computer-assisted surveying applications
• Familiar with AutoCAD Civil3D
• Trimble GPS experience
• Oil & Gas Experience, Upstream or Midstream
• Ideal candidate is an experienced party chief motivated to pursue office based survey technician role and/or professional licensure