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The individual in this position is well versed with field note creation and note taking. The position possesses supervisory skills and a working knowledge of standard field engineering procedures. The role is responsible for supervising and providing guidance to the Rodman. The Construction Field Layout Technician has knowledge of the principles of the profession and various technical standards. Work elements further describe the requirements related to this position. The candidate must be able to work independently from tentative to final projects.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nRequired:\nHigh School diploma or equivalent\n5 years of experience in construction field engineering with knowledge of performing staking, elevation control, use and knowledge of total stations, and a variety of standard types of survey equipment/controls, creation and updates of JHA’s as they relate to each survey task.\nPreferred:\nBilingual with the ability to communicate in both Spanish and English\n10 years of experience in construction field engineering with knowledge of performing staking, elevation control, use and knowledge of total stations, and a variety of standard types of survey equipment/controls, creation and updates of JHA’s as they relate to each survey task.\nKnowledge of using CAD to plot a project.\nProficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel\nSkills:\nFamiliar with: Survey equipment, company survey standards, and tolerances\nField Equipment & Instruments knowledge: Knowledge and ability to train others in the use of proper field procedures. Care, cleaning, and use of a variety of surveying tools and equipment, including field radios and data collectors. Operation, check, and perform basic field adjustments on prisms, transits, levels, theodolites, total stations, robotic total stations, tripods, and GPS equipment. Some historical knowledge is required.\nGood verbal and written communication skills and computer skills. Follow directions, comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Write correspondence and memos and perform mathematical Computations. Complete records or report information in standard format in accordance with department processes. Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standard situations. Good computer skills to complete work responsibilities and produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation and grammar\nBasic first aid practices\nHave a general knowledge of traffic control and safety procedures for surveying and construction operations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards\nHave extensive knowledge of ethics and the various technical company survey standards\nShow responsibility in the profession (i.e. honesty and respect for personal property) and awareness of related professional associations\nCORE RESPONSIBILITIES\nSurvey Computations\nHave the ability to do checks using a calculator, computer, and data collector to verify layout matches plan documents\nBe capable of performing vertical traverse adjustments (level loops).\nControl Points: Horizontal & Vertical\nKnow when to use, how to obtain, and how to interpret control point records and data sheets, as well as locate points in the field.\nKnow acceptable tolerances for control networks as defined in the department standards\nKnowledge of general placement of control points that can be used for Survey control and possible machine grade control\nField Operations\nAssist in the supervision of the Survey Rod Technician\nHave knowledge of a wide variety of surveying field operation methods including but not limited to: traversing; triangulation (trilateration); repeating observations and precision measurements using tapes and theodolites; construction layout methods and procedures\nKnow procedures for GPS surveys and tolerances\nKnow the procedures and acceptable tolerances in relation to the total station\nCreate, reduce, and check orderly field notes for standard surveying operations such as but not limited to: leveling, traversing, topographic mapping, construction layout, as-built surveys, boundary surveys, profile and cross section surveys\nCreate field notes that conform to the Department of Transportation and National Society of Professional Surveyors\nKnow and understand plan reading and preparation (i.e. site plans, boundary plans, highway plans, profiles and cross sections, horizontal and vertical curves, pipeline plans, foundation plans, and developing existing and finished contours) and how to verify\nOffice Operations\nDaily download and upload field/office data on the survey drive and use computer operating system, and hardware peripherals\nDaily copy, scan, and file field notes and data in the appropriate survey filing system\nOther Duties as assigned\nReceive Supervisory guidance with respect to overall objectives; operate within department policy guidelines using independent judgment in achieving assigned objectives and performs additional assignments per supervisor’s direction\nDocument best practices to share with others by ensuring best construction methods are being used\nEnsure project site and company assets are secure, and maintain a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing safety, EEO, risk management, training, and quality control programs\nAdhere to company procedures and policies at all times\nParticipate as an active member of the McGough Civil Team in Texas. Contribute to shared goals and collaborate with colleagues on achievement of priorities.\nCollaborate with internal teams, contractors and other stakeholders to align efforts. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.\nOther duties as assigned.\nOFFICE, TRAVEL, & SCHEDULE\nTraveling Required (Depending on Job Site Location)\nFrequent Outdoor weather conditions (May perform some work in a field office)\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nThe physical requirements listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nPosition involves sitting for extended periods of time at employee’s workstation and during meetings as well as while traveling, either by plane or car. Employee needs to be able to lift to 50 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects; dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse; ability to hear and speak clearly; and ability to distinguish between colors on graphs and charts.\nEmployee will be required to visit construction jobsites which may expose the employee to dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather conditions and extreme temperatures.\n#IND-PC","description_format":"text","description_chars":7036,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Spanish","level":"All levels","optional":true},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":true}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate","Property Management","Facilities Management"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T06:19:13Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":25,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.705,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:16","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mcgough-construction-field-layout-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mcgough-construction-field-layout-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T01:38:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2095,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2002605},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2002605"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmcgough-construction-field-layout-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmcgough-construction-field-layout-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmcgough-construction-field-layout-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mcgough-construction-field-layout-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmcgough-construction-field-layout-technician"}]}