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About this role
Structural Steel Field Surveyor
Location: Maryland or Virginia | Field-Based
Job Type: Direct Hire
Starting Pay: $30.00/hour — higher depending on experience
Position Overview
We are hiring a Structural Steel Field Surveyor to provide layout, alignment, and survey support for structural steel projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. This is a field-based position requiring regular travel to active construction sites and comfort working around structural steel installations.
- Collect and record accurate field measurements using surveying equipment
- Establish building control lines, column locations, and anchor rod positions
- Check elevations, embed alignment, and structural placement
- Prepare and update as-built drawings
- Support structural steel erection and verify proper alignment and placement
- Coordinate with other trades to maintain structural accuracy and plumbness
- Assist with installation of structural and miscellaneous metals, including stairs and shafts
- Use Trimble, Bluebeam, CAD, and Microsoft Office
- Follow site safety requirements and maintain safe work practices
- 3+ years of experience in structural steel erection or field surveying
- Experience with surveying slopes, grades, and layout for structural and miscellaneous metals
- Proficiency with a total station or similar surveying equipment
- Working knowledge of AISC standards related to building alignment and orientation
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good communication skills and ability to work effectively with field crews and other trades
- Willingness to travel regularly to job sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic
- Comfortable working at heights, including aerial lifts and elevated steel floors
- Company vehicle and gas card for job-related travel
- Variety of structural steel field projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic
- Ongoing training and support
Additional Details: This is primarily a field position with occasional visits to office or shop locations for meetings and training.