Rodman

Job Summary:

The Rodman is responsible for assisting the Party Chief with collection of survey data in an accurate and timely manner. 

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews. 
•    Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items and stacking rods. 
•    Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment is not used. 
•    Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations. 
•    Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points. 
•    Set out and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation. 
•    Run rods for benches and cross-section elevations. 
•    Operate and manage land-information computer systems.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

•    Will work primarily in the field on control, topographic surveys, ALTA/NSPS, and construction staking as a one, two or three-person field crew.
•    Cut and remove brush and undergrowth for line of sight.
•    Know, understand and demonstrate safe working/operating methods of assigned tools and equipment.

Work Environment:

•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee primarily works in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
•    The employee is exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. 
•    Potential for extended travel to remote job sites working extended workdays.  

Education, certification and experience:

•    A high school education or equivalent is desired.
•    Possess good interpersonal skills, and effective written and oral communication skills.
•    Attendance, punctuality and reliability are essential requirements.
•    Must be able to work in inclement weather.
•    Valid Driver’s License is desired.
•    Must be able to travel when needed, including some overnight assignments.

Physical Requirements:

•    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in the field in a team setting.
•    The employee is frequently required to move about the field constantly positioning themselves to utilize construction and survey tools. 
•    The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds. 
•    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and physical demands and may change at any time with or without notice.