For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
Responsibilities
Designating all types of utilities in rural and urban environments using geophysical equipment, project field documentation and survey, and vacuum excavation to expose utilities
Obtains and maintains all required safety certifications
Selects and applies standard issue surface geophysical equipment and non-standard accessories to accurately designate moderately complex public and private underground utility systems for 2D QL-B (2DB) & 3D QL-B (3DB) mapping projects
Acts as “lead” on 2-person designating teams
Collects data for and completes vault diagram forms for 2DB mapping projects
Employs VRS GPR survey equipment to collect horizontal data for 2DB mapping projects and QL-A test holes
Acts as “lead” on crews employing vacuum excavators and associated equipment to excavate and backfill test holes on existing utilities at average depths and, under average conditions
Employs automatic or digital levels and associated equipment to run level loops and collect QL-A data from utilities exposed in test hole excavations
Collects data for utility pole inventories and overhead utility mapping projects
Implementation of approved traffic control plans for work conducted outside of travel lanes
Coordinates with internal survey crews in the field
Ability to travel for extended periods of time
Qualifications
High School Diploma
Working knowledge of ASCE 38 guidelines and associated quality levels
Basic comprehension and interpretation of planimetric and design plans, profiles and cross sections, utility records, etc.
(1-2) years of SUE field experience required
Experience working as a “lead” on SUE QL-A & QL-B field crews preferred
