Union Party Chief (Survey Technician)

We create the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or on their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected.

Strong communities don’t just happen. They are thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a full-time Union Party Chief (Survey Technician) for our Santa Barbara, CA office. This position will report to the manager of Land Surveying and will primarily be a field role, performing construction layout staking, topographic and boundary/ROW surveys, but there will be times when office support, performing construction calculations and creating topographic, boundary/ROW, and exhibit maps will be required.

Your Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to being in charge of field survey activities, including the following:

• Performing a variety of surveys with minimal supervision.

• Conducting comprehensive construction layout, topographic, boundary/ROW and as-built surveys.

• Ensuring proper safety measures are being followed.

• Effective communication with Project Manager as to progress updates, scope changes, and other project impacts.

• Act as a company representative, liaising directly with client field representatives and landowners.

• Some office technical survey work will be required in this position.

• Strong critical thinking skills in a field environment.

• Manage information flow between the field and office, and prepare clear, concise, and accurate field notes, records, and calculations.

• Understanding the operation of total stations and GNSS equipment and their associated controllers and data collectors.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Being a member or willing to join the IUOE Local 12 union is required.

• Ability to perform physical work (i.e., strenuous walking, bending, lifting (up to 50 pounds), carrying / loading equipment, etc.)

• A valid Driver’s license is required, with a clean driving record.

• Good communication skills.

• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings is required.

• Proficiency with GPS, Trimble robotic Total Stations, and Trimble Access data collection methods are required.

• Data processing/importing, DTM creation and CADD knowledge with Autodesk Civil 3D is required.

• The ability to work in a team environment is necessary.

• Experience with terrestrial LiDAR, a plus.

• Some travel to project sites is required. The amount of travel varies. (All travel is within the work week. No stays over the weekend are typically required. All allowable lodging and meal costs are reimbursed).

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in land surveying.

• Bachelor or an Associate degree in Land Surveying, a plus.

• Having a California Surveyor’s License or Certified Party Chief certification with the IUOE Local 12 Union, a plus.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what has previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what is possible.