Party Chief

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Columbus, OH

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$50,710–$76,070 Per Year
SKILLS
Adobe Product Family, AutoCAD, Building Surveying, Communication Skills, Construction Support, Consulting, Data Collection, Data Processing, Driver's License, Engineering Consulting, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, High School Diploma, Land Surveying, Leadership, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Operations, Organizational Skills, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Safety Compliance, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Survey Software, Surveying, Time Management, Topography, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Columbus, OH
POSTED
8 days ago
Title: Party Chief / Senior Party Chief
Location: Columbus, OH (Project-Based)
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire (Direct Hire considered for the right candidate)
Salary: Party Chief: $50,710-$76,070/YR | Senior Party Chief: $66,250-$99,370/YR
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Sterling Engineering is looking for a Party Chief / Senior Party Chief to join a growing engineering consulting firm supporting land surveying and infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced survey professional who enjoys leading field crews, working outdoors, and supporting large-scale construction and surveying projects.

Job Summary:
The Party Chief / Senior Party Chief is responsible for leading field survey crews, overseeing daily survey operations, collecting and processing field data, and ensuring projects are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule. This role also serves as the primary point of communication between field crews, project managers, and clients while maintaining high-quality survey standards.

Job Duties:
  • Lead and manage daily field survey crew operations.
  • Coordinate field activities, scheduling, site logistics, and crew assignments.
  • Conduct daily tailgate safety meetings before each shift.
  • Collect, download, review, edit, and process survey data.
  • Perform COGO calculations and survey data computations.
  • Communicate field conditions, project updates, and site issues with office staff and project managers.
  • Coordinate with clients, contractors, and internal project teams.
  • Review survey deliverables to ensure quality and accuracy.
  • Assist with hiring, training, and mentoring survey personnel.
  • Maintain survey equipment and ensure compliance with company safety standards.
  • Support construction layout, boundary, topographic, and infrastructure survey projects.
Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Surveying or related field preferred.
  • 5-7 years of field surveying experience with an Associate's degree or ability to obtain CST Level II certification, or LSIT certification with 2-5 years of field survey experience.
  • Experience leading and managing field survey crews.
  • Strong understanding of COGO computations and field data collection.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Carlson Survey, LDD, and survey data processing software.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe products.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
  • Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
Additional Information:
  • 100% field-based role with travel required.
  • Must be willing to travel extensively and work overtime or weekends as project demands require.
  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and terrain while lifting up to 50 pounds of survey equipment.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com