SUE Analyst

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

The SUE Analyst is responsible for helping plan, conduct, and direct work of one or more projects within the SUE team. This position requires a self-starter with a positive attitude, willingness to learn and ability to train and mentor others. This role supports the Geomatic department's efforts to accurately locate, identify, and assess subsurface utilities, thereby reducing the risk of utility conflicts and improving overall project safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Understands the operation of company equipment to accurately locate and identify subsurface utilities
• Lead and manage SUE field teams, providing guidance, training, and mentorship
• Oversees field operations, including utility designation, vacuum excavation, utility mapping, and data collection
• Collaborates with project managers to develop work plans, schedules, and budgets
• Uses advanced geophysical equipment and technologies to accurately locate and map underground utilities
• Use other surface geophysical methods, such as ground penetrating radar for utility detection, as appropriate, to differentiate and detect specific underground facilities
• Effectively coordinates and communicate with clients, utility owners, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met
• Implements quality control procedures to ensures accuracy and completeness of SUE data
• Exercises extreme caution near or around any utility facility and follow all job site safety parameters Visit project sites to identify and verify project limits
• Organize field work and direct crew members
• Read and interpret utility records, survey drawings and highway design plans Designate existing utilities using electromagnetic and geophysical technologies
• Accurately and efficiently collect field data, locating features, and deliver data to CAD
• Provide quality assurance and quality control on SUE projects
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with field crew and onsite clients
• Maintain updated working knowledge of innovative SUE technologies and techniques
• Assist with operation and maintenance of vacuum excavation truck
• Provide training and reinforcement of standards for field staff
• Enforce company policies with respect to safety, protocol, and procedure in the field
• Represent McAdams in the field with professionalism through proper conduct and presentable appearance
• Follow guidelines and company standards set forth for the Geomatics department
• Aids in maintaining a safe and respectful work environment by following company policies and procedures \
• Responsible for the QA-QC for all SUE field activities at projects

Skills + Experience

Work Environment + Physical Demands

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

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