Chief Field Assistant (Level 3)

Summary

The successful candidate will report to Assistant Surveyors Job Purpose: To support the efficient execution of the various types of survey projects undertaken by survey teams 💰$1,439,455 -$1,935,907 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• Key Outputs:

  • • Measurements facilitated and recorded
  • • Maintenance of Survey equipment supervised
  • • Casual labourers effectively supervised
  • • Planting of Survey marks supervised

• Key Responsibility Areas:

  • • Facilitates and records survey measurements
  • • Undertakes general care, storage and maintenance of survey equipment, while on field assignment
  • • Organizes and supervises the clearing of survey lines by casual labourers
  • • Assists in setting of temporary and permanent survey marks
  • • Provides general support to the survey team in the execution of field surveys

• Other:

  • • Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Supervisor

• Performance Indicators:

  • • Survey marks are checked to ensure that they are accurately embedded to facilitate the taking of survey measurements and to guide future surveys
  • • Equipment and instruments are checked for operational efficiency
  • • Casual labourers perform tasks to specification
  • • Checks done to ensure accuracy in measurement done by Field Assistant

• Resources Managed:

  • • Survey instruments/equipment

Required Skills

• • Good interpersonal and communication skills
• • Knowledge of survey instruments and rudiments of survey

Qualifications

• • School Leaving Certificate
• • At least three (3) years working experience in a survey environment

Additional Information and Instructions

• Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

  • • Working in difficult terrain
  • • Long hours in the field
  • • Carrying of survey instruments/equipment
  • • Exposure to adverse weather conditions and difficult and hazardous environmental conditions [insects and vegetation]

A letter of application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than Friday, April 18, 2025 to ✉️ jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of: The Director, Human Resource Management & Development National Land Agency 8 Ardenne Road Kingston 10 🔑 Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. ⚠️ Note: We appreciate all responses but only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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