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looking for input on hillside grading work

looking for input on hillside grading work

looking for input on hillside grading work

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I have an opportunity to work as a geologist in a job that involves hillside grading, fault mapping, and field mapping, and a 4X4.  Does anyone have any experience with a job like this?  Am i going to need autocad, or will regular set of colored pencils do?  I have a BS in geology, but i don't want to get into an independant position that's beyond my resources.  Thanks for the input.

RE: looking for input on hillside grading work

Can you define the end product? Construction docs or a report to another professional or client? What reviewing agencies are involved? Be careful... is a professional license required for what you are producing?

RE: looking for input on hillside grading work

I looked at your Profile (it's incomplete, by the way.  You exceeded the length limit.)  You appear to have the technician end covered; what kind of support and on-the-job training will your employer provide?  Your employer's expectations?

The fault mapping should be a joint effort with a surveyor.  Depending on the project's size, survey crews may be onsite full time, so they can help you with the geologic boundaries as well.  I suspect that you will need a set of sharp eyes, good geologic training, colored pencils, eraser(!), and excellent communications skills for this job.  Your employer should establish your relationship with the contractor and surveyor for you - through the owner.  If it is set up well and all the parties work well together, the experience will be very rewarding.  If not, well...

Good luck!

RE: looking for input on hillside grading work

(OP)
The job isn't actually with my current employer.  I was hired on to my current company with expectations of work in geology, and so far it has been mainly inspection so I was exploring my options.  The job I mentioned was one I could get with my current credentials, but I was wondering if I was getting over my head with only experience in drilling/slope stability/phase 1 esa.  
Great description of work- this makes more sense to me now.  The job sounds a lot like geology field camp!  lol

RE: looking for input on hillside grading work

I am new to grading design, I was wondering if anyone could make book/manual/software recommendations on grading design methods and applications.

thanks

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