Line & Grade Area Manager

Job Description

A large concrete construction company is seeking experienced Line & Grade professionals to support large-scale industrial concrete projects, including data centers and manufacturing facilities. This role is responsible for precise layout, control, and verification of concrete structures, ensuring all work meets strict tolerance requirements-often to 1/16 of an inch.

This position may be filled at the Instrument Man, Party Chief, or Senior Line & Grade level, depending on experience. Candidates will work independently or lead small layout teams, collaborating closely with project management, superintendents, BIM teams, and field crews.

Travel: Michigan region

Responsibilities:

Perform accurate concrete layout for foundations, slabs, walls, embeds, and structural elements

Establish, maintain, and verify site control points (horizontal and vertical)

Execute pre-pour and post-pour as-built surveys and verify against drawings and BIM models

Operate total stations, lasers, levels, and data collectors for layout and verification

Translate construction drawings and BIM models into precise field layout

Ensure layout work meets tight tolerances (often ±1/16")

Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve layout, tolerance, and constructability issues

Coordinate daily with superintendents, project managers, BIM, and field crews

Lead and guide layout crews as needed; mentor Instrument Men (Party Chief+ level)

Maintain accurate layout documentation, as-builts, and field updates

Follow Baker safety standards and participate in jobsite safety activities

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Skills and Requirements

6-8+ years of experience in industrial or commercial concrete layout

Strong hands-on experience with total stations, lasers, and digital levels

Deep understanding of concrete layout, controls, and tolerances

Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and BIM models

Willingness to travel regionally to where the work is located Industrial concrete background (data centers, factories, processing facilities)

Experience with millwright or industrial layout concepts applied to concrete

Drone experience for layout or verification (preferred, not required)

Strong "carpenter mindset" - understands how concrete is formed, poured, and built

Experience working from BIM models to field layout (D2D)

Familiarity with formwork layout coordination