By: Lydia Crawley
The Parsons Advocate
There may soon be progress on the mountain in regards to the controversial Ridgeline Power Plant Project. On March 2nd, Fundamental Data, the company behind the proposed Ridgeline Power Plant Project posted a job listing on Linkedin for a Licensed Land Surveyor in Thomas.
The Ridgeline Project has come under fire from local environmental and community action groups since its announcement due to concerns over what the groups have called potential pollution to the surrounding communities of Davis, Thomas and Canaan Valley and its long term, health effects, as well as concerns over potential water usage and perceived excessive redactions in the company’s Air Quality Permit to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
The posting, which as of Sunday morning had four applicants, is a full time position for the field and office. The listing also states that the position will report to the Project Manager/Engineering Lead. There is no word as to whether those positions have been filled.
The posting lists the need for a surveyor to be to “support a new development project — a large-scale site with complex boundary, topographic, and construction survey needs.” The surveyor’s position on the project, according to the listing, will be to conduct land surveys, provide data for design and construction, as well as collaborate with construction teams to support project delivery.
Some of the field survey and data collection duties the listing outlines are boundary, topographic, control and construction staking, including locating pile locations for solar ground installation. Among other duties, the listing also lists conducting survey work related to roads, utility corridors, grading limits and site features.
The posting lists that that all surveys meet local, state and federal regulatory requirements, as well as the position seeks to ensure familiarity with West Virginia land use, permitting and record research.
The listing also seeks to hire a surveyor with over five years experience including boundary and construction project work with proficiency with drones, GPS, total station measurements and survey data processing tools such as CAD/GIS and a strong understanding of legal descriptions, boundary law and regulatory survey requirements.
To date, the only position posted for the project by Fundamental Data on Linkedin is the posting for the Land Surveyor.
