Joint GPS/Survey Team Announced

Feb 5, 2018

Effective January 1, 2018, Branch Civil, Inc. combined staff from the East, West, and Nova to create a centralized GPS/Survey Department to create an operational support department with expanded capabilities and for all within the group.  This department will also guide us in determining which systems we deploy company-wide in the future.

Since implementing this change, we have expanded the use of cellular modems in our dozers and rovers eliminating the need for several base stations within a project.  This change gives us more flexibility when constructing large projects or building projects in remote locations, eliminating delays for service.   This department will also expand our in-house modeling capabilities. The group will also focus on performing preconstruction topographic surveys, calibration/localization of all project sites, establishing grading control points (with leveled elevations), rough layout, performing internal QA/QC as-built drawings and determining criteria for when GPS support staffing is required at the project level.

Steve Bruns has been selected to lead the GPS/Survey Department and will be tasked with general oversight, group management, and making this transition to a central unit as smooth as possible.  Eddy Wray will assist Steve with managing our GPS/Survey needs in the West and Nova regions.  Our in-house modeling efforts within the group will be led by Jason Gordon, a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Virginia and North Carolina.

We are highly confident this newly centralized department, utilizing today’s technology will contribute to BUILDING LEGACIES FOR A THRIVING FUTURE.

by Brian J. Evans, Vice President of Operations
Steve Bruns

Steve Bruns

  Eddy Wray

Eddy Wray

  Jason Gordon

Jason Gordon

Branch Civil offers a dynamic range of services, including heavy civil construction, design-build, and site development. Our history of planting, cultivating, and growing transparent, professional relationships with our clients has established us as a respected name within the civil construction industry. As a 100 percent employee-owned company, our employees have a vested interest in the successful completion of every project and absolute satisfaction for every client.

Functioning as a business unit of the Branch Group, we serve clients in Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas. Learn more at www.branchcivil.com.

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