Survey Technician

Summary:

The Survey Technician will focus on execution of technical tasks necessary to create survey deliverables and provide in depth knowledge to project teams for survey solutions. This role will work directly with the PLS, survey team, project managers, engineering, and field crews to achieve project goals. The Survey Technician will work with a variety of software and data to include conventional survey and GPS. The Survey Technician will be given an opportunity to work with point clouds from terrestrial and aerial LIDAR and photogrammetry datasets, to determine if they posses the aptitude to work with these data sets.

Expected Results in the role:

• Complete drafting and data processing assignments within the time budgeted to do so.
• Create complete and comprehensive Survey Field Packs.
• Adhere to Ascent layering conventions and drafting practices.
• Ask questions to increase personal understanding and grow in your role.
• Be a contributing member of the team, ready to help whenever necessary to meet deadlines.
• Perform drafting assignments with minimal errors.
• Create drafting templates for projects.
• Perform QA/QC on work of junior team members.
• Communicate with field crews and create calcs on demand to facilitate field work.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Process field data with Trimble Business Center.
• Create Survey Field Packs.
  • Perform basic research required to compile said Field Packs.
• Draft Survey Plats and compose Legal Descriptions for PLS Review.
• Draft topographic survey deliverables.
• Draft ALTA deliverables.
• Correctly read and draft previously recorded documents.
• Draft Alignment Sheets.
• Assist Project Managers (PM’s), Senior Project Managers (Sr. PM’s), and Professional Land Surveyors (PLS) with various tasks, as necessary.
• Attend screen shares and client calls with PM’s, Sr. PM’s, and PLS’ to aide in planning and design.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assist teammates with questions and problems as necessary.
• Assist supervisors with coordinating large scale work.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Strong Civil 3D Skills
• Solid Trimble Business Center Knowledge
• Microsoft Office Suite Familiarity
• Thorough understanding of Coordinate Systems
• Public Land Survey System
  • Aliquot Parts
• Metes and Bounds Descriptions
• GIS Familiarity is a plus
• Motivated Problem Solver

Required Education, Certifications, and Experience:

• 1 to 3 years survey/drafting experience.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Reliable internet access and a designated, quiet workspace are required.
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time, including regular use of a keyboard, mouse, and monitors.

Other Need-to-know items:

*Details on remote work, travel, overtime expectations, communication expectations, etc.

• Remote work within the domestic United States is acceptable.

• Standard work hours are Monday–Friday, generally aligned to Mountain Standard Time (MST), to support collaboration with clients and internal teams. Flexibility is supported within continental U.S. time zones, provided core team availability and communication are maintained.
• Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required to meet project deadlines.

• Travel may be required on occasion for team collaboration, training, or project support.

• Employment is limited to candidates authorized to work in the United States and able to perform work within continental U.S. time zones.
• This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.

Originally posted on Himalayas