Civil Engineering, Architecture, Consulting

Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator

Winston Salem, NCOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Surveying Instruments
Rodman
Instrument Operator
Total Stations
Robotic Total Stations
GPS
RTK/VRS GPS
Levels
Prism Rods
Data Collectors

Nice to have

TN visa

Role summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT), a 100% employee-owned consulting firm, is seeking a Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator for its Winston-Salem, North Carolina office. This role involves operating surveying instruments like Total Stations and GPS equipment, holding prism rods, recording measurements, and performing manual labor. The position requires attention to detail, the ability to work outdoors, and proficiency with data collectors. Immigration sponsorship is not available, except for TN visa candidates.

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary: JMT is currently seeking Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator for their Winston-Salem, North Carolina Office. The successful candidate for this position may operate surveying instruments, such as conventional and Robotic Total Stations, Static and RTK/VRS GPS, and conventional and electronic levels. Position may be responsible for taking field notes, making field sketches, and entering data into data collectors and computers.

Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Position and hold the prism rods, or targets, that Instrument operators use for measure angles, distances, and elevations
Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, and Data Collectors.
Run levels and level rods for benchmarks and cross-section elevations
Search for property monuments, and other survey points
Set and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation
Operate surveying instruments such as prisms rods, Total Stations, and GPS equipment
Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans
Maintain equipment and load supplies in vehicles used by surveying crews
Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for line of sight, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

Perform other related duties as assigned

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