CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD SURVEY TECHNICIAN 2026-01596

About the role

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is seeking a full-time Construction and Field Survey Technician in Cody, Wyoming. This position involves performing surveys and inspections on preliminary designs and construction projects, conducting material testing, and ensuring the safety, quality, and efficiency of Wyoming's transportation system.

Responsibilities

• Inspects construction projects.
• Prepare, review, maintain, and file construction project records, estimates, and reports.
• Perform topographic surveys.
• Conducts aggregate gradation testing, density testing for earthwork and surfacing, and concrete testing.
• Performs survey tasks such as driving stakes, hubs, hold tapes, hold the rod, and instrument operation.
• Performs minor surveying computations such as slopes, areas, volumes, cuts, fills, etc.
• Inspects pipe backfill and fill construction.
• Inspects paving operations to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Performs minor engineering computations such as areas, volumes, material spread rates, etc.
• Tests, samples, and reports materials proposed to be used in construction projects.
• Reviews and learns test methods, manuals, and procedures.
• Performs basic engineering calculations.
• Performs testing and sampling on bridges and roadways for analysis.
• Reviews and learns traffic control methods, manuals, and procedures.
• Sets up, maintains, and removes a safe traffic control plan under live traffic conditions.
• Maintains traffic control devices in the field; performs traffic control duties.
• Affords assistance in the investigation of existing roadways for forensic study.
• Affords assistance in gathering samples, providing a safe working zone, flagging, etc.
• Ensures that proper equipment and supplies are loaded and in good working condition.
• Performs more complex lab tests of samples and documents results for QA/QC purposes.
• Serves as a technical resource for other employees; attends and completes all designated training sessions to maintain required certifications.
• Communicates both internally and externally regarding project information and courses of action/consequences on smaller projects.
• Oversee smaller projects and/or components of larger projects.
• Affords assistance in permitting processes to obtain water, gravel, plant site, and surveying agreements and aids in the renewal and file maintenance of these agreements.

Qualifications

• Possesses the ability to obtain a Valid Driver's License.
• Possesses the ability to obtain QC/QA Certification in Soils & Aggregate, Asphalt, and Concrete.
• Possesses the ability to obtain Asphalt Concrete, Soil & Aggregate Certification.
• Possesses the ability to obtain the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Certification.

Skills

• Knowledge of materials testing, surveying methods, and equipment operation.
• Knowledge of construction inspection, which includes the interpretation of plans and specifications.
• Knowledge of documentation of project records.
• Knowledge of communication with supervisors and contractors.
• Knowledge of working towards a leadership role.
• Knowledge of working outdoors and a variety of weather conditions.
• Knowledge of material testing, and ability to perform complicated computer calculations.
• Knowledge of survey methods & ability to apply such as uploading & downloading of survey files.
• Knowledge of computers and calculators.
• Knowledge of surveying.
• Knowledge of contract time, administration & contract changes.
• Knowledge of engineering computations/formulas.
• Knowledge of core drilling equipment, pneumatic & electric jackhammer, and hand tools.

Benefits

• $2,000 Hiring Bonus
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retail - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities
• MUCH MORE!

Pay

• Salary range: Not specified

Schedule

• Work schedule: Not specified