Construction & Field Survey Technician 2026-00858

About the role

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is seeking a dedicated Construction and Field Survey Technician to join our team in Jackson, Wyoming. This position plays an essential part in the planning, design, and construction of highway projects, ensuring a safe, high-quality, and efficient transportation system for the State of Wyoming.

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 drive stakes, hubs, hold tapes, hold rod, and instrument operation.
• Performs minor surveying computations such as slopes, areas, volumes, cuts and fills, etc.
• Inspects pipe backfill and fill construction.
• Inspects paving operation 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 in order 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

• Must have the ability to obtain a Valid Driver's License.
• Must have the ability to obtain QC/QA Certification in Soils & Aggregate, Asphalt and Concrete.
• Must have the ability to obtain Asphalt Concrete, Soil & Aggregate Certification.
• Must have the ability to obtain American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Certification.
• Knowledge of materials testing.
• Surveying methods and equipment operation.
• Construction inspection which includes interpretation of plans and specifications.
• Documentation of project records.
• Communication with supervisors and contractors.
• Working towards a leadership role.
• Working outdoors and a variety of weather conditions.
• Material testing, ability to perform complicated computer calculations.
• 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 jackhammers and hand tools.