Field Survey Technician

Roles & Responsibilities

• Operate GPS, robotic total stations, data collectors, and related survey equipment.
• Use Tremble software to process survey data and develop 3D models.
• Prepare for daily survey activities by ensuring vehicles, equipment, and supplies are ready and operational.
• Review and interpret construction plans, profiles, cross-sections, boundary information, utility plans, and grade elevations.
• Perform boundary, construction, topographic, control, leveling, and traversing surveys.
• Analyze survey data, control information, and boundary records to locate monuments and verify accuracy.
• Maintain accurate field notes, electronic records, and daily documentation.
• Cookordinate with project managers, engineers, superintendents, and construction crews to support field operations and project schedules.
• Inspect, clean, maintain, and perform routine field adjustments on survey equipment.
• Identify and communicate survey discrepancies or field issues.
• Travel to construction job sites as required.
• Follow all company, OSHA, and client safety requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; Associate degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of construction surveying experience.
• Ability to work overtime as project needs require.
• Successful completion of required pre-employment physical, drug screening and physical.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Frequently stand, walk, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, and work on uneven terrain.
• Work outdoors in varying weather and around active construction equipment.
• Lift and carry survey equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain visual acuity to read plans, instrument displays, and survey markers.
• Wear required PPE, including hard hats, safety glasses, high-visibility apparel, safety footwear, and other required protective equipment.