Land Surveying Technician - Buffalo, New York

About the role

Thew Associates PE-LS, PLLC seeks highly motivated land surveyors in Western New York to perform various surveying and mapping services including topographic, boundary retracement, construction, hazardous waste site, and as-built surveys; hydrographic (multi- and single beam acoustic, ADCP, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiling, and sediment sampling); terrestrial laser scanning, and sUAS (drone) services.

Responsibilities

• Perform various surveying and mapping services
• Work with Trimble GPS/GNSS devices, robotic total stations, and data collection devices
• Perform static and RTK GPS/GNSS surveys
• Perform random traversing and differential leveling
• Perform document research, boundary line reconnaissance, and property line blazing
• Prepare mapping in AutoCAD (preferably Civil 3D)
• Take clear and concise field notes with sketches
• Travel and stay out-of-town on a frequent basis

Requirements

• A.A.S. in Surveying Technology or B.S. in Surveying Engineering
• Two years' experience performing field surveys
• Working knowledge of Trimble GPS/GNSS devices, robotic total stations, and data collection devices
• Experience performing static and RTK GPS/GNSS surveys
• Experience performing random traversing and differential leveling
• Experience performing document research, boundary line reconnaissance, and property line blazing
• Ability to prepare topographic surveys for engineering design
• Ability to take clear and concise field notes with sketches
• Proficiency in AutoCAD (preferably Civil 3D)
• Ability to work independently

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Civil 3D (Release 2013 or higher)
• Experience with single- and/or multi-beam acoustic sonar and Hypack hydrographic surveying software

Benefits

Salary will be commensurate with experience.