Senior Survey Technician

The City of Fayetteville, an All-America City award winner (2023), is the sixth largest city in North Carolina and emphasizes collaboration and inclusiveness in decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate electronic survey and data collection equipment (survey levels, chains, tapes, theodolites, metal detectors, calculators, prism poles, etc.).
• Drive stakes, hubs, and iron for survey purposes; mark grades for utilities construction.
• Maintain and track survey supplies and instruments (stakes, marking equipment).
• Prepare and participate in topographic survey projects; collect and provide survey data for engineers and draftsmen, including records and logs.
• Assist with elevations, control points, curve data, angles, boundaries, cross sections, and area calculations.
• Locate field evidence for existing property lines, utility lines, and right-of-ways; take detailed field notes and sketches.
• Assist in site preparation (clearing brush, moving manhole covers) and direct traffic during survey activities.
• Answer public inquiries about engineering and surveying activities.
• Travel to various survey sites, including remote locations.
• Compile, calculate, review, and input survey data for the state geodetic system; transfer instrument data to computer systems.

Requirements

• Two years of experience in technical field survey work.
• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Licensing & Certifications

• Required: Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain insurability.

Pay

$17.50 - $22.31/hour (D.O.Q.).

Benefits

• Health and dental coverage.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Retirement benefits.
• Supplemental benefits.