SUE Technician I

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different—we bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do.

About the role

If you are looking to start or continue your career in the Subsurface Utility Engineering/Utility locating industry in an environment that encourages professional growth and rewards hard work, the Geomatics group at McAdams is the place for you. Our Geomatics staff is immersed in an exciting, fast-paced working environment that performs work on diverse projects, including locally administered (municipal) projects, universities, NCDOT, private/commercial developments, and more.

Responsibilities

• Perform SUE/utility locating on a variety of projects
• Learn about different utility systems and how each works and is installed
• Learn and work with different equipment such as EM, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), and vacuum excavation equipment
• Represent McAdams in a safe and professional manner—exhibiting honesty, practicing good ethics, and adhering to traffic laws/practicing safe driving habits

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent required
• At least 1-2 years of survey experience
• Willingness to travel to and from sites
• Willingness to learn and operate survey equipment (total stations and GPS)
• Experience working outside on a regular basis, preferably in extreme conditions
• Willingness to work on a vacuum excavation truck to perform utility locating
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record
• Ability to pass a drug test

Qualifications

• Land Surveyor, Surveying, Surveyor, Party Chief, Crew Chief, Land, Instrument Operator, Rodman, SUE, S.U.E., Subsurface Utility Engineering

Skills

• Good technical skills
• Process-oriented, steady, helpful, honest, trustworthy, adaptable, analytical
• Problem solver, ability to work alone when required
• Methodical, consistent, detail-oriented, precise
• Aversion to mistakes and preference for structure