Survey CAD Technician

About the Role

The Survey Technician I will execute technically complex land surveying assignments and review survey maps and documents to assess technical accuracy and compliance with local, state, and federal property laws and regulations.

This role involves collaboration with employees, managers, and supervisors throughout the corporation.

Responsibilities

• Perform research of county, city, and other sources of record information on easements, deeds, and other pertinent information, and utilize it to prepare working sketches for field crews.
• Utilize Trimble Business Center software to process field crew data and produce files for import into AutoCAD.
• Use field crew data files (points), field sketches, photos, and reference maps to create survey base drawings.
• Utilize AutoCAD software to produce detailed subdivision maps, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, and other various survey-related maps or exhibits.
• Prepare legal descriptions and exhibits for right of way, easements, acquisition parcels, etc.
• Perform QA/QC procedures on work prepared by themselves and others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of mathematics used in field survey analysis.
• Thorough understanding and ability to apply methods and standards of technical report writing and computer-assisted surveying applications.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of maps, title reports, and legal descriptions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software used to draft reports and letters.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

• Concentrate
• Conceptualize
• Cooperative work with others/teamwork
• Detailed work
• Frequent task changes
• Irregular schedule as needed
• Learn new tasks
• Interruptive/distractive environment
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Reasoning and problem-solving
• Time pressures

Schedule

Standard business hours are Monday-Friday from 6am-7pm. The specific schedule for this role will be based on location and department.

Additional Information

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Travel to worksites may be required.
• This employer participates in E-Verify.
• This position is subject to initial and random drug and alcohol testing as directed by company policy.