Survey Crew Member
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse the posting.
Job: Survey Crew Member, Wilmington, NC.
Qualifications: Experience in land surveying preferred. Position requires comprehensive knowledge conventional, robotic and GPS surveying functions including static, fast static, RTK, and VRS. Experience with Trimble data collection, GPS receivers, and robotic total stations required. Ability to travel out of town as needed. Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus. Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer a plus. Must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company's driving (MVR) policy. Position does include some out of town travel for which meal per diem, and lodging are provided. This position is subject to outside environmental conditions. Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy. (duplicate)
Corporate Information: ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection. Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 186 on the 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2026 ranking of 53. ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including: Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date) Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer paid) Long-Term Disability Insurance Life Insurance Pet Insurance Education Reimbursement Opportunities Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan Referral Bonuses
We need sections: About the role (maybe description of role), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide what content goes where.
The posting includes: "ESP Associates, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Survey Crew Member to join our team in Wilmington, NC." That's about the role.
Qualifications: Experience in land surveying preferred. Position requires comprehensive knowledge conventional, robotic and GPS surveying functions including static, fast static, RTK, and VRS. Experience with Trimble data collection, GPS receivers, and robotic total stations required. Ability to travel out of town as needed. Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus. Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer a plus. Must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company's driving (MVR) policy. Position does include some out of town travel for which meal per diem, and lodging are provided. This position is subject to outside environmental conditions. Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.
Responsibilities: maybe the duties: submittal of daily files, downloading data, preparing/organizing field sketches & digital photographs, completing daily checklists & timesheets, vehicle navigation, travel out of town, route surveying, SUE, utility mapping, etc.
Requirements: maybe the mandatory items: experience with Trimble data collection, GPS receivers, robotic total stations required; ability to travel out of town; must pass drug screen, background check, satisfactory driving record; knowledge of conventional, robotic and GPS surveying functions; etc.
Qualifications: maybe the preferred items: experience in land surveying preferred; SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus; knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer a plus.
Skills: maybe computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Excel, navigation programs, Trimble Data Transfer.
Benefits: from corporate info: Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses; 401(k) match; PTO & 10 Paid Holidays; VTO; Tiered Health, Vision & Dental; Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc; Short-Term Disability (Employer paid); Long-Term Disability; Life Insurance; Pet Insurance; Education Reimbursement Opportunities; Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan; Referral Bonuses.
Pay: Not explicitly stated beyond "Competitive compensation". The instruction says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The posting does mention "Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses". That's compensation info, but not a specific pay figure. Is that enough to create a Pay section? The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state "Competitive compensation". That is a statement about pay, albeit vague. Should we include Pay section? The instruction says: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." And "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "Competitive compensation" is somewhat vague but not exactly placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's a statement. I'd say we can include a Pay section with that statement.
Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should not include Schedule.
Now we need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also "About the company" but not required.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Use for each section heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. There's duplicated lines about drug screen etc. We should keep only one instance.
We need to include corporate information about ESP as maybe part of About the role or maybe separate? The instruction says we can include About the role section. The corporate info could be part of About the role or maybe a separate "About the company" but not a prescribed heading. Since only allowed headings are those listed, we could put corporate info under About the role or maybe under Benefits? Probably About the role includes description of the company and role.
Let's structure:
About the role
ESP Associates, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Survey Crew Member to join our team in Wilmington, NC.
ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection. The firm holds a 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm ranking of 186 and a 2026 ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms ranking of 53.
That seems to preserve info.
Now Responsibilities: list of duties.
From posting: "Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required." Also "Ability to travel out of town as needed." "Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus." Also maybe "Position does include some out of town travel for which meal per diem, and lodging are provided." That's more of a benefit but could be responsibility? It's about travel. We'll include travel as responsibility.
Thus responsibilities list:
- Submittal of daily files (downloading data)
- Preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs
- Completion of daily checklists & timesheets
- Vehicle navigation
- Travel out of town as needed (with meal per diem and lodging provided)
- Perform various types of route surveying
- Perform SUE (subsurface utility engineering) tasks and utility mapping (experience a plus)
We need to keep all substantive info; we should not lose the detail about meal per diem and lodging provided. That's a benefit but also part of responsibility? We'll keep in responsibilities as travel out of town with meal per diem and lodging provided.
Now Requirements: mandatory items.
- Experience with Trimble data collection, GPS receivers, and robotic total stations required.
- Ability to travel out of town as needed.
- Must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company's driving (MVR) policy.
- Position requires comprehensive knowledge of conventional, robotic and GPS surveying functions including static, fast static, RTK, and VRS.
- This position is subject to outside environmental conditions. (maybe a requirement? It's a condition.)
We should not duplicate drug screen etc.
Now Qualifications: preferred items.
- Experience in land surveying preferred.
- Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer a plus.
Now Skills: maybe computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs, Trimble Data Transfer. But those already appear in Qualifications as plus. Could combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can merge Skills into Qualifications or Responsibilities. However the instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. It does have specific content about computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel etc. So we could have a Skills section.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide to put computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs, Trimble Data Transfer under Skills.
Qualifications could be about experience and preferred experience.
Let's define:
Qualifications:
- Experience in land surveying preferred.
- Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus.
Skills:
- Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer.
But note that the computer skills description is similar to responsibilities. Might be better to keep responsibilities as the duties, and skills as the abilities needed. However the posting says "Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required." That's a skill requirement. So we could put that under Skills.
Responsibilities could be more about tasks: performing route surveying, SUE, utility mapping, travel, etc
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. There's duplicated lines about drug screen etc. We should keep only one instance. We need to include corporate information about ESP as maybe part of About the role or maybe separate? The instruction says we can include About the role section. The corporate info could be part of About the role or maybe a separate "About the company" but not a prescribed heading. Since only allowed headings are those listed, we could put corporate info under About the role or maybe under Benefits? Probably About the role includes description of the company and role. Let's structure:
About the role
ESP Associates, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Survey Crew Member to join our team in Wilmington, NC.
ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection. The firm holds a 2026 ENR Top 500 Design Firm ranking of 186 and a 2026 ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms ranking of 53.
That seems to preserve info. Now Responsibilities: list of duties. From posting: "Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required." Also "Ability to travel out of town as needed." "Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus." Also maybe "Position does include some out of town travel for which meal per diem, and lodging are provided." That's more of a benefit but could be responsibility? It's about travel. We'll include travel as responsibility. Thus responsibilities list: - Submittal of daily files (downloading data) - Preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs - Completion of daily checklists & timesheets - Vehicle navigation - Travel out of town as needed (with meal per diem and lodging provided) - Perform various types of route surveying - Perform SUE (subsurface utility engineering) tasks and utility mapping (experience a plus) We need to keep all substantive info; we should not lose the detail about meal per diem and lodging provided. That's a benefit but also part of responsibility? We'll keep in responsibilities as travel out of town with meal per diem and lodging provided. Now Requirements: mandatory items. - Experience with Trimble data collection, GPS receivers, and robotic total stations required. - Ability to travel out of town as needed. - Must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company's driving (MVR) policy. - Position requires comprehensive knowledge of conventional, robotic and GPS surveying functions including static, fast static, RTK, and VRS. - This position is subject to outside environmental conditions. (maybe a requirement? It's a condition.) We should not duplicate drug screen etc. Now Qualifications: preferred items. - Experience in land surveying preferred. - Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus. - Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer a plus. Now Skills: maybe computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs, Trimble Data Transfer. But those already appear in Qualifications as plus. Could combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can merge Skills into Qualifications or Responsibilities. However the instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. It does have specific content about computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel etc. So we could have a Skills section. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide to put computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs, Trimble Data Transfer under Skills. Qualifications could be about experience and preferred experience. Let's define: Qualifications: - Experience in land surveying preferred. - Various types of Route surveying as well as SUE skills and utility mapping experience a plus. Skills: - Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation. - Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Navigation programs and Trimble Data Transfer. But note that the computer skills description is similar to responsibilities. Might be better to keep responsibilities as the duties, and skills as the abilities needed. However the posting says "Computer skills involved in the submittal of daily files including downloading of data, preparation/organization of field sketches & digital photographs, completion of daily checklists & timesheets, and vehicle navigation are required." That's a skill requirement. So we could put that under Skills. Responsibilities could be more about tasks: performing route surveying, SUE, utility mapping, travel, etc