Survey Drafter

About the role

This position is primarily responsible for:

• Drafting various survey drawings and maps including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, encroachment surveys, land tie surveys, access easements, substation easements, fiber crossings, and necessary exhibits.
• Preparing land legal descriptions for land acquisition efforts.
• Supporting the survey field crews and office personnel by researching existing survey and real estate records, contacting local and state agencies for right-of-way information, and transmitting completed projects.
• Transmitting drawings to appropriate workgroups and uploading electronic drawings to the SoCo database (Vault).
• Effectively communicating with other departments, companies, counties, cities, and municipalities.

Requirements

• High School diploma is required.
• Valid Alabama driver’s license.
• A degree in Computer Aided Drafting or a similar suitable technical degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of land survey-related CAD drafting experience is required.
• Extensive experience, working knowledge, and the ability to research public documentation and records to produce signed survey plats.

Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in Computer Aided Drafting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Ability to research and understand land rights and legal documents (e.g., survey plats and maps, deeds, legal descriptions, and other conveyances involving land rights).
• Problem-solving (troubleshooting) skills.
• Knowledge of surveying procedures for a variety of survey types.
• Knowledgeable of Alabama’s “Standards of Practice” for surveying.
• Knowledgeable of Alabama’s Public Land Survey System (U.S. System of Rectangular Surveys).
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances while working on multiple tasks/projects and be productive, decisive, and efficient under short time constraints and resource limitations.
• Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Strong customer service focus with a sense of urgency.

Benefits

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes:

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees.
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• Eligibility for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).

A summary of benefits for this position can be found here.

Location

Birmingham – APC Corporate HQ. No relocation assistance is provided.