Survey Technician (Construction Surveying)

Topographic OM, Inc. – standard business hours are Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–7:00 PM; specific schedule for this role will be based on location and department.

About the role

The Survey Technician I executes technically complex land-surveying assignments and reviews survey maps and documents to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with local, state, and federal property laws and regulations.

Inter-relationships include employees, managers, and supervisors throughout the corporation.

Responsibilities

• Perform research of county, city, and other record sources on easements, deeds, and other pertinent information; prepare working sketches for field crews.
• Use Trimble Business Center software to process field-crew data and produce files for import into AutoCAD.
• Create survey base drawings from field-crew data files (points), field sketches, photos, and reference maps.
• Use AutoCAD software to produce detailed subdivision maps, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, and other 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 self and others.
• Generate construction point calculations for utilities, grading, buildings, etc.
• Generate alignments (.rxl) and surface (.dtm) files for field staking.
• Generate building gridline calculations using structural and architectural plans.
• Review and process differential level loops.
• Set up a project in TBC or Civil 3D based on parameters given within the plan set.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of mathematics used in field-survey analysis.
• 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.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software used to draft reports and letters.
• In-depth knowledge of how to read civil plan sets, including stationing, slope percentage, push grade, etc.
• Ability to use a programmable calculator to determine grade from provided information in plan sets.
• Understanding of the difference between grid and ground coordinates/measurements.

Physical Demands

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

• 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

Travel

Travel to worksites may be required.

Must be authorized to work in the United States. This employer participates in E-Verify and maintains a drug-free workplace; the position is subject to initial and random drug and alcohol testing as directed by company policy.