Survey Field Technician

Sherwood Surveying & S.U.E. is seeking a qualified candidate for our Survey Field Technician position at our Spring Branch, Texas, location.

Responsibilities:

• Compile data necessary to stake projects for construction using engineering plans.

• Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment.

• Run rods for benches and cross-section elevations.

• Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that the theodolite operators use for sighting in order to measure angles, distances, and elevations.

• Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, and linked tracings.

• Perform calculations to determine earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level runs, and placement of markers.

• Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and human-made structures on the Earths surface, underground, and underwater, using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.

• Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points.

• Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.

• Set out and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation.

• Lay out grids and determine horizontal and vertical controls.

• Compare survey computations with applicable standards in order to determine adequacy of data.

• Collect data needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant data.

• Prepare topographical and contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.

• Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods.

• Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews.

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma/GED required, Associates in Survey/Mapping preferred.

• Able to perform well with minimal supervision in a team environment.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Experience in Electrical Utility Survey is a plus.

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Microstation is preferred.

• Knowledge of overhead and underground utilities, including power lines, is a plus.

• Thorough knowledge of total station, GPS and data collection, with the ability to adapt to new equipment and technologies is a plus.

• Ability to work outside in all seasons for extended periods of time. This position requires both inside and outside work.

• Ability to travel overnight to various parts of Texas and surrounding states.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Valid drivers license with a clean driving record required. NO EXCEPTIONS

Benefits:

• Salary commensurate with experience

• Employer paid health/dental/vision insurance

• Employer paid STD/LTD

• Life Insurance

• Candidate referral bonus

• 401k retirement plan with employer match

• Paid Holidays

• Earned vacation time