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 Earth’s 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 driver’s license with a clean driving record required. NO EXCEPTIONS
• Salary commensurate with experience
• Employer paid health/dental/vision insurance
• Employer paid STD/LTD
• Life Insurance
• 401k retirement plan with employer match