Survey Technician - Grand Junction

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join Suncore as a Survey Technician!

Join our team as a Survey Technician and take the lead in high-impact construction projects. You'll mentor interns, manage advanced Trimble systems, build 3D models, and ensure precise layout surveying in the field. If you have strong technical skills, UAV experience, and a knack for solving problems on-site, this is your chance to shape the future—one stake at a time. This role will include occasional equipment operating, and drone certification is a plus. Trimble GPS and Trimble Business Center experience is a requirement. Wage for this position will start at $28/hr.

Things You’ll Do

• Mentor and train construction interns
• Layout survey for construction projects and place stakes in ground for construction crews.
• Setup and maintain Heavy Equipment Machine Control systems.
• Operate and troubleshoot Trimble global positioning system (GPS), electronic distance measuring (EDM), and standard surveying equipment.
• Build and Modify project 3D models.
• Work with project managers and superintendents to produce and work with calculations in the field, read construction plans, and process survey data.
• Work to resolve procedures, complaints and construction issues.
• Maintain insurable driving record.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental requirements.
• Operate heavy equipment safely & efficiently. This could be a trackhoe, backhoe, grader, loader, skidsteer, crushing equipment, dozer, etc.
• Excavate trenches, load trucks, and grade pads/floors.
• Teach and direct our laborers.
• Read and understand plans, instructions, and specifications to determine the work needed to get the job done.
• Measure, mark and record openings and distances to lay out areas where the work will be done.
• Grease, oil, and perform minor repairs on equipment, using grease gun, oilcans, and hand tools.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of construction layout experience.
• Experience with Trimble surveying equipment.
• Professional license is not required but a plus 
• Experience operating UAVs (drones) for aerial surveying and mapping.
• Data preparation for GPS machine control systems
• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, and technical skills
• Knowledge of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software- Terramodel, AutoCAD, MicroStation, and Inroads
• Knowledge regarding control setup, GPS, and conventional.
• Experience with surveying and measuring equipment
• Ability to organize and to foresee and resolve conflicts
• Knowledge of transit lasers and pipe layers is preferred
• Must be 18 years or older.
• At least 1 year of experience running a loader, dozer, or trackhoe.
• Ability to read plans and gradestakes.
• Ability to bend, sit for long periods, and work in the heat.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs without assistance.
• Attention and commitment to safety.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

Benefits

At Suncore, we value people. We enjoy best-in-industry benefits , including:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage w/ generous HSA contribution
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Accruable PTO (15 days in a year)
• 401k w/ 6% Match & profit sharing
• Access to mental health services
• Paid pregnancy and parental leave
• Weekly Pay and more!

To learn more about Suncore, click here.

**Current employees must notify supervisor of application**

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.