Instrument Person

Colliers Engineering & Design•Wilmington, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about precision? Love working outdoors and being the backbone of groundbreaking design and construction projects? Step into a role where technology meets terrain. We’re looking for a motivated Instrument Person to join our high-performance Survey team in shaping skylines, roads, and everything in between. As an Instrument Person, you’ll play a critical role in land surveying and construction staking, partnering with party chiefs, engineers, and project managers to deliver industry-leading geospatial data. From operating cutting-edge total stations and GPS equipment to interpreting field notes and site plans, you’ll help lay the groundwork for the future of our built environment. Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking an Instrument Person for our Survey/Geospatial discipline in our Wilmington, NC office. Join our Survey/Geospatial team, which offers a full range of survey and geospatial data and mapping services that enable us to collect data faster, safer, and more accurately than ever before. Collect data from the air, ground and subsurface to provide precision data interpretation with us, and accelerate YOUR success to become tomorrow’s industry leader.

Requirements

1+ years of experience required.
Must be physically able to work long hours and carry heavy loads.
Possess good interpersonal skills, and effective written and oral communication skills.
Attendance, punctuality and reliability are essential requirements.
Must be able to work in inclement weather.
A valid driver's license and clean driving record required. MVR will be checked and monitored.
Travel required at times.
Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
Requires a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer's random drug and alcohol testing program.

Responsibilities

Will work primarily in the field as Instrument Operator on a two or three-person field crew.
Cut and remove brush and undergrowth for line of sight.
Reads and understands plans and specifications.
Know basic sources of measurement errors.
Dig ground using a pick, shovel and other hand tools to search for and locate survey monuments.
Hold and plum rod in obtaining elevations and distances.
Drive stakes to set grades on construction projects.
Provide quality seamless customer service.
Know, understand and demonstrate safe working/operating methods of assigned tools and equipment.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid pregnancy disability leave
short- and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
a company-matched 401(k)/Roth
paid time off that includes parental and military leave
employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week
reimbursement for education
a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses
mentorship program
wellness program
Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities