Office Survey Technician 2

DOWL•Salem, OR

22h

About The Position

The Office Survey Technician 2 position is designed for a person with strong AutoCAD skills, an understanding of surveying fundamentals and a desire to progress their career to the next level. An Office Survey Technician supports licensed survey staff in providing a variety of surveying tasks in the office setting. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic and organizational skills. Work performed by this person is closely supervised and supported by licensed staff. A Survey Technician 2 should demonstrate proficiency with survey fundamentals and be able to quickly learn and apply new survey skills. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Requirements

Associate's or Bachelor's Degree preferred
Years of experience required: 2 years
Field surveying and office production-specific certifications preferred
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Able to cut brush using chain saw or machete. Able to dig with shovel or digging bars, use a jack hammer and sledgehammer, and drive in stakes and rebar (monuments). Able to walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice. Able to routinely lift and carry between 30 and 50 pounds. May need to work at remote sites.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to moderately loud due to the proximity to construction sites and related equipment.

Nice To Haves

Field surveying and office production-specific certifications preferred

Responsibilities

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Developing
Market Sector Software - Developing
Trimble Business Center
Trimble Access
CAD processing software
Point Cloud extraction software
Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care, and storage
Solid understanding of technical fundamentals
Performs basic technical tasks with limited oversight
Eager to learn and expand skill set
Team player, follows the direction of others, asks good questions, retains information provided, and shares information with those less experienced.
Clear and concise field notes
Basic equipment maintenance checks
topographic data collection
Monument field recovery
Topographic base map and surface model
Point cloud extractions
Research of public records
Basic construction layout
Remote sensing data
Demonstrate familiarity with industry or client standards such as the following:
ALTA surveys
Local platting, surveying standards
Infrequent direct client interaction. Reads emails. Occasionally attends client meetings. Listens and prepares meeting minutes.
Other duties as assigned.
Performs moderately complex technical work on projects. Operates with limited autonomy and work is supervised and reviewed by more senior staff.