Survey CAD Technician

Baird, Hampton & Brown•Round Rock, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Baird, Hampton & Brown, our mission is building partners through creative, sustainable engineering solutions, and honest, long-term relationships. With over 30 years in the business, we understand that a solid foundation is necessary in every aspect of what we do. We support our team members in pursuing excellence in their fields and balancing their lives. We serve our clients with integrity, communication, and involvement at every stage. As a team member, you can trust BHB to champion our core values, which leads to healthy, mutually beneficial relationships as well as services of the highest caliber. We are currently seeking a full-time, exempt Survey CAD Technician. The Survey CAD Technician will assist the RPLS in land surveying duties and draft detailed drawings, to include boundary, right-of-way, easements and topographical surveys, profiles, cross sections, subdivision plats, property exhibits, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and other similar types of drawings and maps to be used for transfer of real property, planning, development, and design of civil engineering projects; also performs field survey work if needed.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience as survey technician working with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Must be experienced with Trimble Robotic Total Stations, Trimble Data Collectors, and GPS equipment.
Ability to drive company vehicle to various locations in the metroplex to complete surveying tasks for projects if needed.
Ability to work closely with an integrated multi-discipline team under tight deadlines and communicate clearly – both in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

Prepare boundary, topographic, tree, construction, easement and ALTA/NSPS survey drawings using Civil 3D.
Draft subdivision plats, easement exhibits, metes-and-bounds descriptions and other survey deliverables under the supervision of an RPLS.
Process and review field data collected using conventional total stations, robotic instruments, GNSS equipment and digital levels.
Perform deed, plat, easement, right-of-way and public-record research.
Assist with boundary analysis by compiling record information, field evidence and survey calculations for review by the project RPLS.
Calculate survey points, alignments, areas, closures, offsets and construction staking information.
Prepare field files, point lists, stakeout data, sketches and other information needed by survey crews.
Review field data for completeness, accuracy and potential discrepancies before drafting.
Perform routine QA/QC of survey drawings, legal descriptions, exhibits and field data.
Maintain organized project files, CAD standards, survey databases and electronic records.
Coordinate with project managers, field crews, engineers and other design disciplines to resolve questions and obtain missing information.
Track assigned work and communicate project status, scheduling needs and potential issues to the project manager.
Assist field crews when needed with boundary, topographic, construction staking, as-built and other survey work.
Operate survey instruments and data collectors under the direction of the party chief or RPLS.
Set stakes, locate improvements and utilities, collect topographic information and assist with monument searches and recovery.
Follow company safety procedures and properly maintain survey equipment, vehicles and field supplies.
Perform other survey-related office and field duties as assigned.