Survey Field Service Technician- Energy

Wightman • Kalamazoo, MI

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About The Position

The Survey Field Service Technician collects field data using common surveying equipment. The position is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and involves regional travel, including out-of-state travel, approximately 75% of the time. The technician reports directly to the Project Manager- Energy.

The role includes setting up, adjusting, and operating surveying equipment; measuring, recording, and calculating data from instrument readings; locating and recovering markings and stakes; helping create drawings and computer images of job locations; and maintaining equipment and vehicles. The technician also assists with surveys of natural features and man-made structures on the surface, underground, or underwater, and gathers information for new surveys from maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other sources.

The position requires manual field work, including bending, digging with a hand shovel, cutting brush for lines, and carrying equipment, stakes, rebar, and other items weighing approximately 5–50 pounds. The technician must be able to work in all weather conditions and varied physical environments.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to plan and schedule work and complete it within established budgets and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions and varied physical environments.
• Ability to perform manual labor, including carrying items weighing approximately 5–50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or higher.
• Certified Survey Technician certification.
• Two or more years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, and operate surveying equipment and instruments to collect field data, and report data to surveyors and other Wightman professionals.
• Measure, record, and calculate data based on instrument readings.
• Lay out, locate, and recover markings, stakes, and other signifiers at work locations.
• Help create drawings and computer images of job locations.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles.
• Assist with surveys to determine the location of natural features and man-made structures on the surface, underground, or underwater.
• Collect information for new surveys using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant information.
• Perform manual labor, including bending, digging with a hand shovel, cutting brush for lines, and carrying equipment and materials weighing approximately 5–50 pounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED