Survey Field Technician

DLZ Corporation•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Shape the Future with DLZ! At DLZ Corporation, we don’t just design infrastructure—we create solutions that improve communities and empower careers. As a nationally recognized, award-winning multidisciplinary firm, we deliver engineering and architectural design services, construction management, surveying, right-of-way acquisition, and materials testing across the Midwest. Join a team where innovation meets collaboration, and your expertise drives meaningful impact. DLZ is looking for dependable individuals to fill various Field Surveying opportunities! Depending on when you apply DLZ's Industrial Group has positions available in Burns Harbor, IN, Chicago, IL , and/or Joliet, IL.

Requirements

High School graduate with a minimum of one (1) year to five (5) years relevant experience, ten (10) years relevant experience preferred.
Experience with Total Stations, Robotic Total Stations, GPS, and Data Collectors (Trimble equipment experience preferred)
Valid driver’s license is mandatory including an insurable driving record
Ability to work overtime
Dependability!

Nice To Haves

Availability to work out-of-town for short or longer durations is a plus.
Work experience in heavy industrial and refinery operations
Ability to climb and comfort with heights is preferred
Ability to travel
Work experience in construction layout/staking
Work experience in boundary/topographic surveying
Industrial alignment and surveying background experience
Work experience in heavy industrial and refinery operations
Experience with Optical Tooling (T1, T2, precise level, jig transit)
Experience with Laser Trackers (Faro equipment experience is preferred)
Experience with Laser Scanners
Experience with Hydrographic Surveying
Experience with Drones (UAS’s)

Responsibilities

Perform all work in a safe and responsible manner, in accordance with the Health and Safety Plan
Possess aptitude to act as a positive representative of the company and its core values