Survey Field Technician
About The Position
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a full-time Survey Field Technician for its Christiansburg, Virginia office. The technician works with a survey crew chief in the field to collect data supporting design activities, boundary surveying, construction sketches, and layout. Field assignments include land surveying work such as construction staking, boundary location, ALTA surveys, and topography across various project types. The position also involves organizing survey vehicles and equipment, operating surveying instruments and data collectors, transferring project files, and following company safety, quality management, and equipment maintenance policies.
Requirements
- Ability to work under the guidance of a survey crew chief and participate in training and mentorship.
- Valid driver's license and clean driving history; must be able to operate a motor vehicle.
- OSHA 10 and CPR/First Aid certification, or the ability and willingness to acquire them.
- Ability to perform tasks and solve problems with a high degree of independence.
- Basic office-suite computer skills.
- Ability to work outdoors in changing weather and environmental conditions, including exposure to insects.
- Ability to travel around construction sites and field assignments, carry survey equipment and supplies in remote, rural, or urban settings, lift 50 pounds, and walk long distances.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree in Surveying, Engineering Technology, or a related area of study.
- Experience with commercial and residential land development and public infrastructure projects.
- Experience coordinating activities with office personnel, including surveying technicians and engineering staff.
- Experience searching for and recovering boundary monuments in Public Land Survey System and metes-and-bounds states.
- FAA Part 107 UAS license.
- Ability to travel and remain at a project site for extended periods; ability to self-fund expenses until reimbursement is disbursed.
- Ability to operate a total station and GPS in static and RTK modes for control networks, boundaries, ALTA surveys, topography, and construction staking.
Responsibilities
- Carry out duties as requested by the survey crew chief.
- Perform field work for land surveying scopes, including construction staking, boundary location, ALTA surveys, and topography.
- Organize the survey truck, equipment, and supplies as needed.
- Operate GPS equipment, total stations, scanners, and data collectors.
- Transfer files between data collectors and internal company project folders.
- Maintain productive working relationships with clients and coworkers.
- Follow company Safety, Quality Management, and Equipment Maintenance policies.
- Ensure division, regional, and company values, policies, and practices are consistently followed within the survey service.
- Lead by example through sound judgment, integrity, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
