Survey Technician/Sr Survey Technician
About The Position
Timmons Group is hiring a Survey Technician/Senior Survey Technician for its Survey Group in the Staunton, Virginia office. The role supports the application of land surveying principles, methods, and techniques. It includes preparing and drafting survey documents and construction materials, performing limited courthouse research, submitting plats for jurisdictional approval, and collaborating with the project manager and group leader. The technician may also provide field coverage when necessary and perform other assigned duties. The position is eligible for overtime. The estimated salary range is $27 to $50 per hour. Offers are based on job-related factors including internal equity, experience, skills, education, credentials, and role complexity. Benefits information is available through the company’s benefits package.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or associate degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Geography, Geospatial Information Sciences, or a related field, or at least three years of progressive survey field experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret safety rules, scopes of services, project budgets, jurisdictional platting and submittal requirements, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to read deed descriptions, title reports, zoning reports, survey plats, DOT plans, engineering drawings, and aerial topographic mapping.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as trigonometry and geometry.
- High energy, creativity, flexibility, patience, and self-starting ability; willingness to work at a dynamic pace.
- Commitment to the company’s Vision, Mission, and Shared Values.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with GPS and 3D laser scanning.
Responsibilities
- Draft subdivision plats, boundary surveys, and easement plats.
- Prepare parcel descriptions.
- Prepare staking maps for subdivisions, infrastructure improvements, and site plans.
- Prepare cutsheets and construction take-offs.
- Draft topographical surveys and create digital terrain models.
- Perform limited courthouse research.
- Submit plats for jurisdictional approval.
- Work closely with the project manager and group leader.
- Substitute in the field when necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
