Survey Technician/Sr Survey Technician
About The Position
Timmons Group is seeking a Survey Technician/Senior Survey Technician to join its Survey Group in the Staunton, Virginia office. The role assists with applying land surveying principles, methods, and techniques. It works closely with the project manager and group leader and may provide field coverage when necessary. Other duties may be assigned. The position is eligible for overtime. The estimated salary range is $27 to $50 per hour; offers depend on job-related factors including internal equity, experience, skills, education, credentials, and role complexity. Timmons Group is an engineering and technology firm providing services including civil engineering, environmental, economic development, GIS/geospatial technology, landscape architecture, and surveying. The company describes its culture as supporting career development and providing resources and technology to help employees thrive.
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-direction; 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
Education Level
Associate degree
