Survey Technician (Mid-Senior)

OBEC Consulting Engineers•Vancouver, WA

64d•$29 - $43

About The Position

The Survey Technician 3 supports licensed survey staff in providing a variety of surveying tasks in the field and the office including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, mapping, 3D scanning, and more. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, good organizational skills, and work mostly autonomously under the supervision of a licensed surveyor. A Survey Technician 3 should demonstrate strong proficiency with survey fundamentals and be able to quickly learn and apply new survey skills as needed. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Requirements

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care, and storage
Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
Performs moderately complex design tasks independently
Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
Leads technical effort on small projects
Conducts quality control of basic deliverables
Team player who follows on large, complex projects, leads a small team on simple tasks, anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines, and takes responsibility for their results.
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Demonstrates ability to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects. Assists with budget creation on simple projects.
Understand and employ applicable industry or client standards such as the following:
ALTA surveys
Local platting, surveying standards
ASPRS
BLM cadastral surveys
Client standards
Infrequent direct client interaction. Reads emails. Occasionally attends client meetings. Listens and prepares meeting minutes.
Performs moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects as assigned by the market sector. Operates with a moderate level of autonomy. May assist with some assistant project management tasks.
Years of experience required: 4 years
A valid driver's license and a clean driving record are required to support essential business activities. These may include but are not limited to: travel to client meetings, field site visits, regional airports, contractor engagements, and construction zones.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.
Able to cut brush using chain saw or machete. Able to dig with shovel or digging bars, use a jack hammer and sledgehammer, and drive in stakes and rebar (monuments). Able to walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice. Able to routinely lift and carry between 30 and 50 pounds. May need to work at remote sites.

Nice To Haves

Associate's Bachelor's Degree preferred
Field surveying and office production-specific certifications preferred
Market Sector Software - Developing
Trimble Business Center
Trimble Access
CAD processing software
Point Cloud extraction software

Responsibilities

Clear and concise field notes
Basic equipment maintenance checks
Topographic data collection
Monument field recovery
Basic boundary resolutions
Basic construction calculations
Control network planning
Point cloud extractions
Research of public records
Basic construction layout
Remote sensing data
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Employees have the option of two medical plans with either an HSA (including employer contribution) or flexible spending account, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, dependent care account, employee assistance program, a 401(k) plan with discretionary employer contributions for matching, profit sharing, student debt repayment, â¯paid time off, paid holidays.
Paid Time Off (PTO) accrues at a minimum of 16 days per year and accruals being on first day of employment.
Employees also receive nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

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