Surveying Instrument Technician
About The Position
The Instrument Technician must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Will work primarily in the field on control, topographic, boundary, and all other surveys as Instrument Technician of a two or three-person field crew at an assigned worksite. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The following mental demands are required to perform the essential functions of this job: concentrate, conceptualize, cooperative work with others/teamwork, detailed work, frequent task changes, irregular schedule as needed, learn new tasks, interruptive /distractive environment, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, reasoning, problem solving, time pressures.
Requirements
- Must be experienced in controlling the function of surveying instruments and calculators.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Cut and remove brush and undergrowth for line-of-sight.
- Performs mathematical calculations and field checking of field data.
- Read and understand plans and specifications.
- Know basic sources of measurement errors.
- Dig ground using a pick, shovel, and other hand tools to search for and locate survey monuments.
- Hold and plum rod in obtaining elevations and distances.
- Drive stakes to set grades on construction projects.
- Provide quality customer service.
- Know, understand, and demonstrate safe working/operating methods of assigned tools and equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
