Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Winston-Salem, NC

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking a Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator for their Winston-Salem, North Carolina Office. This role involves operating surveying instruments, taking field notes, making sketches, and entering data. The company is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with over 2,800 professionals across the United States, specializing in engineering, architecture, and information technology services.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening
Valid Driver’s License
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to retain knowledge of daily routines and able apply logic and common sense understanding to carry out detailed written and oral instructions
Ability to work in small groups
Ability to solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree preferred, Field of Study: Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar degree type or relevant experience
Related experience
No prior experience necessary but preferred
May use Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD), accurate data entry skills, ability to operate and master various electronic devices and software programs as needed for surveying and mapping

Responsibilities

Position and hold the prism rods, or targets, that Instrument operators use for measure angles, distances, and elevations
Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, and Data Collectors.
Run levels and level rods for benchmarks and cross-section elevations
Search for property monuments, and other survey points
Set and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation
Operate surveying instruments such as prisms rods, Total Stations, and GPS equipment
Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans
Maintain equipment and load supplies in vehicles used by surveying crews
Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for line of sight, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods
Perform other related duties as assigned