Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Winston-Salem, NC

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. JMT is seeking a Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator for its Winston-Salem, North Carolina office. The successful candidate may operate surveying instruments, including conventional and robotic total stations, static and RTK/VRS GPS, and conventional and electronic levels. The position may also involve taking field notes, making field sketches, and entering data into data collectors and computers. Immigration sponsorship or support, including H1B and F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT, is unavailable for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.

Responsibilities

Position and hold prism rods or targets used by instrument operators to 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 and equipment, including prism 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, including cutting brush for line of sight, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods.
Perform other related duties as assigned.