Survey Technician Jobs

The Survey Technician provides technical expertise and advice for complex surveying projects and performs specialized surveying activities under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor. The Survey Technician usually requires contact with governmental and private entities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.
• Produces metes and bounds descriptions, boundary surveys, topographic surveys, plats and other survey related deliverables.
• Develops detailed drawings in AutoCAD/Civil 3D to comply with county standards, TXDOT, and City of Houston platting requirements with strong emphasis on CAD capabilities, accuracy, and speed.
• Prepares data required for roadway, utility, and storm water design.
• Interprets field crew notes, analyze and process conventional and GPS data.
• Performs deed analysis and prepares working sketches from deeds and other sources for field and other uses.
• Prepares surfaces, calculate quantities, areas, and the like, commensurate with civil engineering.

Education:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent from an accredited educational institution.

• Trimble Business Center
• Leica Infinity
• Seven (7) years of surveying and/or engineering experience.
• AutoCAD/Civil 3D experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience as a Survey Technician.
• Carlson Survey Software
• Experience with one of the following surveying and engineering software required:
  • Carlson Survey Software
  • Trimble Business Center
  • Leica Infinity

• Must be willing to learn new software programs as needed, and become proficient with their use.
• Must have a strong sense of attention to detail to ensure the professional appearance and accuracy of survey products.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated and results-oriented professional.
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated and ready to perform job duties with little or no supervision.
• Must be comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively, within and outside the department, to produce Surveying and Mapping deliverables in conformance with established standards.
• Possess strong time management skills and effectively prioritize and schedule multiple tasks/initiatives.
• Must be adaptable and able to listen and learn from others as well as teach or offer assistance to peers.

• Associates Degree in Surveying or higher
• Field experience working with a survey crew, with experience as a Party Chief prior to being promoted to a Survey Technician
• Some college coursework in surveying, engineering, or related courses
• Successful completion/team member of large scale project work such as TxDOT highway projects, county government roadway and/or drainage improvement projects, and land development projects.

Location:

• 1111 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77002

• Subject to early mornings, late evenings, weekends and holidays at times, depending upon the project or workload
• Regular Full-Time, 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday

• Based on 26 Pay Periods
• Depends on Qualifications

• Frequent standing and walking; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Extensive use of a video display terminal (computer monitor).
• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
  • Occasional driving of a vehicle with automatic and four-wheel drive controls.
  • Frequent standing and walking; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 10 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
  • Extensive use of a video display terminal (computer monitor).
  • Occasional sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents, books, files, materials, and equipment.
  • Frequent standing and walking on rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces and ground during field visits.
• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 10 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent standing and walking on rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces and ground during field visits.
• Occasional driving of a vehicle with automatic and four-wheel drive controls.
• Occasional sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents, books, files, materials, and equipment.

• Approximately 10% of duties will be performed outdoors where there will be exposure to heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind, and dust.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time:
  • Approximately 90% of duties will be performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
  • Approximately 10% of duties will be performed outdoors where there will be exposure to heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind, and dust.
  • Must be willing to work in various weather and working conditions when visiting a field location.
• Approximately 90% of duties will be performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
• Must be willing to work in various weather and working conditions when visiting a field location.

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Medical
• Dental
• Long-term disability
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 10 county holidays plus one (1) floating holiday
• 10 days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service. Accrual rates increase based on years of service.
• Wellness
• Professional development opportunities
• Vision
• Life Insurance