What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Technician position at ENTRUST Solutions Group?
- Using CAD, apply proper industry, client and company standards to prepare plats and drawings for surveys such as but not limited to Property Mosaic, Location Drawings, FEMA Elevation Certifications, Topographic, Planimetric, Boundary, Right-of-Way, ALTA/NSPS Land Title, As-Built, Construction Stake-Out, Bathometric (Soundings), and Control Network Surveys, Right-of-Way Plats and Subdivisions Plats, Utility Easement Exhibits/Plats, and Land Descriptions
- Perform in depth land records research on location and online to obtain Railroad Val Maps, FEMA Flood maps, Deeds, Plats, Utility Plans, State Highway Administration documents and plats
- Interaction with client contacts, the public and governmental agencies
- Field-to-office problem solving
- Record keeping and time keeping
- Perform survey computations using math, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra
- Process, Reduce and check field notes/data for standard surveys
- Read site plans, boundary plats, highway plans, utility plans, profiles and cross sections
- Set up MISS Utility tickets for all field projects
- Scanning and archiving survey department documents
- Report to the Survey Project Manager on project status
- Perform peer QC reviews
- Perform field checks and site visits
- Understand constraints such as budget and project timeline
- 5 - 10 years related experience
- NSPS/CST Level 2 Required
- NSPS/CST Level 3 Preferred
- ALTA/NSPS requirements and title review
- Understand the principles of the profession, ethics and the various technical standards along with local and State regulations as they relate to Surveying
- Familiarity with horizontal and vertical traverse/control adjustments, and horizontal and vertical curves
- In-depth applications of computer aided drafting (CAD)
- Understand and complete FEMA Elevation Certifications
- Interpret deeds and plats to produce property mosaic worksheets
- Use of Leica Infinity software to process, edit and utilize 3D scanner cloud data
- Understand scope of services in contract
- Knowledge of a wide variety of surveying field operation methods and procedures
- Interpretation of control point records and data sheets
- GPS survey procedures
- General company policies as they relate to field and office operations, office workflow procedures, and field and office problem solving techniques
- Understand the historical developments of survey procedures and practices
- Understand the basics of computer operating systems and GIS
- Ability to train and mentor other field and office survey technicians
- Assisting supervisor in preparing proposals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
