What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Technician - Full Time position at KLJ Engineering LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
The Survey Technician plays a key role in supporting civil engineering and land surveying projects by collecting, analyzing, and processing field data. Working closely with surveyors and engineers, this position involves operating survey equipment, preparing maps and reports, and ensuring data accuracy for project planning and execution.
Key Responsibilities :
- Assist in conducting land surveys for engineering, construction, and mapping projects.
- Operate and maintain survey instruments such as GPS, total stations, and data collectors.
- Collect and record accurate field data, ensuring proper documentation and reporting.
- Assist in boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction staking, and as-built surveys.
- Process survey data using CAD and GIS software to create maps, drawings, and reports.
- Interpret engineering and survey plans to ensure fieldwork aligns with project requirements.
- Collaborate with engineers, surveyors, and project managers to support project goals.
- Ensure compliance with safety standards and company protocols while working in the field.
- Maintain and calibrate survey equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability.
- Assist in preparing legal descriptions, plats, and other survey-related documents.
Qualifications & Skills :
Preferred Experience :
Work Environment :
Under direct supervision, provides survey support to the Resident Engineer on projects to ensure construction compliance with plans, specifications, and contract documents. Tasks may include assisting with and receiving training in performing land surveys and conducting research on various construction projects of basic complexity which may include visually mapping / drafting legal boundaries and the potential placement of structures, utilities, and installations. Generates accurate and concise documentation regarding assigned aspects of the project. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for uniformity, thoroughness, and legal compliance for survey documents.
Job Duties and Responsibilities :
Qualifications :
Core Competencies and Expected Behaviors :
Knowledge & Skills : Developing Level
Business Acumen : Developing Level
Leadership : Developing Level
Business Development : Developing Level
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described represent 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.
The employee is regularly required to :
Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
Talk or hear and communicate clearly.
The employee must :
Be able to walk on uneven terrain up to ten miles per day.
Frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 75 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Hours and Travel :
This position requires the individual work 40 or more hours per week with 10% of the time spent in the office and 90% in the field.
