Senior Project Surveyor/Technician

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Matrix Design Group, Inc., an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm is actively seeking a Senior Project Surveyor/Technician. The position may be filled in our Colorado Springs or Denver offices. This is a hybrid position and will require days in the office.

About Matrix: As an employee-owned company we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, respect, and excellence. Our strengths of service, innovation, and skill are a result of that belief. We have a friendly, collegial, cooperative atmosphere and offer a full range of benefits including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; holiday, vacation, and sick leave; training and education; and a 401(k) plan. Matrix employees are encouraged to participate in employee wellness programs, social committees, and community outreach programs. We strive to employ highly motivated people with excellent communication and applied critical thinking skills who desire to advance their talents and skills.

Compensation Range: $35- 45 per hour, dependent upon experience

Job Summary:

This position will require the survey professional to prepare and/or oversee the preparation of survey deliverables, coordinate with clients and related design professionals as well as oversee the efforts of team members. Responsible for processing and verification of survey data, preparation of survey drawings, as-builts and construction stakeout deliverables, as well as creating design support surveys, topographic maps, subdivision plats, land survey plats and ALTA Land Title Surveys.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for analyzing property boundaries for roads, pipeline, facility sites, and other right of ways and easements
• Evaluate and assist the survey COE with QAQC, management and operational procedures and practices.
• Communicate and meet with design team members, client representatives and government agencies.
• Perform QAQC review of survey products.
• Review staking layout procedures and checks.
• Review horizonal and vertical control techniques.
• Review survey equipment calibrations and adjustment procedures.
• Review research procedures and provide research support.
• Advise, mentor, and assist survey personnel.
• Assist in project oversight including scoping and estimating.
• Assist with personnel recruiting.
• Assist with business development.
• Compile survey computations with applicable standards to determine adequacy of data
• Analyze/process field information required to create topographic/design support surveys
• Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans
• Prepare proposals for various survey efforts as well as manage project budgets and schedules
• Manage entitlements within full scope in accordance with CO State

Competencies:

• Analyze field information related to boundary retracement, design support and construction surveying support
• Experienced in AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center and Microsoft Office
• Accomplished ability to read plans and understand boundary topography
• Complete knowledge of land surveying and equipment use
• Complete knowledge of ALTA surveys, boundary analysis, topographic surveys, preparation of easement documents, legal descriptions, final plat preparation, and construction staking
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and self-motivator
• Ability to take direction, work independently and with a team and work independently

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of three (3) years of surveying experience
• Professional Land Surveyor Licensure in CO; If out of state ability to obtain CO PLS within 6 months
• Accomplished with Trimble field equipment preferred
• Experience with Trimble Business Centera
• Advanced skills with AutoCAD and Civil 3D

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

How to Apply:

Please apply online at http://www.matrixdesigngroup.com/careers