Field Survey Assistant — Outdoor Civil Projects

Rick Engineering; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 60,174,000 - 85,962,000; Full time

Job summary

Rick Engineering in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Survey Assistant to join a land survey crew as an entry-level professional. You will assist with boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS and construction staking surveys outdoors.

The role emphasizes learning modern survey equipment, field notes, safety and teamwork, with opportunities for mentorship and growth in civil engineering and land development projects.

Qualifications

• Preferred candidate will have one year of technical survey training, plus one year of experience or two years of equivalent work experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• No prior surveying experience is required for entry-level candidates who demonstrate reliability, mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
• Previous experience in land surveying, construction staking, civil construction, or site development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Crew Chief with boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, right-of-way, utility, as-built, and construction-staking surveys.
• Set up, operate, and store modern survey equipment, including robotic total stations, GNSS/GPS receivers, levels, data collectors, field tablets, rods, and prisms.
• Hold and position survey rods, prisms, targets, and GNSS equipment accurately at designated locations.
• Assist with construction staking for buildings, roads, grading, utilities, drainage improvements, curb, sidewalk, and other civil improvements.
• Set and clearly mark stakes, hubs, lath, nails, whiskers, control points, and monuments with required offsets, elevations, stationing, and cut-and-fill information.
• Read construction plans, grading plans, staking diagrams, and field sketches, and perform basic calculations involving distances, elevations, slopes, grades, and offsets.
• Search for, expose, identify, and document property corners, survey monuments, benchmarks, utilities, and other physical evidence using appropriate hand tools and locating equipment.
• Collect accurate field measurements, feature codes, descriptions, photographs, sketches, and notes for existing improvements and site conditions.
• Maintain survey equipment, vehicles, batteries, tools, supplies, and organized electronic field files.
• Communicate effectively with the survey crew, contractors, equipment operators, engineers, inspectors, and property owners while following company safety procedures.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Rick Engineering in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Survey Assistant to join a land survey crew as an entry-level professional. You will assist with boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS and construction staking surveys outdoors.

The role emphasizes learning modern survey equipment, field notes, safety and teamwork, with opportunities for mentorship and growth in civil engineering and land development projects.