Field Survey & Construction Technician

State of Wyoming; Lander (WY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) seeks a Construction and Field Survey Technician to support field surveys, inspections, and material testing in Lander, Wyoming. You will collect field data, manage records, and collaborate with engineers to ensure safety and quality across road projects.

Working under limited supervision, you’ll perform topographic surveys, testing, and QA/QC tasks while contributing to project delivery and operational excellence in Wyoming.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience Substitution: 2-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in Construction and Field Surveying) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Construction and Field Survey Assistant
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None
• Education: Associate's Degree
• Experience: 0-1 year of progressive work experience (typically in Construction and Field Surveying) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Construction and Field Survey Assistant

Responsibilities

• Inspects construction projects.
• Prepare, review, maintain, and file construction project records, estimates, and reports.
• Perform topographic surveys.
• Conducts aggregate gradation testing, density testing for earthwork and surfacing, and concrete testing.
• Performs survey tasks such as driving stakes, hubs, holding tapes, holding the rod, and instrument operation.
• Performs minor surveying computations such as slopes, areas, volumes, cuts, fills, etc.
• Inspect pipe backfill and fill construction.
• Inspects paving operations to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
• Performs minor engineering computations such as areas, volumes, material spread rates, etc.
• Tests, samples, and report materials are proposed for construction projects.
• Reviews and learns test methods, manuals, and procedures.
• Performs basic engineering calculations.
• Performs testing and sampling on bridges and roadways for analysis.
• Reviews and learns traffic control methods, manuals, and procedures.
• Sets up, maintains, and removes a safe traffic control plan under live traffic conditions.
• Maintains traffic control devices in the field; performs traffic control duties.
• Assist in the investigation of existing roadways for forensic study.
• Assists in gathering samples, providing a safe working zone, flagging, etc.
• Ensures that proper equipment and supplies are loaded and in good working condition.
• Performs more complex lab tests of samples and documents results for QA/QC purposes.
• Serves as a technical resource for other employees; attends and completes all designated training sessions to maintain required certifications. Performs inspections.
• Communicates both internally and externally regarding project information and courses of action/consequences on smaller projects.
• Oversee smaller projects and/or components of larger projects.
• Assists in permitting processes to obtain water, gravel, plant site, and surveying agreements, and aids in renewing and maintaining these agreements.

Skills

Field surveying

Construction inspection

Data collection & documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree

Job description

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) seeks a Construction and Field Survey Technician to support field surveys, inspections, and material testing in Lander, Wyoming. You will collect field data, manage records, and collaborate with engineers to ensure safety and quality across road projects.

Working under limited supervision, you’ll perform topographic surveys, testing, and QA/QC tasks while contributing to project delivery and operational excellence in Wyoming.