Land Survey Technician: Field & CAD Drafting

McLaury Engineering, Inc.; Sioux Falls, Northern (SD, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaury Engineering, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking a Land Survey Technician to blend field surveying with office data processing and AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting.

The role offers development toward LSIT certification and Professional Land Surveyor licensure through hands-on experience with licensed SD surveyors. The position emphasizes learning the complete surveying process—from boundary research and field data collection to final survey documents—within a collaborative, growing team

Qualifications

• An associate or bachelor’s degree in land surveying, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, drafting technology, construction technology, or a related field is preferred but not required.
• Previous land surveying, CADD drafting, construction staking, civil construction, or related experience is beneficial but not required.
• An interest in pursuing LSIT certification and eventual licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Working with professional land surveyors, engineers, and technicians on boundary, topographic, construction, transportation, municipal, and private development projects.
• Performing field survey work using robotic total stations, GPS/GNSS equipment, data collectors, levels, and other surveying technology.
• Completing topographic and existing-conditions surveys to support engineering design.
• Providing construction staking for municipal, transportation, utility, and private development projects.
• Assisting with boundary research, survey calculations, property surveys, subdivision plats, certificates of survey, easement exhibits, right-of-way plats, legal descriptions, and other survey documents.
• Downloading, organizing, processing, and reviewing survey field data.
• Preparing survey drawings, plats, maps, exhibits, and other documents using AutoCAD Civil 3D and related software.
• Developing existing-conditions base drawings and digital terrain models to support civil engineering design.
• Assisting engineers and CADD staff with the preparation of engineering drawings and plan sets for transportation, municipal, utility, and private development projects as needed.
• Coordinating field data with CADD files and reviewing drawings for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintaining survey equipment and helping ensure fieldwork is completed safely, accurately, and efficiently.
• Coordinating with surveyors, engineers, contractors, property owners, and other project team members.
• Developing the technical knowledge and practical experience needed to pursue LSIT certification and eventual licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor

Skills

Field surveying

CADD drafting

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree in land surveying or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

GPS/GNSS equipment

Robotic total stations

Job description

McLaury Engineering, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD, is seeking a Land Survey Technician to blend field surveying with office data processing and AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting.

The role offers development toward LSIT certification and Professional Land Surveyor licensure through hands-on experience with licensed SD surveyors. The position emphasizes learning the complete surveying process—from boundary research and field data collection to final survey documents—within a collaborative, growing team