Survey CAD Technician: Field-to-CAD Pro with ESOP

Volkert Inc; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) employer matching

PTO & Holidays

Life/AD&D insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Wellness incentives

Student Debt Retirement Match

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Volkert Inc. is hiring a Survey CAD Technician to support our Gulf Region in Starkville, Mississippi. The role focuses on field surveying, data collection, and CAD deliverables using Civil 3D and MicroStation.

You will assist field crews, process data, and prepare topographic surveys, ROW mapping, and boundary surveys while coordinating with teams. Travel and outdoor work are expected; prior DOT standards familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year of surveying and/or CADD experience
• Familiarity with DOT survey standards
• Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D and MicroStation
• Willingness to travel overnight and work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Ability to work extended hours and perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting heavy loads
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening
• Valid driver’s license with satisfactory MVR

Responsibilities

• Assist with field surveying activities, including operating and maintaining conventional and electronic survey equipment
• Conduct land surveys by measuring locations, boundaries, dimensions, points, lines, grades, angles, and distances for mapping, construction staking, and control establishment
• Coordinate with survey field crews and prepare field packets and work orders for project execution
• Process and quality-check field data, importing results into CAD environments
• Prepare survey deliverables using MicroStation and Autodesk Civil 3D, including topographic surveys, ROW mapping, digital terrain models, boundary surveys, parcel plats, and control surveys
• Perform records and title research, including abstracting and deed sketches
• Assist in preparing metes and bounds descriptions under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS)

Skills

Survey CAD

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate/Bachelor in CAD/Geography/Surveying/Geomatics

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

MicroStation

Job description

Volkert Inc. is hiring a Survey CAD Technician to support our Gulf Region in Starkville, Mississippi. The role focuses on field surveying, data collection, and CAD deliverables using Civil 3D and MicroStation.

You will assist field crews, process data, and prepare topographic surveys, ROW mapping, and boundary surveys while coordinating with teams. Travel and outdoor work are expected; prior DOT standards familiarity is a plus.