Survey CAD Technician — Growth, ESOP & Team Impact

LJA Engineering, Inc.; Pensacola (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Comprehensive Benefits

Family Support

Education Support

Referral Bonuses

Community Impact

Professional Development

Career Growth

Fun Culture

Job summary

LJA Engineering, Inc. seeks a CAD Technician to provide drafting support for survey projects across Florida. You will process field notes, create survey plats, sketches, and exhibits, and prepare control sheets in accordance with state standards.

You’ll work with survey crews, utilize Trimble and CADD tools, and contribute to accurate construction layouts while supporting a collaborative, employee-owned culture at our Pensacola area offices.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of survey experience.
• CADD experience required.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work well in a team-focused environment.
• Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice.
• Trimble Business Center experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process conventional field notes and digitally collected data, analyze field data, and interact with survey field crews.
• Use survey data for the creation of survey plats, sketches, and exhibits including surveys for builder services (vacant, form board, foundation, and final surveys).
• Create Survey Control Data Sheets, Survey Control Index Sheets, Horizontal & Vertical Control Sheets.
• Compute data points for construction layout.
• Understand technical survey requirements and Florida standards of practice.
• Write/check Metes & Bounds Descriptions.

Skills

Survey experience

CADD experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Microsoft Office

Education

High School / technical school with CAD coursework

Tools

Trimble Business Center

Microsoft Office

Job description

LJA Engineering, Inc. seeks a CAD Technician to provide drafting support for survey projects across Florida. You will process field notes, create survey plats, sketches, and exhibits, and prepare control sheets in accordance with state standards.

You’ll work with survey crews, utilize Trimble and CADD tools, and contribute to accurate construction layouts while supporting a collaborative, employee-owned culture at our Pensacola area offices.