Survey CAD Technician II

Merrick & Company; United States; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Survey CAD Technician to join their remote team. This role involves engaging in various survey projects, from Boundary and GPS to Topographic surveys. You'll be responsible for performing calculations, creating deliverables, and collaborating with field staff to ensure accuracy. With a focus on professional growth, the company offers a supportive environment where your contributions will help shape the future of surveying. If you're looking for a challenging yet rewarding position in a dynamic field, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Account

Employee Referral Program

Annual Performance Reviews

Professional Training

Employee Recognition Awards

Peer Mentor Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of office-based land surveying experience.
• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D for survey drafting tasks.
• Knowledge of survey concepts like boundary and GPS.

Responsibilities

• Support senior survey team and resolve issues with field staff.
• Perform survey research and prepare legal descriptions.
• Draft property descriptions and easements using AutoCAD.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Survey Research

Boundary Analysis

GPS

Property Descriptions

Field Note Reduction

Coordinate Systems

Mapping Projections

Drafting

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in Geospatial Field

Tools

Trimble Business Center

Job description

OVERVIEW

Merrick & Company is seeking career and quality minded Survey CAD Technician for challenging projects including all types of Boundary, GPS, Easement/Right of Way, Topographic and As-Built Surveys. Qualified candidates will be responsible for performing survey related research, performing survey calculations, and creating final survey deliverables. Successful candidate will work under direct supervision of a Land Surveyor. This is a full-time remote position.

Hourly pay range for this position is $23.51 - $29.71 per hour. Pay offered may vary depending on job related knowledge, skills, and experience.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Provide support to the senior survey team and communicate with field staff and Project Manager to resolve issues.
• Take direction to perform survey related research using online resources or physical county records, analysis and reduction of field notes, and work with survey coordinate systems and datums.
• In an intermediate-advanced support role, apply survey standards to prepare and maintain drawings, descriptions and exhibits on moderate complexity projects.
• Complete survey drafting tasks using AutoCAD Civil 3D for moderately complex property descriptions, monumented land survey plats, topographic and contour maps. Address data issues with minimal support.
• Prepare field packages.
• Begin learning boundary analysis, involved in the conversations about the boundary determination with the responsible charge. Not making boundary decisions, but able to take a boundary determination and complete a plat.
• Prepare easements from a provided base map.
• Prepare legal description and exhibits.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of Two (2) years of office-based land surveying experience.
• Proficient with AutoCAD Civil 3D, load survey data, perform quality verification, process linework and prepare drawings.
• Knowledge of survey related research.
• Knowledge of coordinate systems, datums and mapping projections commonly used in the United States.
• Demonstrated understanding survey concepts and methodologies such as boundary, GPS, easements, right-of-way, ALTA, topographic, construction layout, design, plan & profile, as-built, monumented land survey plats, topographic/contour maps, property legal descriptions.
• Experience with drafting: parcel boundaries, plats, easement & right-of-way maps
• Experience writing property descriptions.
• Experience with processing design survey topography and DTM surfaces.
• Experience reducing field notes preferred.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in a geospatial field.
• Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) or Certified Survey Technician Certificate (CST).
• Experience in Trimble Business Center.
• Local candidates preferred.

PERKS

• Employee Owned - all eligible U.S. employees have an Employee Stock Ownership Account.
• Robust Employee Referral Program.
• Annual performance and compensation reviews.
• Professional Training and Development.
• Employee Recognition Awards.
• Peer Mentor Program
• And Much More!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Apply online only. No e-mail, hard copy or third-party resumes accepted.
• Merrick & Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off (PTO).
• Merrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
• Employment with Merrick is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment background check, MVR check, and drug screen.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.