Survey Engineering Technician II: Field Data & CAD

Pierce County; Washington; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce County in Washington State is seeking a field survey technician to provide critical land survey data in a two-person crew. You will work with high-tech equipment and CAD to record measurements and support road, levee, and utility projects.

You will maintain accurate field notes and maps, transfer data to office CAD drawings, and assist with staking, profiles, and elevations. The role requires physical stamina to carry gear across rugged terrain and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of progressively responsible technical engineering experience in one or more areas.

Responsibilities

• Develops, updates, and maintains paper and computerized files, records, and databases; retrieves reports, drawings, and plans.
• Makes mathematical calculations, compiles data, and computes quantity and cost estimates.
• Locates property on appropriate maps or construction plans; interprets notations on maps and atlases; updates and maintains various county atlases and maps, road logs and annexation records.
• Performs survey and mapping functions in the office or field environment; operates survey equipment; reduces data from field books.
• Establishes points and elevations, proper location and drainage for streets, sewers, runways, and structures. Plots profiles and cross sections, figures grade lines, calculates volume and areas, tabulates structural excavations, plots, and calculates traverses.

Education

High school graduation or equivalent

Job description

Pierce County in Washington State is seeking a field survey technician to provide critical land survey data in a two-person crew. You will work with high-tech equipment and CAD to record measurements and support road, levee, and utility projects.

You will maintain accurate field notes and maps, transfer data to office CAD drawings, and assist with staking, profiles, and elevations. The role requires physical stamina to carry gear across rugged terrain and a valid driver's license.