Survey Instrument Technician

Triad Engineering, Inc.; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Life, Short- & Long-term disability

ESOP

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Professional Development

Personal Protective Equipment provided

Career Advancement

Job summary

Triad Engineering, Inc. in Hagerstown, MD is seeking a full-time Survey Instrument Technician to support field and office surveying activities. You will assemble and maintain survey equipment, perform calibration, and assist crew chiefs on various projects.

The role requires basic math, reading/writing, a valid driver's license, and the ability to work outdoors in all weather. Training and career advancement are offered within our employee-owned firm that serves geotechnical and civil

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; math/surveying coursework preferred.
• Previous survey or survey-related experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic math.
• Able to work indoors/outdoors in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures on-site.
• Maintain equipment via cleaning, maintenance, and calibrations.
• Assemble and set up equipment at project sites.
• Coordinate field work under Crew Chief.
• Perform surveys: leveling, traversing, triangulation, metes and bounds, construction, photo control.
• Handle operation and adjustments of transits, total stations, data collectors, levels, tripods.
• Enter field data and produce positional information.
• Read and interpret control point records and field sheets.
• Understand plans reading (site, boundary, highway, profiles).
• Record field notes legibly and accurately.
• Communicate effectively with crew and survey staff.
• Strive to make each project profitable.
• May lift up to 50 pounds; work in varied terrains.

Skills

Reading & writing

Math aptitude

Public interaction

Team communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Maths/surveying coursework preferred

Tools

Transits & Total stations

Data collectors

Levels & tripods

Job description

Triad Engineering, Inc. has an immediate need for a full-time Survey Instrument Technician for our Hagerstown, MD office.

Feel the security of working for the Triad team by experiencing the following benefits:

• Excellent compensation and benefits package including:
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays
• Life, Short- and Long-term disability insurance with company-paid premiums
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Company supported Professional Development
• Personal Protective Equipment provided
• Career Advancement

Duties

• Follow all corporate and job site safety procedures
• Maintain equipment by cleaning, completing preventative maintenance and performing calibrations
• Assemble and set-up necessary equipment at project site
• Coordinate field work for a variety of standard types of surveys, under the direction of the Crew Chief
• Perform survey activities including, but not limited to, leveling, traversing, triangulation, metes and bounds surveys, construction surveys and photo control surveys
• Knowledge of the operation, checking and basic field adjustments on transits, total stations, total electronic stations, data collectors, levels, and tripods
• Perform physical tasks such as: line clearing, pounding stakes, setting monuments, and locating critical underground objects
• Knowledgeable of trigonometry, geometry, algebra, coordinate geometry, and basic surveying computations
• Demonstrate lot, area, and intersection (bearing-bearing, distance-distance, bearing-distance) computations
• Knowledge of the reduction and checking of the field notes for the determination of positions and elevations
• Knows basic sources of measurement errors
• Knows principles of staking and marking
• Ability to enter field data and produce positional information (i.e., leveling, traversing, stadia, topographic mapping) with hand-held calculator
• Knows how to interpret control point records and data sheets, as well as locate points in the field
• Understands basic plan reading and preparation (i.e., site plans, boundary plans, highway plans, profile and cross sections, horizontal and vertical curves, pipeline plans, foundation plans, and developing existing and finished contours)
• Basic knowledge of the terminology and principles of conventional drafting
• Knowledgeable of surveying ethics and technical standards
• Record field notes legibly and accurately for standard surveying operations
• Communicate effectively with crew members and other survey staff
• Strive to make each project profitable

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Additional courses in mathematics and surveying preferred

Experience

• Previous survey or survey-related experience preferred

Additional Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and the ability to safely operate a motor vehicle
• Must possess the ability to read, write and perform basic math
• Must be comfortable communicating with the public
• Must be comfortable with regular use of email, internet and basic Microsoft Office applications
• Must be available to work in all types of indoor and outdoor environments

Work is performed under all weather conditions, often on busy streets or construction sites, involves extensive standing and walking, and includes clearing brush, working in difficult terrain, manholes and on difficult slopes. May be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 50 pounds. Occasional office work may be required. Work may routinely require the employee to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear and frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities, as defined by the ADA.

Triad Engineering is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that provides geotechnical and civil engineering, environmental services, land surveying, construction testing and monitoring services to a wide range of clients. We are an employee-owned firm with nearly 200 employees throughout West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio and offer an extensive benefits package.

Triad Engineering Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace. As a condition of employment, candidates are required to take and pass a pre‑employment drug screening.

Triad Engineering, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary: $18 - $22 per hour