Survey Office Technician

Civil and Environmental Consultants; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation bonus

Job summary

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is seeking a Survey Office Technician to join our St. Charles team.

This role supports the preparation of topographic/surface surveys, boundary and ALTA/Cadastral work, and the processing of spatial data from drone flights, scanning, lidar, and other sources with on‑the‑job training. You'll collaborate with a technical staff, contribute to a variety of projects, and grow your surveying expertise while benefiting from career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related survey experience, field/office.
• Proficient with AutoDesk Civil3D and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with topo surfaces, contouring, and boundary data.
• Ability to draft property boundaries and easements from deeds.
• Experience with data preparation for Project Managers in survey and civil.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of topographic/surface surveys.
• Process spatial data from drone flights, scanning and lidar.
• Prepare detailed base-files for Project Manager use.
• Review legal descriptions and boundary data.
• Support field and office tasks as needed.

Skills

Survey experience

Boundary data awareness

Legal descriptions review

Data preparation

Field/office collaboration

Tools

AutoDesk Civil3D

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Office suite

Trimble Business Center

PIX4D

Recap point cloud

Job description

Survey Office Technician

Job Locations: US-MO-St. Charles

Category: Survey / Geospatial

Type: Full-Time

Overview

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is searching for a Survey Office Technician to join our dynamic team, in St. Charles, MO.

This position will be at the forefront of diverse projects. Your ability to assist in the preparation of topographic / surface preparation, boundary / ALTA / Cadastral surveys will lay the groundwork for a vast range of projects. You will be able to process and build with spatial data collected through drone flights, scanning, lidar and other sources in time through on the job training. This is a rare opportunity to build a career in surveying! CEC will support your career growth through further professional development, technical training and a rewarding career in the Survey + Geospatial practice. If you’re eager to contribute to impactful projects, work with a technical staff, and grow your expertise with a leading firm, we want to hear from you!

If you’re eager to contribute to impactful projects, work with a technical staff, and grow your expertise with a leading firm, we want to hear from you!

Potential sign-on and relocation bonus, if applicable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related survey experience, field/office
• Demonstrated experience with:
• AutoDesk Civil3D
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Office products.
• Using surveying software applications, processing, and interpreting data.
• Preparation of Topographic Surfaces, Contouring, spot elevation labeling, surface analysis for correctness.
• Raising awareness about boundary, easement and parcel data.
• Review of legal descriptions and ability to draft property boundaries, easements, bearings and distances.
• Preparing data and detailed base-files for use by Project Manager in Survey, Civil, and other practices.
• Survey research related to deeds and plats for property boundary surveys.
• Preferred experience with:
• Trimble Business Center (TBC)
• Using surveying software applications, processing, and interpreting data
• Uploading/downloading from field data collectors.
• Surface clean-up and modeling in AutoDesk Civil3D.
• AutoDesk Recap point cloud import familiarity.
• PIX4D Drone processing familiarity.
• Ability to operate motorized equipment and possession of sufficient physical stamina to work outdoors under various field conditions.
• Valid driver’s license required.

About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community - focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite - focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA - focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women - focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you - that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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