Survey Technician

Fenstermaker; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fenstermaker is seeking a Survey Technician to provide critical office-based support for field survey teams and coordinate between internal teams and clients. This remote-capable role focuses on managing survey data, supporting field operations, and aiding project coordination across locations.

The successful candidate will help organize information, streamline workflows, and contribute to accurate construction stake outputs.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Surveying and Mapping, Geomatics, or related field.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel, including overnight stays to customer sites and industry meetings.
• Experience supporting survey, construction, or field operations.
• Proficiency in Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center.
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Pro and Global Mapper.
• Experience collecting and processing data for construction stakes using GPS, robotics, and total stations, and levels.
• Familiarity with drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry outputs.
• Understanding of liability and risk mitigation in construction staking.
• Ability to adapt project design files for survey crews.
• Strong commitment to supporting survey crews.

Responsibilities

• Provide office support to field survey crews during construction projects.
• Manage, organize, and process survey data for accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate with field representatives, clients, and internal teams.
• Assist with scheduling, logistics, and project documentation.
• Support QA/QC processes for survey deliverables.
• Prepare reports, files, and deliverables for project teams.
• Communicate updates between office and field teams.

Skills

Time management

Willingness to travel

Data organization

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Surveying and Mapping, Geomatics, or related field

Tools

Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

ArcGIS Pro

Global Mapper

GPS equipment

Total Stations

Drone LiDAR

Job description

Job Description The Survey Technician provides critical office-based support to field survey teams, helping ensure efficient project execution, data accuracy, and coordination between internal teams and external representatives. This remote role focuses on managing survey data, supporting field operations, and assisting with project coordination. This position works closely with field crews and clients to organize information, streamline workflows, and support construction activities. The Survey Technician will be a champion and leader of our company's core values, while maintaining internal and external customer engagement and satisfaction.

Job Description The Survey Technician provides critical office-based support to field survey teams, helping ensure efficient project execution, data accuracy, and coordination between internal teams and external representatives. This remote role focuses on managing survey data, supporting field operations, and assisting with project coordination. This position works closely with field crews and clients to organize information, streamline workflows, and support construction activities. The Survey Technician will be a champion and leader of our company's core values, while maintaining internal and external customer engagement and satisfaction.

This position may be based at any of Fenstermaker's physical office locations or may be performed remotely.

Some Responsibilities Include

• Providing office support to field survey crews during construction projects
• Managing, organizing, and processing survey data for accuracy and efficiency
• Coordinating with field representatives, clients, and internal teams
• Assisting with scheduling, logistics, and project documentation
• Supporting QA/QC processes for survey deliverables
• Preparing reports, files, and deliverables for project teams
• Communicating updates between office and field teams

Job Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Surveying and Mapping, Geomatics, or related field
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize and meet internal and external deadlines
• Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight stays to customer sites, regulatory meetings, and other industry related meetings
• Experience supporting survey, construction, or field operations
• Proficiency in Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Pro and Global Mapper
• Experience collecting and processing data for construction stakes using GPS, robotics and conventional total stations, and digital/conventional levels, with the ability to select appropriate measurement methods
• Familiarity with drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry outputs
• Understanding of liability and risk mitigation in construction staking
• Ability to adapt project design files into formats useable by survey crews
• Strong commitment to supporting and collaborating with survey crews