Surveys Technician Lead – CADD

Minnesota DOT; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 holidays/year

Vacation days

Sick leave

Pension plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Minnesota DOT in Rochester, MN is seeking a Surveys Technician Lead - CADD to oversee and perform both office and field survey tasks. The role includes leading construction surveys, setting up and maintaining survey equipment, and processing field data with MicroStation to produce CAD files.

The position requires four years of survey experience (with CAD usage) or three years plus related roadway inspection/design experience, with eligible education substitutions in engineering/geomatics.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience performing surveys mapping (e.g., land, location, construction, and/or geodetic control surveys) which included at least two years of experience utilizing computer-aided drafting and design.
• OR three years of experience performing surveys (e.g., land, location, construction, and/or geodetic control surveys), mapping or related activities AND a combination of one year of experience performing roadway inspection or design. Two years of experience utilizing CADD.
• Education substitution: A two-year Civil or Construction Technology Degree or the following four-year degrees: Architectural, Civil or Mechanical Engineering; Land Surveying / Geomatics; or equivalent may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs as survey lead in construction survey office activities.
• Performs as survey lead in the field activities.
• Performs set-up, calibration, use and maintenance of survey equipment.
• Process survey field data using MicroStation software and create new CADD files or merge with existing files as appropriate.
• Process electronic field data, build utility and drainage databases and CADD files.
• Generate TIN models from field shots or point cloud data from laser scans.

Skills

Surveying

Fieldwork

MicroStation

Education

Civil/Construction Technology Degree

Civil Engineering

Land Surveying / Geomatics

Architectural Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

CAD (CADD)

Job description

Surveys Technician Lead - CADD

$59,821 - $81,578 / annually

Rochester, MN

This oversees or operates real time kinematic global position systems and oversees data comparison from real time kinematic global position systems or total station. Some of the other duties include:

• Performs as survey lead in construction survey office activities.
• Performs as survey lead in the field activities.
• Performs set-up, calibration, use and maintenance of survey equipment.
• Process survey field data using MicroStation software and create new CADD files or merge with existing files as appropriate.
• Process electronic field data, build utility and drainage databases and CADD files.
• Generate TIN models from field shots or point cloud data from laser scans.

WHY WORK FOR US

We offer excellent employee benefits, such as low-cost health and dental insurance, and affordable dependent coverage. Other benefits include:

• 12 paid holidays per year
• Earn up to 29 paid vacation days a year
• Earn 13 days paid sick time
• Pension plan
• Paid life insurance
• Much more!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Four years of experience performing surveys mapping (e.g., land, location, construction, and/or geodetic control surveys, etc.) which included at least two years of experience utilizing computer-aided drafting and design

OR

Three years of experience performing surveys (e.g., land, location, construction, and/or geodetic control surveys, etc.), mapping or related activities AND a combination of one year of experience performing roadway inspection or design. Two years of experience utilizing CADD.

• Education Substitution: A two-year Civil or Construction Technology Degree or the following four-year degrees: Architectural, Civil or Mechanical Engineering; Land Surveying / Geomatics; or equivalent may substitute for one year of experience.