American Placements | Full time

Survey Technician

Dallas, United States | Posted on 07/31/2024

Job Information

  • Date Opened 07/31/2024
  • Job Type Full time
  • Industry Engineering
  • Work Experience 4-5 years
  • City Dallas
  • State/Province Texas
  • Country United States
  • Zip/Postal Code 75204

Job Description

  • Provide survey support for internal engineering, planning, and construction management services
  • Ensure the safety of personnel and equipment.
  • Searches legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed
  • Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles
  • Prepare preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys
  • Verify accuracy of field survey data including measurements and calculations conducted on survey projects.
  • Calculate, review and process results of field survey data including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land features and boundaries.
  • Prepare metes and bounds descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, easements or other legal documents.
  • Perform quality control checks of plats and drawings prepared by other technicians.
  • Ensure schedules and productivity objectives set by a supervisor for preparation of survey plats and drawings are achieved.
  • Review potential survey project RFP/bids and prepare cost proposals.
  • Produce CAD drawings to include boundary surveys, topographic surveys, land title surveys, and ALTA/ACSM land title surveys.
  • Acquires, understands, and applies technical and professional knowledge and skills to perform job effectively, efficiently, and safely.
  • Establishes, enforces, and drives policies that promotes Company vision and culture to achieve company objectives. 
  • Strong business acumen. Offers excellent communication and presentation skills in an organized, professional manner.
  • Ability to nurture and maintain key relationships internally and externally through communication and diplomacy. 
  • Contributes to a positive and productive team-oriented environment. Offers open communication/feedback within the team. Minimizes conflict and builds collaboration to maintain productive team.