Survey Field Technician

What We're Looking For: 

Barge Design Solutions is seeking a Survey Technician I to join our team! In this entry-level role, you’ll assist field and office staff, learning to operate survey equipment and apply proper surveying techniques. Under the supervision of experienced surveyors, you’ll support tasks such as data collection, traffic control, and instrument operation. This is a great opportunity to start your career in surveying with hands-on training and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• Set up, adjust, operate, and inspect surveying equipment, including electronic total station, data collector to measure to measure distances, elevations, angles, and other data in order to collect survey data.
• Process data from manual or electronic field books.
• Perform basic field calculations of horizontal and vertical geometry of roadways under supervision.
• Retrace or survey boundary lines under supervision.
• Perform calculations for construction stakeout for review.
• Assist in researching existing record information, including record maps, plans, deeds, easements, and right-of-way documents; and maintain field data records.
• Perform other duties as required.

 Education & Experience Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or equivalent and minimal experience.
• Valid driver's license and sufficient driving record
• Ability to read and understand various types of documents and operate instruments in order to provide accurate information
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work varying schedules
• Ability to travel at times and overnight

Daily work environment includes working outdoors and in rough terrain. Individuals will walk, sit, and stand while operation various equipment, tools and machinery. Individuals may need to carry, push, pull, or lift up to 50 lbs. Individuals may need to climb various elecations and requires visual acuity sufficient to read alpha/numeric symbols and perform computation and design.

Why join us? 

Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 550+ people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
  
• Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
  
• Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.
  

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled