Surveying Technician

Location

Pittsburgh, PA | United States

Job description

RES is accepting applications for a Surveying Technician in our Pittsburgh PA or Scenery Hill, PA offices.

The mission: to provide survey support to all RES operations in the region.

90% of your time, you will be in the field, collecting data and surveying , through all the stages of the project development. The data you’d be collecting is related to topography, site features, property boundaries, construction stakeout, and post-construction as-builts.

Note that our projects are scattered around the Eastern region, mostly within PA, OH, WV, and NY so you’ll be traveling throughout these regions. Traveling is a requirement of the job but we are flexible with schedules and guarantee being home by Friday. Also, we perform our work come rain or come shine, so be ready to work in all kinds of challenging and rugged field conditions and all types of weather. You will also be carrying some equipment of at least 50 pounds on the back and walking up to 4 miles a day. You will also need a valid driver's license to get to the job sites.

10% of your time, you will be transferring data , and communicating with Survey, Design, and Construction Leads. You may need to provide sketches or write brief reports regarding your work. So excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

We’d like to talk to you if you have many of the following:

• 3+ years of experience in field surveying (boundary, topographical, engineering, mapping, and/or stake-out)
• Familiarity with a variety of surveying equipment including:
• Trimble S series robotic total stations
• Trimble R-series GNSS receivers
• Trimble TSC3/TSC5 data collectors
• Trimble Geo7x handheld GPS
• Sokkia total stations
• Carlson data collection
• Trimble Access or Survey Pro
• Familiarity with traversing and GPS control networks

What will make you stand out?

• Associate degree, in Engineering, Architecture, Surveying, GIS or Environmental science, or alike
• Knowledge of geomorphic, topographic, or boundary surveying
• Knowledge of one of the following software: Carlson Survey, AutoCAD Civil3D, AutoCAD Map3D, AutoCAD Storm and Sanitary Analysis, ESRI ArcMap, HEC-RAS, Trimble Business Center, Trimble Access and/or Survey Pro.
• Familiarity with the civil construction trades.
• A Surveyor-in-training license.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

RES is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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