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Survey Technician I

Roanoke, VA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Operates surveying instruments in the field to collect accurate measurements and data for boundary, construction, topographic, and as-built surveys.

Role type

Entry-level field survey technician

Builds

Field measurement data and survey reports for construction and land development projects

Domain

Civil engineering / Land surveying

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Operating total stations, GPS/GNSS receivers, levels, and data collectors; reading survey drawings and plans; performing field calculations; maintaining survey equipment; working outdoors in varying weather conditions

Preferred skills

Previous land or construction surveying experience; ability to read construction plans; basic knowledge of geometry and trigonometry

Technologies

Total stations, GPS/GNSS receivers, levels, electronic data collectors, surveying software

Responsibilities

Set up and operate surveying instruments; establish and verify survey control points; take measurements of angles, distances, and elevations; locate property corners and physical features; record field data accurately; maintain and calibrate equipment; assist crew chief with daily operations

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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