Surveying Technician / Inspector I

Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson Inc. • Sylva, NC • 6h ago

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary: JMT is currently seeking Surveying Technician / Inspector I in the Sylva, North Carolina Office. The successful candidate for this position will adjust and operate surveying instruments, such as the theodolite and electronic distance-measuring equipment, and compiles notes, make sketches and enter data into computers. They will also assist the survey team by gathering and maintaining specified data for construction surveying. Finally, they will complete simple routine tasks under close supervision.

Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment

Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting in-order-to measure angles, distances, and elevations

Record survey measurements and descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, and inked tracings

Run rods for benches and cross-section elevations

Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points

Set out and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation

Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment

Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans

Conduct surveys using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments

Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews

Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

Experience with Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD) is a plus but not required for hire, accurate data entry skills, ability to operate and master various electronic devices and software programs as needed for surveying and mapping

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written and oral instructions

Ability to solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening

Able to pass Background Check

Required Experience

Associate degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology, or a related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in heavy construction

Valid Driver's License Required

Working Conditions

Work is performed in the field 90% of the time. Ability to extensively perform bending, kneeling, standing, shoveling, and lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 25 lbs as needed. Work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. The employee may be required to hike into remote areas or work in heavily congested and populated areas.

Work is performed within a general office environment 10% of the time. Office work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.

Anticipated travel 20% of the time.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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