SURVEY TECHNICIAN  - CHARLOTTE, NC

WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.

WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. is seeking a Survey Technician to join our team in our Charlotte, NC office. The successful candidate will have the option to also work out of our field office in Brainerd.  Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisting Registered Professional Surveyors with CAD productions, deed research, boundary analysis, easement preparations, legal descriptions, and computing survey points
• Processing of raw field data through Trimble Business Center
• Preform QA/QC checks
• Coordinate and work with filed crews and other office staff

Required Skills Required Experience

• Position requires 2+ years of land surveying experience in a survey technician role.
• Strong listening, writing and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of ALTA surveys, boundary analysis, topographic surveys, preparation of easement documents, legal descriptions, final plat preparation, construction staking
• Ability to operate AutoCAD Civil 3D for production activities.
• Ability to manage multiple task, project coordination, and interaction with other design services.
• Full use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment that is in a growth mode.
• Ability to utilize survey field equipment is preferred.
• SIT registration is preferred

ABOUT WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. (WESTWOOD)

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood) is a leading national surveying and engineering services provider for commercial and residential development, wind and solar energy, electric transmission, and oil and gas pipeline projects. Westwood was established in 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has grown to serve clients across the nation from multiple U.S. offices. In 2016, Westwood ranked #9 on the Zweig Group’s Hot Firm list for the second year in a row and moved up to #24 on their list of Best Firms to Work For. Westwood also placed in the top ten on POB’s Top 100 list for the second year in a row. In 2015, the firm received the Zweig Group Trifecta award, Zweig Group Marketing Excellence awards in three categories, SMPS Marketing and Communications awards, Minneapolis Star Tribune Top Workplaces, #6 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Fast Fifty, and a spot on the Inc. 5000. 

• Manage multiple federal/state contracts/grants
• Identify and evaluate program and project elements
• Interpret and apply state and federal laws, regulations and codes
• Organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and projects while maintaining attention to detail
• Communicate professionally and effectively verbally and in writing
• Creatively problem solve and find solutions
• Make decisions based upon facts and collaborative feedback from essential partners
• Manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• Gather, analyze and interpret data to present ideas, conclusions, and factual data in clear and concise written and verbal formats
• Work in partnership with others, both internally and externally (team environment)
• Work independently under minimal supervision
• Work collaboratively with staff and community partners to coordinate program and project activities
• Establish and meet designated timelines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment