Job Description
SGC is a highly-responsive, solution-oriented surveying firm serving clients throughout North America. Since our inception in 1999, our experienced professionals have delivered attentive service by using advanced technology to provide cost-effective land surveying solutions for energy and power transmission and distribution facilities, commercial and residential real estate developments, water and wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.
Headquartered in Mooresville, NC, we have a team of more than 275 employees operating from professional and field offices across the eastern US. These resources – combined with our experience, judgment, and responsiveness – make SGC one of the most sought-after and trusted surveying teams in the industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SURVEY CAD TECH:
- Familiarity with units, datums, and conversions
- Familiarity with plats, deeds, legal surveys, and proficiency with writing legal descriptions
- Critical Analysis of design plans for calculation of field staking data
- Quality control review of survey deliverables
- Preparation of boundary survey layouts, site plans, route surveys, As-builts etc.
- Familiarity with GIS concepts & programs
- Work with LIDAR (point cloud) data, both adjustment/refinement, and 3D modeling
- Interpret field crew notes; analyze and process survey data (conventional and GPS)
- Develop detailed survey drawings with AutoCAD/Civil 3D
- Compute and edit Digital Terrain Models to define surfaces (existing and proposed)
- Calculate volumetric quantities
- Import and export of data in various formats (.txt, .csv, .dgn, .shp, xml, .gml, .kml, etc.)
- Prepare surfaces, calculate quantities, areas in accordance with the engineering department.
- Perform public records research (deeds, plats, maps, data sheets, etc.)
- Prepare project set up and compile and compute data to prepare for field activities
- Daily interaction with field personnel to acquire notes and data and monitor progress
- Generate reports (volume surface calculations, mapcheck, etc.)
- Assist with applications to divide property (plats, minor subdivisions, lot reconfigurations)
- Confer by telephone, writing, or in person with surveyors, crew chiefs, clients, colleagues, public officials, contractors, and others from time to time as required
- Experience with relevant software platforms (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, etc.)
- Daily interaction with field crews
- Review and edit data in the form of coordinates, angles & distances, offsets, and field codes.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SURVEY CAD TECH:
- High School Diploma required. Skillsets in basic math and advanced math (geometry, trigonometry, error analysis) preferred. Associates degree in Surveying preferred.
- 3 years previous experience working as an in-office survey technician.
- Proficiency in survey production ability with AutoCAD Civil3D as a CAD tech.
- Good to excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and organizational aptitude.
- Ability to take personal initiative and maintain confidentiality of work assignments.
- Be able to work in a highly collaborative, team environment and work with a broad range of professional and technical staff to complete multi-disciplinary projects.
- Be motivated to follow detailed instructions completely and accurately.
- Experience with Trimble Access software a plus.
- Familiarity with the Florida Standards of Practice and the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys.
Job Type: Full-time
Company Description
SGC is a highly-responsive, solution-oriented surveying firm serving clients throughout North America. Since our inception in 1999, our experienced professionals have delivered attentive service by using advanced technology to provide cost-effective land surveying solutions for energy and power transmission and distribution facilities, commercial and residential real estate developments, water and wastewater treatment, and stormwater management.