Land Survey Technician at ACS Professional Staffing in Vancouver, Washington

Job Description:

• Location: Vancouver, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #8062

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Land Survey Technician position will perform, maintain, and direct engineering design, geodetic, and construction surveys in support of transmission line and facility projects. Responsibilities include collecting and processing GNSS and terrestrial survey data, conducting boundary and right-of-way retracement surveys, and preparing survey reports. The role also involves inspecting survey deliverables, drafting and reviewing scopes and schedules, and providing field inspection support. The position requires proficiency in survey software and the ability to coordinate survey activities with various organizational units. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.



Pay Rate: $36.65 - $37.28

Benefits:

• 
  Paid holidays: 11


• 
  PTO: Starting at 10 days


• 
  Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)


• 
  EAP: Employee Assistance Program


• 
  Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)


• 
  Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Perform, maintain, and direct route, engineering design, geodetic, and construction surveys primarily in support of Transmission Line Engineering, Facility Engineering, and Realty organizations.


• Collect and maintain Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and terrestrial survey data for transmission line and facility projects, review and edit field survey data, perform data processing, and the completion of survey reports. Data will be collected electronically and on handwritten survey note sheets.


• Perform right-of-way and boundary retracement surveys under the guidance of a Professional Land Surveyor, these include encroachment and right-of-way marking surveys.


• Inspect and verify survey deliverables, including:


• Field note sheets.


• Electronic data collection files.


• GNSS and Terrestrial network adjustment and resolution reports.


• Computation sheets.


• Survey Basemaps.


• Topographic survey maps.


• Survey reports.


• Draft and review scopes, schedules, statements of work (SOWs), and estimates for survey work performed by survey contractors as requested by Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Survey Supervisor.


• Provide field inspection monitoring on contract surveys, as requested by COR or Survey Supervisor.


• Note: The Field Inspector will observe and report conditions, and performance to the COR/other federal personnel, but will not be responsible for accepting work. Responsibilities are limited to testing, observing, reporting, and providing input and information to the COR/other federal personnel.


• Act as Field Inspector for contract related assignments by:


• Providing technical information to the assigned COR or and/or other federal personnel.


• Providing/preparing communications between the COR and contracted vendors.


• Providing contracting and regulatory liaison services for the COR and/or other federal personnel.


• Coordinate the work of contract survey crew personnel.


• Perform intermediate level computations and analysis using technical software (i.e., Trimble Business Center, StarNet, Bentley MicroStation & Inroads, NGS OPUS, ESRI ArcGIS, Microsoft Office).


• Provide drafting support, as needed.


• Complete associated documentation and archiving of survey data as needed.


• Coordinate field survey activities with other functional organizational units.

Requirements:

• Associate's degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering or a directly related discipline is preferred.


• 4 years of Land Survey Technician experience is required.


• OR


• Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) certification is required.


• Experience should include work in the land surveying technician or engineering technician fields.


• Must have knowledge of professional surveying practices and procedures; state and federal laws affecting land surveying and boundaries.


• Proficient in the operation and maintenance of Trimble total stations, Trimble GNSS equipment, and electronic levels and other various measuring instruments.


• Possess a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Land Surveying.


• Possess knowledge and experience with state plane coordinates, horizontal & vertical datums, network adjustments (least squares), and geodetic & GNSS surveying.


• Proficient with the use and operation of Trimble electronic data collection systems and processes; must be able to download and process data files, perform intermediate survey computations using various software packages (i.e., Trimble Business Center, OPUS, StarNet, Bentley MicroStation & Inroads, NGS tools, ESRI ArcGIS, Microsoft Office).


• Ability to manage complex and varied datasets.


• Ability to understand scopes of work, schedules, and technical specifications for complex surveying projects.


• Demonstrated ability implementing standardized workflows.


• Ability to read and interpret deeds and property descriptions.


• Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) or Engineer in Training (EIT) certification


• 5 years combined field experience in the following areas:


• Surveying L-lines


• Impairment Surveys


• Utility Surveys


• Staking utility structures for construction


• Setting control for utility structures being constructed


• Staking guy anchors


• Marking right-of-way lines


• Surveying and staking access roads and ground impairments.


• Surveying substation baselines


• Conducting utility tower site studies.


• Performing crossing surveys.


• Determining LIDAR elevations of structure attachment points.


• Reading and interpreting plan and profile maps, structure lists site utility tower data sheets and legal descriptions.


• QA/QC of Record of Survey projects under a Professional Licensed Land Surveyor.


• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com

If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com Apply Now