Office Survey Technician 5 at DOWL

Why DOWL?

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued.  We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Survey and Geomatics

Join DOWL’s Survey and Geomatics team to play a vital role in shaping infrastructure from the ground up. Our surveyors tackle an impressive variety of projects—from individual sidewalk ramps to expansive 200-mile-long corridors bringing precision, efficiency, and foresight to every job. We pride ourselves on identifying potential challenges early in the process, enabling design teams and contractors to make proactive adjustments that keep projects running smoothly and on schedule. If you’re detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and eager to work on impactful projects across diverse landscapes, we want you on our team.                                                                                

Summary

The Survey Technician 5 supports licensed survey staff in providing a variety of surveying tasks in the field and the office including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, mapping, 3D scanning, and more. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, good organizational skills, and work autonomously on highly complex survey tasks under the limited supervision of a licensed surveyor. A Survey Technician 5 should demonstrate advanced proficiency with survey fundamentals and be able to quickly learn and apply new survey skills as needed. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
• Market Sector Software - Proficient
  • Trimble Business Center
  • Trimble Access
  • CAD processing software
  • Point Cloud extraction software
• Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care, and storage

Technical Expertise

• Fully proficient understanding of technical fundamentals related to the market sector
• Leads technical efforts on a variety of project types, sizes, and complexities
• Mentors others on technical tasks and skills
• Conducts quality control of moderately complex deliverables

Teamwork

Team player who leads small teams to complete challenging assignments, independent thinker, provides clear communication and direction to others, takes responsibility for their results.

Project Delivery

Produce the following independently and oversee more inexperienced staff in the field, office, or both. Field data including:

• Clear and concise field notes
• Basic equipment maintenance checks
• Topographic data collection
• Monument field recovery

Produce the following under limited direction/oversight from others in the office:

• Basic boundary resolutions
• Basic construction calculations
• Control network planning
• Point cloud extractions
• Research of public records
• Basic construction layout
• Remote sensing data

Understanding Budget and Schedule

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Develops scoping, schedules, and budgets, for complex tasks. Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks, and assists others in scope, schedule, and budget tasks. Able to manage multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.

Industry Standards and Regulations

Expert level understanding and mentoring of the applicable industry or client standards such as the following:

• ALTA surveys
• Local platting, surveying standards
• ASPRS
• BLM cadastral surveys
• Client standards

Client Interaction

Limited direct interaction, commonly in group settings. Responds to emails. Attends meetings. Answers questions/comments with limited autonomy.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Level of Work/Accountability

Primarily performs advanced technical tasks on complex, demanding projects. Operates with a high level of autonomy. Reviews the work of others. Mentors others with less experience. May perform assistant project management services. Provides technical guidance on proposals.

Supervisory Duties

May be a supervisor:

• Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
• Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Recruits and hires new employees
• Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
• Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
• Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
• Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy

Education and/or Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Years of experience required: 8 years

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Field surveying and office production-specific certifications preferred
• A valid driver's license and a clean driving record are required to support essential business activities. These may include but are not limited to: travel to client meetings, field site visits, regional airports, contractor engagements, and construction zones

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Able to cut brush using chain saw or machete. Able to dig with shovel or digging bars, use a jack hammer and sledgehammer, and drive in stakes and rebar (monuments). Able to walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice. Able to routinely lift and carry between 30 and 50 pounds. May need to work at remote sites.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to moderately loud due to the proximity to construction sites and related equipment.