Land Survey Technician

Description

This position would ideally be based in our Perham, MN office but may consider other office locations. Preferred candidates should be willing to work on-site to foster teamwork, expertise, and collaboration.  

As a Land Survey Technician at Widseth, you’ll obtain data for a variety of residential and commercial projects and perform boundary surveys, topographic and ALTA surveys, section corner redocumentation surveys, and commercial construction staking.  If you love variety of projects along with working outdoors in the field, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Your focus will be on: 

• Locating section corners, property corners, and survey control points under the direction of a land surveyor. 

• Preparing topographic and contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, and completing survey notes in a timely manner. 

• Perform stake-out services for commercial construction projects.

• Interacting with clients and/or contractors. Teamwork and good communication are important. 

To be considered for this position you’ll need to meet the minimum qualifications for a technician role:

• 4+ years related experience working as a technician in the field. 

• Associates degree in Land Surveying or Civil Technology.

• Experience using survey equipment such as GPS, Total Station, and data collector.

• Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Valid driver’s license.

This position requires the ability to work outdoors in remote locations and for extended periods under all weather conditions, often traversing rugged terrain, demonstrating awareness for workplace safety; and ability to work independently when conditions are appropriate or with limited supervision.

Widseth provides competitive compensation with our benefits of discretionary annual profit-sharing bonuses, 401(k) and discretionary yearly profit-sharing match, health insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays along with opportunities for professional development.

Recognized by Prairie Business Magazine as one of the 50 Best Places to Work, consider joining the hard working, fun, collaborative, and supportive environment at Widseth where every day we strive to enable our core purpose: Create Value.  Inspire Greatness.

EOE/AA