Survey Technician

Description

Position Summary:  Treeline's Survey Technician performs both field and office work related to the location and title status of properties. This person works closely with professional surveyors. The Survey Technician collaborates with Treeline’s logging, construction, and real estate teams to establish and maintain the location of property boundaries, perform mapping, create new property divisions, work with public officials, and organize workflows and productivity goals for the survey  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to developing and maintaining a safe working environment.
• Maintains personal safety and watches out for the safety of others.
• Complies with all OSHA safety guidelines.
• Communicates with team members and customers in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Maintains a positive and problem-solving attitude.
• Understands and adheres to Treeline’s employment handbook.
• Develops survey skills and proficiency while training under a Professional Land Surveyor.
• Plans, organizes, and bills work time effectively.
• Searches legal records, survey records, and deeds in order to obtain information about property boundaries and titles.
• Locates and maintains property boundaries.
• Accurately prepares sketches, maps, and land descriptions.
• Works with the Treeline team to help design and create land divisions.
• Works with public officials to receive subdivision approvals.

Requirements

• Possess positive communications skills through telephone, email, and in-person conversations with team members, town officials, and clients.
• Understand  liability and adhere to department standard operating practice and  conservative judgement calls when in question 
• Demonstrate problem-solving attitude and aptitude to develop solutions for customers and clients.
• Be results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Possess strong time management and organizational skills.
• Be flexible and able to change plans as needed.
• Gain and Possess knowledge of theories, practices, procedures, and surveying regulations.
• Be able to perform computer and software responsibilities, or ability to learn.
• Work effectively ethically and professionally without direct supervision.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

Minimum: 

• High School Diploma
• One year of survey OR education experience
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in survey or related field
• 3 years of survey related work experience
• Surveyor in  Training License or Professional Surveyors License
• CPR,  AED, and First Aid certification

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, and hear on a daily      basis.
• Reach at or above shoulder height frequently
• Frequent use of both hands
• Lift 40 pounds
• Carry 30 pounds
• Walk and hike 4+ miles per day on uneven ground that may also present obstacles.
• See accurately up close as well as far away.
• Minimal color discrimination and depth perception
• The ability to work year-round in the elements and temperatures normal to the Central Maine region.
• Exposure to periodic moderate to loud noise, below 85db