Survey Instrument Operator

Survey Instrument Operator

Geomatics Sector

McAdams is proud to be named "Best Places to Work" in 2021! This award honors the area's leading employers that go beyond the norm to foster an enjoyable and meaningful work environment their employees value and appreciate.

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering and geomatics firm located in North Carolina and Texas. We seek a partnership with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what makes McAdams different! We bring “experiences” to the forefront of everything we do, and that takes special people.

Position Purpose

Entry level position as part of a survey crew to assist with field surveying activities including the maintenance of all survey equipment.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Be assigned to a team that is responsible for surveying land and collecting data about land conditions prior to development projects
• Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as Leica/Nikon, digital and automatic levels and various survey related software
• Move and carry all surveying instruments at job sites across various kinds of landscapes
• Use well-established standards to record survey measurements and descriptive data using data collectors and GPS
• All work is outdoors and crews work in all weather conditions

Qualifications

• Willing to learn
• Hardworking and detail-oriented
• Able to work with a team respectfully and effectively (including both peers and supervisors)
• Punctual and dependable
• Candidates must have a valid driver’s license
• Candidates will have to successfully pass a motor vehicle records check, drug test, and functional assessment

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US. McAdams does not sponsor applicants for employment-based visas.
We participate in E-Verify. Information from all employees’ Form I-9 is used to confirm work authorization.
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