Civil3D Survey CAD Technician / Draftsman

About the position Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined surveying and engineering firm, seeks a full-time Civil3d Survey CAD Technician/Draftsman for their Loveland, CO office wherein they will work as part of a growing team to provide land surveying and geospatial solutions for the AEC industry, working on both in-house and external clients’ projects. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, organized, and responsible, and should be able to work in a team-based, collaborative environment as well as independently. The candidate should have a minimum of five years of experience in the land surveying field with knowledge and experience including land surveying principles, practices and theory; land surveying instrumentation and data collection; data processing and rendering; completions drafting of presentation-grade products; communicating survey findings in an intelligible manner to accurately inform stakeholders. Position has the capability of a negotiated, hybrid schedule for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Drawing production: under the purview of the professional land surveyor, draft various monumented land surveys, ALTAs, legal descriptions/exhibits, and topographic surveys
• Data processing: perform Trimble Business Center project adjustments, analyses, management, and error resolution prior to the importation of survey data into a CADD environment
• Deliverable preparation: perform completions drafting efforts to finalize land surveying and geospatial products prior to delivery with the goal of providing high-quality, easily interpretable deliverables
• Accountability: maintain high ethical standards and accountability for data and drawings issued, always striving towards doing the right thing and delivering objective, accurate findings/results
• Collaboration: work closely with surveying, engineering, and construction management teams to provide essential surveying data for project planning, design, and execution; work closely with survey field crews to execute projects as well as continuously evolve field-to-finish processes with the goal of increasing efficiency and accuracy of products
• Field data collection: assist survey crews (as needed) in completing various field survey tasks such as establishing control, running level loops, completing sanitary and storm structure as-builts, performing topographic surveys, recovering property and public lands corner markers and other evidence, etc.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in the land surveying industry with a minimum of two of those years having been spent in an office role
• Expertise in AutoCAD Civil3d and a strong desire to learn Trimble Business Center
• Ability to interpret and draft plats, deeds, and various conveyance documents in support of parcel, rights-of-way, and easement basemapping efforts for boundary projects ranging from lot/block monumented land surveys to corridor investigations
• Ability to import, modify, analyze, and completions draft 3D survey data to produce presentation-grade topographic survey drawings for design/engineering
• Experience performing diligent, self-guided research at the County level as well as via other resources, or a strong desire to advance ones’ document recovery, analysis, and research skills
• Ability to meticulously draft, analyze, review, and finalize drawings of survey project regions to ensure accuracy of drawing construction, as-rendered features, and call-outs
• Have a passion for the land surveying and geospatial industry that serves as a foundation for decision-making, personal accountability, and the desire to learn/advance oneself within the industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills allowing for clear, precise communications between project participants, owners, and stakeholders
• Must be in good physical condition and capable of safely and effectively performing the physical tasks associated with survey field work, including lifting, walking over uneven terrain, being stationary for extended periods of time, and working in various outdoor conditions

Nice-to-haves

• LSIT (land surveyor-in-training) certificate
• Associates degree in Land Surveying/Civil Engineering for CADD technologies

Benefits

• health insurance
• life insurance
• disability coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings plans

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