Survey Rodman – Princeton, Radford, Wise

Multi-office mid-Atlantic E/A firm seeking a Rodman to join a group of engineers, architects, and CAD technicians eager to learn in a collaborative work environment. We are seeking self-motivated, self-starters, welcomed to be involved in the creative process providing excellent solutions to our clients and our communities. Great flexible hours and benefits. We work in and outside the office, from home, in meetings, in the field and in the community. We provide the full array of engineering and architecture services from multiple locations, covering a broad range of building types, environments, and delivery methods. The successful candidate will have strong customer focus and strives to exceed customer. Send us a convincing resume that characterizes your skills in design, communicating, planning, and delivering projects on time and on budget. The depth and type of your experience, professional goals, and skills, may interest us as much, or more, as your number of years of practice.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

A Rodman is in charge of transporting and setting up the instruments and equipment associated with surveying land and preparing the job site for a survey. The task of surveying has tremendous significance when it comes to determining property lines.

Survey Setup:

• Load all needed equipment into the vehicles before heading out to the various properties that the crew will survey during the day.
• keep the company vehicle, tools and equipment clean and orderly, informing management of any safety concerns
• Clear any brush or trees away from the survey line.
• Lays out stakes to prepare for elevation measurements.

Assisting the Field Engineer/Surveyor:

• Assist with layout of Horizontal and Vertical control lines for concrete formwork, anchor bolts, and MEP layout.
• Operate Total Station and level to obtain accurate measurements for control and as-builts.
• Assist with collecting information from the field.
• Holding the prism pole steady for the surveyor to help determine elevations of different points.
• Hold and plum rod in obtaining elevations and distances.
• Measures how far different points are from each other, using a tape or electronic equipment, and helps with the various pieces of survey equipment.

Job Requirements: 

• Education – High School Diploma (or GED / High School Equivalence Certificate)
• 1-year experience preferred, assisting in surveying procedures and  operations but not required. 
• Able to comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. The ability to understand information, ideas, direction and then be able to perform the task or project discussed. Also, to be able to ask questions to insure you understand the information given.
• Able to work in varying weather conditions and work environments including dusty, wet, loud noises, etc.
• Using basic mathematics and reading numerals