Land Surveyor

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We are looking for future team members who are excited to make an impact. As an employee-owned company
, we are dedicated to the betterment of our clients, our communities, and our employees. Your contribution is key to the quality of service SMA delivers. Throughout your career with SMA, there will be opportunities for you to improve the skills you need to achieve your professional goals. We encourage you to explore innovative ways to develop solutions while collaborating with team members inside and outside the organization by providing the framework for you to find success.

We don't just talk about being client-focused; the engineers, scientists, surveyors, technicians and other professionals at SMA live and breathe it. After all, we are members of the communities we help.

• Ownership & Impact: Experience the unique advantage of employee ownership, where your contributions directly shape our company's future.
• Community Focus: We're deeply committed to the communities we serve. Our engineers, scientists, surveyors, and professionals are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that make a real difference.
• Growth & Development: We invest in your professional growth, providing opportunities to expand your skills and collaborate with a dynamic team.
• Proven Excellence: With a legacy dating back to 1985, SMA is a leading engineering firm, renowned for our commitment to infrastructure, water safety, environmental remediation, and more.

Souder, Miller & Associates is hiring a full‑time Survey Tech II-IV for the Farmington, NM office. The Survey Technician II-IV will assist the Project Manager with daily surveying tasks, both in the field and in the office. New and varied assignments may be made frequently, requiring flexibility in travel, self‑directed learning skills, and heightened social interaction. Field assignments can be frequent, and the duration can extend beyond one week.

• Under the guidance, must be able to set up and operate instrumentation required for the collection or layout of survey data in the field (includes RTK/GPS, robotic total stations, controllers/data collectors, and automatic levels).
• Regularly, advanced knowledge of survey equipment calibration is required.
• Has advanced knowledge in the operation of controllers or data collectors, including control initialization, GPS OPUS techniques, layout techniques (centerline and offset staking), curve staking, intersections, radial stake out, and basic error analysis.
• Transmits survey data to the proper files in the computer network and can acquire the data for field use.
• Able to send data to the office from remote locations using a laptop.
• Must be proficient at reading plans and calculating centerlines, stationing, horizontal and vertical curve data, utility locations, curb & gutter, and curb returns.
• Perform construction staking activities, including slope staking, utility offsets, streets, and commercial lots.
• Can read survey plats and legal descriptions.
• Experienced in the location of existing property corners and of US Public Land Survey Corners.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of survey equipment.
• Prepares neat written field notes and daily records.
• Maintains cut sheets for staking projects.
• Basic knowledge of common survey concepts, safety, and standard practices, per the SMA Survey Manual.

SALARY: $22.00 - $35.00 (Per Hour)

TRAVEL: Up to 75%.

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's or Associates degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of experience in the surveying industry.
• Valid driver's license and able to pass the drug test requirements.

Please note:
We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Retirement Plan, Employee Stock Options (ESOP), Life/ADD/Short Term/Long Term Insurance,  Protection, Voluntary Insurance, FSA, Dependent Care.
• Employee wellness program, employee assistance program, cell phone reimbursement, flexible work schedule.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Jury Duty Pay.
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