Entry Level Surveyor

Entry Level Surveyor

Huitt-Zollars has a great full-time opportunity for an Entry Level Surveyor at our Rio Rancho, New Mexico office. This role will support the Survey Party Chief in the field as required for field survey work. No experience required. Must enjoy and have physical capabilities to work outside in the elements.

Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Reports to: Survey Party Chief

Employment type: 40 hrs/Full-time

Compensation Type: Hourly

• Support the Survey Party Chief in the field as required for field survey work for a wide array of projects such as boundary, topographic mapping and construction staking and other tasks.
• Ensures the safety of personnel and equipment.
• Searches legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed
• Assist with preparing preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys
• Assist with verifying accuracy of field survey data including measurements and calculations conducted on survey projects.
• Assist with quality control checks of plats and drawings prepared by other technicians.
• Ensure schedules and productivity objectives set by a supervisor for preparation of survey plats and drawings are achieved.

• High School diploma or GED
• Willingness to learning topographic surveying
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Enjoy being outside, and have a good work ethic
• Solid listening, writing and verbal communications skills
• Capable of using Microsoft Office suite with excellent communication skills.
• Ethical and professional in manner, attitude and dress
• Ability to operate motorized equipment.

• Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars’ mission and core values.
• Understands, follows, and enforces Huitt-Zollars' business process.
• Routinely proposes and produces more effective ways to accomplish assignments.
• Maintains a safe and hazard-free work area and operates with a 'safety first' approach to their work – even within an office setting.
• Routinely functions in a technically proficient manner on project/technical operations.
• Takes on more responsibilities and actively seeks out opportunities to grow/learn beyond their typical key responsibilities that add value to the quality, efficiency, and/or profitability of a project(s), a team(s), or the Company’s performance.

Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.

Located in more than 20 locations throughout 11 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

• Health insurance (BCBS TX Blue Choice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX Blue Choice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX Blue Choice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Team building events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer, type/key-in data
• May lift and carry up to 50 pounds, hike up and down steep slopes carrying up to 50 pounds of survey equipment
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities
• Employee may be asked to walk on uneven terrain
• May work in extreme weather conditions
• Bend, squat, dig monument…