Job Description

Position Summary

The Surveying Technician / Field Lead will serve as the senior member of a two-person field crew supporting USDA Forest Service boundary maintenance activities throughout western North Carolina. The position supports boundary painting/posting, corner maintenance and establishment, GPS/GNSS collection, and field documentation in accordance with Forest Service requirements and applicable North Carolina surveying standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Paint and post Forest Service/private boundary lines.
• Locate, inspect, maintain, and document existing boundary corners.
• Assist with establishment of required boundary corners.
• Complete and update Forest Service corner cards.
• Operate GPS/GNSS equipment and collect required corner positions.
• Record latitude, longitude, tract number, and corner number.
• Use deeds, plats, corner cards, maps, KMZ files, and georeferenced field maps.
• Identify monuments that are disturbed, obliterated, or lost and elevate them for supervisor/COR direction.
• Identify and document potential encroachments.
• Maintain accurate field notes, photographs, GPS files, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate daily activities with the Surveying Aide and supervisor.
• Safely perform sustained outdoor work in wooded, steep, and uneven terrain.

Qualifications

• Field surveying, boundary surveying, or comparable land-survey support experience.
• Experience operating GPS/GNSS equipment.
• Ability to read deeds, plats, maps, bearings/distances, and corner records.
• Experience locating monuments and physical boundary evidence.
• Ability to lead a two-person field crew.
• Ability to hike and carry equipment through rugged terrain.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout western North Carolina.