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Survey Field Technician

Colliers Engineering & Design
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 6/26/2026 CLOSED ON 8/1/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Field Technician position at Colliers Engineering & Design?

Overview

Are you ready to ditch the desk and take your career into the field? Join a dynamic and fast-growing team where your office is the great outdoors and your work shapes the future of infrastructure, development, and design! As a Survey Field Technician, you’ll be on the front lines of exciting land, construction, utility, and geospatial projects. From urban redevelopment zones to remote natural landscapes, you’ll collect critical data, operate advanced GPS, robotic total stations, and drones, and contribute to maps, models, and designs that engineers, architects, and developers rely on. Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Survey Field Technician to join our team in Columbia, MD!

Join our Survey/Geospatial team, which offers a full range of survey and geospatial data and mapping services that enable us to collect data faster, safer, and more accurately than ever before. Collect data from the air, ground and subsurface to provide precision data interpretation with us and accelerate YOUR success to become tomorrow’s industry leader.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Survey field crew with assigned tasks. Utilize standard equipment, work and safety methods.
  • Transport and set up the instruments and equipment associated with surveying land and preparing the job site for a survey.
  • Uses appropriate safety equipment and follows established work safety policies, practices and procedures.
  • Adhere to Health and Safety program and all applicable SOPs.
  • Responsible for care and maintenance of the survey instruments and equipment associated with surveying land and preparing the job site for a survey.
  • Assist with maintaining equipment and stocking the survey vehicle.
  • Maintain, load and stock all supplies in the truck.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma preferred.
  • 0 years of experience.
  • A valid driver's license may be required.
  • Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
  • Basic knowledge of surveying practices and equipment.
  • Ability to effectively handle surveying equipment.
  • Effectively work as a team, collaborate, contribute and respect others.
  • Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Compensation: $19.00 to $26.00 per hour (depending on qualifications)

Requires a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer's random drug and alcohol testing program.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!

Salary : $19 - $26

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