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Survey Instrument Person

ELEMENT Engineering Group LLC
Tampa, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/2/2026

ELEMENT currently has an opening for a Survey Instrument Person.

At ELEMENT, we serve the communities where we live, work and play. We are an award-winning consulting firm that has served the engineering needs of public-sector clients in the development of infrastructure since our founding in 2006. ELEMENT provides survey, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and utility coordination to round-out all aspects of transportation engineering. ELEMENT’s design services include roadway, drainage, traffic control, signing & pavement markings, signals, lighting, structures, utilities, and traffic studies.

ELEMENT offers a competitive benefits package including ample paid time off and the potential for bonuses. We are a well-respected, growing engineering firm looking to expand our team. ELEMENT is a family-based company with growth opportunities, great leadership, and a supportive team.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the Survey Crew Chief to perform field work in support of land surveying operations.
  • Understanding of all common surveying and mapping instruments.
  • Proficient with total stations, digital leveling, and electronic data collection.
  • Ability to direct and train crew members in running level rod to obtain elevations, contours, location, elevation, and dimension of land features.
  • Ability to direct and train crew members in holding prism pole for horizontal positions to allow data collection by instrument person.
  • Assists survey crew in setting up equipment and preparing job site for survey.
  • Prepares truck daily with necessary equipment to perform survey work.
  • Removing obstacles / clearing brush and trees away from survey line.
  • Work as part of a crew under the direction of a crew chief.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School and/or specialized training from a vocational or technical school.
  • FDOT experience a plus.
  • Valid Florida driver's license with approved/acceptable driving history required.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Ability to travel (up to 50% of the time).
  • Required to travel overnight when needed.
  • Required to work 50 hours during busy periods.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Ability to walk for long periods of time through all kinds of terrain, uneven ground and sometimes water.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work for any employer in the United States.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Vision insurance

Experience:

  • Land surveying: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20

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