CAD Technician - Survey

Title: CAD Technician                      

Division: Survey                            

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 70 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

Summary: CAD tech performing technical drafting support for assigned projects independently with working knowledge of engineering technology in a specific field.            

General Responsibilities:

• Process conventional field notes and digitally collected data, analyze field data, and interact with survey field crews.
• Use survey data for the creation of survey plats, Sketches, and exhibits including surveys for builder services (vacant, form board, foundation, and final surveys)
• Create Survey Control Data Sheets, Survey Control Index Sheets, Horizontal & Vertical Control Sheets
• Compute data points for construction layout
• Understand technical survey requirements and specifications of the State of Florida standards of practice
• Write/check Metes & Bounds Descriptions

Required Education/Licenses:

• Minimum of high school or technical school training with courses in computer-aided drafting or equivalent experience.

Required Experience:

• 2-5 years of survey experience
• CADD experience is required
• Trimble Business Center experience preferred
• Solid proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
• Attention to detail, organized
• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to work well in a team-focused environment
• Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or daily as changes occur in project need