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SUE Technician I

McAdams
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/28/2025
McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Purpose

If you are looking to start or continue your career in the Subsurface Utility Engineering/Utility locating industry in an environment that encourages professional growth and rewards hard work, the Geomatics group at McAdams is the place for you. Our Geomatics staff is immersed in an exciting, fast-paced working environment that performs work on diverse projects, including locally administered (municipal) projects, universities, NCDOT, private/commercial developments, and more!

Essential Functions Responsibilities

  • Perform SUE/utility locating on a variety of type projects
  • To support the Geomatics team with a variety of CAD plus office related responsibilities
  • Highly knowledgeable in MicroStation Drafting, Geomatics Technology, Engineering Technology or related field
  • Learn about different utility systems and how each works and is installed
  • Learn and work with different equipment such as EM, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), and vacuum excavation equipment
  • Represent McAdams in a safe and professional manner - exhibiting honesty, practicing good ethics, and adhering to traffic laws/practicing safe driving habits

Qualifications

  • Land Surveyor, Surveying, Surveyor, Party Chief, Crew Chief, Land, Instrument Operator, Rodman, SUE, S.U.E., Subsurface Utility
  • Strong use of MicroStation
  • High School diploma, GED or equivalent required
  • Must have at least 1-2 years of survey experience
  • Must be willing to travel to and from sites
  • Must be willing to learn and operate Survey equipment (total stations and GPS)
  • Must have experience in previous jobs or do no mind working outside on a regular basis preferably in extreme conditions
  • Must be willing to work on a vacuum excavation truck to perform utility locating
  • Individual will have good technical skills; behavioral traits of process oriented, steady, helpful, honest, trustworthy, adaptable, analytical, problem solver, likes work alone when required, methodical, consistent, detail oriented, precise, hates mistakes and likes structure
  • Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable motor vehicle record
  • Must be able to pass a drug test

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with our online application system process, please contact the Human Resources Team at 919.361.5000 or hrteam@mcadamsco.com.

Please read these notices for important information regarding applying for work with McAdams.

  • Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
  • E-Verify (English/Spanish)
  • Right to Work (English/Spanish)

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