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Survey CAD Technician

Skill
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 8/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/2/2026
Overview

Placement Type:

Temporary

Salary:

$32.84-36.49 Hourly

Start Date:

ASAP

Partnering with Aquent, a leading organization in the energy sector is dedicated to providing essential services and driving innovation in infrastructure development. This organization is seeking skilled professionals to contribute to their critical projects, ensuring precision and reliability in their operations.

Are you a detail-oriented technical professional with a passion for precision and a knack for transforming complex data into clear, actionable designs? This role offers a unique opportunity to be instrumental in laying the groundwork for critical infrastructure projects, ensuring the accurate and secure placement of vital facilities. Your expertise will directly contribute to the integrity of land descriptions and the successful acquisition of rights for essential operations, making a tangible impact on the communities served. You will play a key part in supporting the expansion and maintenance of vital infrastructure, working with advanced tools and contributing to projects that power progress.

Responsibilities

  • Collect and input field data into electronic job folders.
  • Interpret deeds, maps, field notes, etc., to ensure proper location of boundaries and/or facilities.
  • Analyze electronic data and perform mathematical adjustments.
  • Determine boundary easement location between private and ownerships.
  • Prepare maps, sketches, plats, and metes & bounds descriptions of interests.
  • Prepare legal reports, maps, and plats for architecture, engineering, environmental, legal, and service consultants.
  • Create, update, and maintain easement and property rights on maps and GIS systems.
  • Delineate routes, areas, and sites for fee and easement acquisitions which supports operations.
  • Perform field measurements as part of a survey crew as required.

Must-Have Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated creativity, strong verbal and written communication skills, and analytical and problem-solving ability.
  • A team player with a detail-oriented approach.
  • Basic knowledge of surveying techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of various surveying maps and deliverables.
  • Basic knowledge of relevant computer applications, such as CADD (Computer Aided Design and Drafting).
  • Proficient skill with AutoCAD and coordinate geometry software to produce scaled drawings.
  • Proficient skill with ArcMap GIS software, field GPS, and data collection devices.
  • Proficient skill in processing field data using Trimble Business Center.
  • Proficient skill with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
  • Basic knowledge of legal principles of real estate and land boundary law.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple tasks and priorities.
  • Able to provide a valid driver's license, present and maintain a safe driving record, and operate motor vehicles safely and in compliance with applicable laws and policies.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Experience with drafting.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

 

Salary : $33 - $36

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