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Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT)

The HFW Companies
Augusta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2026
Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT)

Position Summary

Join Cranston Engineering, an HFW partner firm, as a Survey Technician / Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) and contribute to a range of commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects. You will produce accurate survey mapping and exhibits, process field data, and interpret deeds, plats, and title information to support engineering and design efforts. Using tools such as Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, and LiDAR technologies, you will help ensure precise, high-quality deliverables while gaining experience and growth opportunities on the path to licensure.

Perks And Benefits

Bi-Annual Profit/Bonus Distributions:

  • 401(k) Contribution Match:
  • Entrepreneurial Culture: Work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages innovation and offers growth opportunities for driven professionals.
  • Collaborative Learning & Career Development: Enjoy a collaborative atmosphere that promotes multi-disciplinary learning and provides ample career advancement opportunities.

Company Overview 

Cranston, a proud member of the HFW Companies network, has been a cornerstone in the civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and surveying sectors for over half a century. Our expertise spans across municipal, private development, transportation, and water resource projects. We are dedicated to making communities safer, healthier, more accessible, and sustainable. With a legacy of passion and integrity, Cranston has built a reputation on leading transformative changes and guiding our project partners through complex challenges. Our commitment to collaborative excellence ensures that we deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve.

At Cranston, our mission is to empower communities to thrive. We achieve this by leveraging our diverse expertise and fostering a collaborative culture that values trust, respect, and innovation. Our team is dedicated to solving infrastructure problems and improving the quality of life through sustainable and resilient design. We work closely with our clients, ensuring that our projects not only meet but exceed expectations. Through our operations and a cohesive office culture, we continue to build lasting partnerships and make a tangible impact on the regions we serve.

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Cranston Core values

  • Collaboration – A collaborative culture allows us to leverage our diversity of expertise and experience to achieve superior results.
  • Relationships –Trust means everything to us, and we strive to earn it through long-term relationships built on a foundation of respect, reliability, fairness, and honesty.
  • Problem-solving – We make it a priority to help guide communities and clients through a rigorous, collaborative process aimed at resolving complex infrastructure design challenges with innovative, cost-effective solutions that promote sustainability and improved quality of life.
  • Drive for excellence – We foster a learning culture that leverages a diversity of technical expertise, shared experience, and strong leadership from our team and partner network to drive excellence and achieve the best design solutions possible.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit – We take ownership of and responsibility for our work and our collective success, encouraging an employee culture that places a high value on individual creative initiative, exploration of new ideas, innovation, and a bold pursuit of transformative change.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Prepare accurate survey maps, exhibits, and supporting documentation for field crews in accordance with project scope, specifications, and client requirements.
  • Review, interpret, and analyze survey-related documents, including deeds, plats, title commitments, and easement information, to ensure accuracy and reliability of survey data.
  • Coordinate and communicate effectively with survey staff, project managers, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and consistency throughout all phases of projects.
  • Apply survey line coding standards to support efficient drafting workflows and accurate data representation.
  • Utilize Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center software to process field data, perform drafting tasks, and support survey data analysis (experience with these platforms preferred).
  • Integrate and apply data collected from aerial and terrestrial LiDAR systems to enhance survey accuracy, efficiency, and overall project deliverables (familiarity with LiDAR technologies preferred).

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience with AutoCAD in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry preferred, or 1 year of land surveying field experience preferred.

Learn more and follow all our firms below!

  • The HFW Companies 
  • CRANSTON 
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  • Taney Engineering & Land Surveying 
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  • Kuo & Associates 
  • 4Ward Land Surveying 
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  • Miller Legg 
  • Southwest Engineers
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