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Overview
At UES, we’re a team of more than 4,000 engineers, scientists, geologists, inspectors, technicians, and drillers united by a shared purpose—to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. As a national leader in geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and materials testing and inspection, we collaborate on transformative projects across transportation, energy, water, healthcare, and more. Learn more about the benefits of joining Team UES and our core values at careers.teamues.com.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Field Technician III to lead advanced field testing, troubleshooting, and inspection services across a variety of construction, environmental, and infrastructure projects. This role requires technical expertise, strong problem-solving abilities, and the ability to work independently while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance. It also requires regular travel to job sites and a commitment to strict adherence to company safety protocols, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of field testing procedures, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices, along with exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with contractors, engineers, and project managers to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality project execution. You will also bring a strong leadership mindset, coaching, mentoring, and training junior technicians, while sharing expertise and best practices to enhance team skills, efficiency, and overall field operations.
Responsibilities
For our hybrid role, we will ask you work on a one or two-person field crew to perform surveys using GNSS and Robotic Total Station equipment.
- You will also process those surveys to create survey products such as control surveys, boundary surveys, and topographic surveys
- It is expected that approximately 50% of the role will be in the field and 50% will be in the office
- Perform control, boundary, topography, laser scanning and other tasks
- Perform construction staking
- Collect survey data using GNSS receivers, scanners, total stations, levels, and survey controllers
- Produce clear and concise field notes and quality field data
- Communicate with supervisor and office staff about important aspects of the project
- Work outdoors in variable weather conditions and varied terrain
- Perform office duties, including
- Field crew setup
- Geodetic control network planning and design
- Control survey processing and adjustment
- Construction staking preparation and quality checking
- Feature processing of topographic field data
- Generating, editing and clean-up of Digital Terrain Models (DTM)
- Title commitment review
- Public records research
- COGO calculations and boundary resolution
- Writing property descriptions
- Assisting PM in estimating surveying tasks
- Scheduling tasks
- Collaborate with a multi-discipline team
- Adhere to company policies and procedures, including safety protocols
- Participate in department and field crew training
Qualifications
- Experience working with surveying data using Civil3D, Trimble business Center, or similar CAD program.
- Proven ability to complete all technical aspects of a surveying task.
- Good social and communication skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to pass drug screen and background checks.
- Experience with Trimble equipment and software.
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in applicable field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience as an Instrument Operator, Party Chief, Survey Technician, or Project Surveyor
Pay Range
USD $25.00 - USD $35.00 /Hr.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
This position primarily works in an outdoor work environment, regularly exposed to varying field conditions, including:
- Sites that may not be accessible by vehicle, requiring travel on foot through wetlands, swamps, grasslands, fields, and other uneven or rugged terrain with natural and man-made obstacles such as sand, brush, and debris.
- Moderate to loud noise levels, common in active construction and industrial environments.
- Exposure to environmental elements including dirt, dust, sun, heat, humidity, and adverse weather conditions.
The physical requirements for this position may include and are not limited to:
- Ability to lift and/or carry 35 to 75 lbs. up to 75 feet, involving regular repetitive motion.
- Ability to stand, walk, drive, and operate equipment for extended periods.
- Frequent use of hands and arms for typing, handling tools, and operating equipment.
- Ability to bend, twist, reach, stoop, pull, kneel, climb, balance, lift, carry, and push as required for fieldwork and inspections.
- Ability to speak and hear effectively to communicate in noisy environments and with project teams.
- Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vison, depth vision, and ability to focus) smell, hear, touch (use hands to reach climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit).
Who We Are
UES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to recruit the most qualified candidates. Please see our full EEO Statement here
ID 2025-1680
Position Type Full-Time
Location US-CA-Escondido
