Drafting Technician III

JOB SUMMARY Work with project teams to prepare and finalize project deliverables and contract documents in accordance with the company standards, municipal/jurisdictional requirements, survey standards, and client requirements. INTER-RELATIONSHIPS Employees, Managers, and Supervisors throughout the corporation. MAJOR TASKS All of Drafting Technician II responsibilities, plus: Serve as a leader in the technical direction over other, less experienced Drafting Technicians and provide direction, guidance, and basic QC of assignments. Works independently with little to no technical mistakes. Prepare final drawings from field surveys for final approval and submission. Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to start and complete projects with limited supervision. May manage multiple projects at one time. Interact professionally with internal and external clients. Convert all applicable data into electronically generated drawings and project documents with accuracy, neatness, and speed. Read and understand client requests, municipal/jurisdictional standards & specifications, and other project-related documents and ensure they are adhered to. Draft final surveys from survey crew field notes and field data from base drawings. Check plats and/or alignments for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting for PLS review. Submit plots to various municipal/jurisdictional agencies for review. Use knowledge of the Survey Industry and Oil/Gas practices to create and train others to create legible drawings that depict all pertinent aspects of the project. Conduct research using Google Earth, field notes, and/or GIS data from internal and other agencies. Other duties as assigned. JOB SKILL REQUIREMENTS Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands. Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations. Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management. Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD) EDUCATION REQUIRED HS Diploma EDUCATION PREFERRED Associates degree in Surveying LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION PREFERRED Drafter Certification PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. MENTAL DEMANDS The following mental demands are required to perform the essential functions of this job: concentrate, conceptualize, cooperative work with others/teamwork, detailed work, frequent task changes, irregular schedule as needed, learn new tasks, interruptive /distractive environment, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, reasoning, problem-solving, time pressures. STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE Topographic OM, Inc. in office Standard business hours is Monday-Friday from 6am-7pm. The specific schedule for this role will be based on location and department. WORK AUTHORIZATION Must be authorized to work in the United States. E-VERIFY This employer participates in E-Verify. DRUG - FREE WORKPLACE This position is subject to initial and random Drug and Alcohol programs as directed by Company Policy. AAP/EEO STATEMENT Topographic, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. IND2 Salary: $30.00 - $35.00