Survey Field Technician

URC Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects

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Las Cruces, New Mexico Until 8/22/2026 First posted February 17, 2026 Last posted February 17, 2026
Job description
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined surveying and engineering firm, seeks a full time Survey Field Technician to assist the Crew Chief in collecting information from the field and preparing it for the CADD Operators in office.  The ideal candidate must be able to perform each essential duty of the position, have great communication and mathematical skills.

Required Skills:

  • Ability to communicate and express ideas clearly.

  • Consistent work effort and dependability.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Ability to work in a team environment.

  • Willingness to plan, organize, and take initiative.

  • Willingness to commit to deadlines. 

Required Experience:

  • Experience that includes field surveying; PLSS boundaries, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, railroad as-builts and construction, utility pipeline asbuilts and construction, construction layout.

  • Ability to walk across uneven terrain.

  • Ability to be outside for extended amounts of time and handle exposure to extreme temperatures.

  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

  • Availability to travel.

  • Experience with Trimble equipment is a plus.

  • Valid driver’s license. 

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

Annual Salary Range: $46,000 - $60,000

About Us:

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With 16 offices in 9 states, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.

About this role

Summary

Assist in field data collection, support survey crew, and prepare data for office teams.

Job title

Survey Field Technician

Experience level

experience in field surveying

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Las Cruces, NM; no remote work allowed

Salary

$46,000 - $60,000

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationdependabilityattention to detailteamworkplanningorganizingtiming

Preferred skills

Trimble equipment

Specializations

field surveyingtopographic surveysconstruction layoututility pipelines
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Las Cruces, NM, USA

On-site City