About the Role
Support daily surveying operations by handling preparatory tasks and assisting with field surveying functions, including field staking and data collection. Enjoy the benefit of a flexible workweek with Fridays off typically offered.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for daily survey tasks by loading vehicles with necessary supplies and ensuring all equipment is charged, calibrated, and operational.
- Review and interpret various types of plans and drawings, such as site plans, boundary and highway plans, profiles, cross-sections, horizontal/vertical curves, pipeline and foundation plans, and existing/finished contours.
- Perform fundamental survey work including leveling, traversing, boundary, construction, topographic, and horizontal/vertical control surveys.
- Operate and perform basic field adjustments on survey equipment, including transits, total stations (manual and robotic), data collectors, levels, compasses, tribrachs, tripods, and GPS units (RTK, RTN, Static, etc.).
- Analyze and interpret control and boundary monument records and data sheets; locate and identify monuments in the field.
- Maintain an organized and orderly equipment storage area to ensure efficient access and inventory control.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Dunaway in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
- We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.
Skills
- Knowledge of general field surveying methods and use of surveying equipment
- Proficient with mid-level math
- High attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Good analytical skills
Location
- Fort Worth
- Austin
- Dallas
- Farmersville
- Houston
- Midland
- San Antonio
Work Type
- Field-based
- Flexible workweek
Experience Level
- 0-1 years of experience
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive base compensation
Benefits
- Primarily field‑based role with predictable scheduling and built‑in work‑life balance
- Competitive base compensation
- Semi‑annual, company‑wide profit‑sharing bonus program tied to firm performance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options, including company HSA contributions
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Paid time off starting at three weeks per year, plus paid holidays and floating holidays
- PTO exchange option
- Wellness and mental health resources, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company‑paid life insurance and short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
- Paid military leave
- Employee referral bonus program
- Employee-owned company culture with a shared‑success mindset
About the Company
- Dunaway is a professional services firm established in 1956, with offices in Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas, Farmersville, Houston, Midland, and San Antonio.
- We offer civil and structural engineering, planning + landscape architecture, survey, and construction inspection services to public and private clients throughout Texas.
- As a multi-discipline firm with a staff of over 375+ positioned in our eight offices across the state of Texas – our firm’s size, location, and reputation allows us to provide local, specialized knowledge to each project and each client that we serve.
- The Dunaway Difference is our three foundational components (represented by the waves in our logo): Core Values, One Heart and Profitable Growth.
- One heart, all rowing in the same direction in unison together, while continuously seeking to exemplify our core values of Integrity, Respect, Honesty, Technical Excellence, Attitude of Service, Sense of Urgency and Responsiveness in everything we do.
- Because when we win, our employees do too. Through our profitable growth, we provide opportunities, such as Profit-sharing, career advancement, and stability.
- These are just some of the reasons we were just named a Top Firm to Work for by Zweig!
