Survey Technician Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the survey technician opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for guidance for choosing relevant lines of questioning and structure survey forms in logical ways to encourage survey participation and rich results.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience with Trimble Business Centre, and other survey calculation software is an asset
• Working knowledge of land development desktop, Civil 3D, and Carlson software
• AutoCAD and coordinate geometry software to produce scaled drawings
• ArcMap GIS software, field GPS and data collection devices
• Processing field data using Trimble Business Center
• Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Outlook and Word
• Basic knowledge of legal principals of real estate and land boundary law
• Able to interface with all levels of company personnel, contractors and peers

In response to your job posting for survey technician, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for highly skilled survey and alignment technical services to a wide range of scientific and engineering users and their staff.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience with Trimble Business Center software
• Experience with coordinate geometry software (InRoads preferred)
• Familiarity or experience with environmental law and permitting processes
• General experience using Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Strong technical aptitude and knowledge of basic computer technology
• Strong intra office communication across multiple mediums
• Able to carry up to 50lb
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. and able to pass a background check

Please consider me for the survey technician opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for direct assistance to Uganda in various stages of the survey process, e.g., questionnaire adaptation, field staff training, fieldwork monitoring, report writing, and dissemination of the survey findings;.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Able to view personal computer monitor or laptop screen for extended periods of time
• Able to operate office machines including printer, photocopier, scanner, telephone or fax machine
• Able to bend at waist, crouch, kneel, dig, sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time
• Able to perform visual inspections and to distinguish colors
• Able to hear oral communication in person and on equipment, such as telephone and mobile phone
• Assist in managing mapping projects in the private land development and public/municipal sectors
• Perform mapping related research, boundary analysis, calculations, exhibits, and legal descriptions for a variety of land development and public works related projects from small infill developments to large master-planned communities and public related improvement projects throughout Southern CA
• Assist with mission planning and post processing for GPS surveys

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the survey technician position.

Previously, I was responsible for accurate survey measurement through reading survey instruments and accurate recording of field data.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Proficient with Autocad Civil 3D and Experience with Microstation and InRoads
• Perform survey data processing and prepare reports
• Able to demonstrate and apply proficient skill with Personal Computing devices and Microsoft Office applications, coupled with working knowledge of maintaining, updating and archiving records and data in various database formats
• Able to operate any survey vehicle
• Able to interface with all levels of company personnel, contractors and general public
• Able to perform nearly all duties outdoors
• Able to lift, carry, and load supplies on to the survey vehicle – up to 30 lbs
• Basic knowledge of mine design and operations principles preferred

In response to your job posting for survey technician, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for construction Survey support to Lead Survey Engineer.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience with Leica instruments and data collectors
• BS or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, or a related engineering field or equivalent experience
• Experience in corrosion control, protective coatings and cathodic protection monitoring is preferred
• NACE Cathodic Protection Level 2 Certification
• Knowledge of survey field procedures
• Operation of Trimble equipment (GPS, robotic total station, and data collectors)
• Maintain field equipment in a clean and secure manner
• Possess a basic understanding of the fundamentals of land surveying including measurements, basic math, algebra, trigonometry, deed interpretation, plan interpretation, field note and sketch requirements