Come work for OHM Advisors, the community advancement firm.

With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, we create great places. And we do it by being uncompromisingly people-centric and delivering innovation day in and day out.

As more than 450+ professionals delivering award-winning work across the architecture, engineering and planning disciplines, we believe that collaboration breeds higher-grade solutions and that something incredible grows from a team of experts with individual specialties.

What You’ll Contribute to OHM Advisors

The Survey Technician is an integral part of the survey team by assisting in the delivery of timely and accurate data.  He or she is responsible for a variety of technician-level surveying activities that support the team in the surveying of roads, building sites, recreation areas, bridges, environmental sites and determinations of land boundaries under the guidance of a professional surveyor.  Currently, we have openings for Survey Technicians various Michigan offices.  The ideal candidate must be a dependable, energetic self-starter that meets the following requirements.

Your Responsibilities

• Insuring all required equipment is loaded, unloaded, cleaned and charged every day.


• Notifying Direct Supervisor/Team Members of any issues, immediately.


• Assist Direct Supervisor/Team Members with necessary operations.


• Communicate and use interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.


• Safe work methods.


• Projecting the company in a positive manner to all members of the public.


• Travel overnight occasionally for remote projects.

Your Team

As a trusted member of OHM Advisors’ Field Services Survey Group, an award-winning multi-office team focused on providing accurate and thorough data, you will collaborate with innovative thinkers driven to find better solutions on behalf of our clients and the people they serve.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• High School Diploma or equivalent.


• Knowledge of basic math principles.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel).


• Experience or familiarity with Microstation, GIS, Trimble Access and AutoCAD/Civil 3D preferred.


• Good organizational skills, proven ability to manage equipment and enjoy working in a team environment.


• Computer and Spreadsheet experience preferred.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


• A current, valid, no restrictions driver’s license.


• Physical requirements include indoor and outdoor work, various temperatures and weather conditions, driving, lifting, carrying, reaching, bending, kneeling, crawling, walking, sitting and standing.  Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Growth at OHM Advisors

Our staff is our greatest asset. We continuously strive to provide tools, mentorship, and resources to help you win at work and life. Read about some of our self-designed career advancement and enrichment programs, like OHM Wellness, OHM Grad School, and OHM University, on our website.  

OHM Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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