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SUE Field Technician

SAM LLC

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Location
Gainesville, VA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License

Job overview

The SUE Field Technician supports subsurface utility engineering fieldwork by identifying marked utilities, structures, and control points, recording field data, maintaining assigned equipment, and assisting with traffic control. The role operates vacuum trucks and related tools and drives commercial motor vehicles. It involves outdoor work in varied weather, extended walking over irregular terrain, travel, and lifting or handling equipment and manhole covers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Utility IdentificationField Data RecordingEquipment MaintenanceTraffic ControlVacuum Truck OperationCommercial Vehicle DrivingOutdoor WorkWalking Over Irregular TerrainLifting and Carrying

Qualifications

Valid Driver's LicenseMeet Company MVR StandardsExtended Travel Availability

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1994, Surveying And Mapping, LLC (SAM) is a nationwide leader in geospatial and construction-phase solutions. With more than 50 offices and 1,600 professionals, we deliver the scale, technology, and expertise needed to support projects of any size. SAM streamlines project delivery through a single, coordinated team, offering in-house capabilities across land surveying, aerial mapping, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), utility coordination (UC), GIS, BIM, and construction engineering inspection (CEI).

By combining advanced technology, digital workflows, and decades of experience, we provide accurate, actionable data that helps clients move critical infrastructure projects forward with confidence. At SAM, you’ll be part of a team that values innovation, growth, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the built environment.

Your Impact at SAM

  • Assist in identifying marked utilities, structures and various control points on plans and maps and in the field

  • Perform operator level maintenance on assigned company tools and equipment as required

  • Assist in the implementation of approved traffic control plans

  • Actively work toward obtaining the skills in the certification program required for advancement

  • Efficient employment of assigned equipment to accurately record data of marked utilities, structures, and various control points in the field

  • Operates vacuum truck and related tools and equipment such as a jackhammer, pogo-tamper, concrete saw, compressor blower, vacuum hose and air lance and hand tools

  • Drives commercial motor vehicles

  • Other tasks as assigned

What You Bring to SAM

  • Valid driver's license and ability to meet company MVR standards

  • Ability to travel for extended periods of time

  • Work outdoors under the full range of weather conditions typically experienced throughout all seasons of the year

  • Ability to walk for extended periods over irregular terrain while carrying and/or employing any of the full range of surface geophysical and surveying equipment, the weight of such equipment is typically less than 30 lbs

  • Pick up and carry equipment, tools or supplies weighing up to 50 lbs. for short distances and assist others to do the same. This includes the loading and unloading of such items into and out of vehicles, storage areas, etc.

  • Remove and replace manhole lids and covers weighing up 50 lbs., with assistance

Our Perks

  • Health and Wellness Benefits: BlueCross BlueShield health insurance coverage begins the month after your hire date, with dental plans available and free vision coverage for employees, company-paid premiums for Long-term disability/Life Insurance (with HSA + FSA plans), SAM Cares program focused on holistic well-being

  • Financial Benefits: Employee Referral Rewards Program of $1K, $2,500 or $5K, Fidelity retirement plans with a 5% company match, tuition reimbursement, optional cellphone stipend

  • Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including vacation/sick/holidays, parental leave to support families

  • Professional Development: Customized career development plan for licensing and certifications, Project Manager Business Academy, CAD Training Program, Individual Development Plans/Career Check-Ins, SAM WINS - our initiative for women-focused leadership and development, Milestone Anniversary Recognition, SAMbassador mentorship program

  • Perks and Discounts: Access to “Perks at Work” for discounts on wellness + travel + leisure and everyday purchases, company-sponsored events, free office snacks

  • Culture and Awards/Achievements: SAM Named 2026 Top Workplace USA for the fourth Year; 2026 SAM Ranks No. 92 on ENR Top 500 Design Firms

  • Valid driver's license and ability to meet company MVR standards

  • Ability to travel for extended periods of time

  • Work outdoors under the full range of weather conditions typically experienced throughout all seasons of the year

  • Ability to walk for extended periods over irregular terrain while carrying and/or employing any of the full range of surface geophysical and surveying equipment, the weight of such equipment is typically less than 30 lbs

  • Pick up and carry equipment, tools or supplies weighing up to 50 lbs. for short distances and assist others to do the same. This includes the loading and unloading of such items into and out of vehicles, storage areas, etc.

  • Remove and replace manhole lids and covers weighing up 50 lbs., with assistance

  • Assist in identifying marked utilities, structures and various control points on plans and maps and in the field

  • Perform operator level maintenance on assigned company tools and equipment as required

  • Assist in the implementation of approved traffic control plans

  • Actively work toward obtaining the skills in the certification program required for advancement

  • Efficient employment of assigned equipment to accurately record data of marked utilities, structures, and various control points in the field

  • Operates vacuum truck and related tools and equipment such as a jackhammer, pogo-tamper, concrete saw, compressor blower, vacuum hose and air lance and hand tools

  • Drives commercial motor vehicles

  • Other tasks as assigned

How this job compares

Set against the 1,773 open Field Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$60–90K/yr150 salary ranges
  • Virginia median$24–36/hr35 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 77 open Field Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,773 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Field Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 5 years (956 postings).
Education
82 of the 1,773 open Field Technician jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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