Surveying Aide / Field Crew

Location: Linville, North Carolina; field work throughout western North Carolina

Company

hirify.global provides field support for USDA Forest Service boundary maintenance and related surveying operations.

What you will do

• Assist a two-person field crew with locating and traversing Forest Service boundary lines.
• Support boundary painting, posting, signage placement, and maintenance.
• Locate, maintain, and establish boundary corners; search for monuments and identify bearing trees and other boundary evidence.
• Assist with GPS/GNSS setup and field observations.
• Record field notes, corner and tract identifiers, photographs, measurements, and unusual field conditions.
• Carry and maintain survey equipment and supplies, clear vegetation, and support access across rugged terrain.

Requirements

• Ability to learn survey and GPS equipment and boundary-marking procedures.
• Ability to read maps and follow field instructions.
• Ability to hike and carry field equipment over wooded, steep, and uneven terrain.
• Ability to work outdoors for full field days in variable weather.
• Prior surveying, forestry, construction, outdoor field, GIS field collection, or similar experience is preferred.
• A valid driver's license is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular outdoor field work supporting public-land boundary maintenance.
• Work as part of a two-person field crew under the direction of a Field Lead.
• Assignments take place in wooded and rugged terrain across western North Carolina.