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February 24, 2026 | Staff Surveyor – Helena, Montana

Assists Project Surveyor/Manager in completing project elements.

Essential Functions of the Job:
▪ Serves at the direction and under the supervision of the project professional land surveyor
▪ Provides survey research and data for projects
▪ Utilizes computer drafting and analysis software to assist in projects
▪ Assists in data analysis and calculations, reports, and post processing
▪ Performs field engineering and land surveying
▪ Attends team meetings with project staff and clients and effectively communicates project. plans, progress, issues, and concerns
▪ Prepares for and attends public meetings regarding project activity and addresses client and the concerns
▪ Assists in directing and executing project field work and crews

Assist survey staff with field data collection and stakeout, as well as other project elements. Initially, this will entail working closely with our licensed Professional Land Surveyors (PLS) or Land Survey Interns (LSI) to insure proper training in operating and caring for survey data collection equipment on typical data collection and stakeout projects. The technician will also be trained in data post-processing. After approximately 3 months of training, the employee will be expected to perform these tasks on a more independent basis, for example, performing local field and post-processing tasks unassisted but still under the direct supervision of a PLS.

Some of Stahly’s fieldwork is out of town. This position requires the ability to travel and stay away from home, typically no more than a week at a time. Rarely do out of town projects require being gone over the weekend.

Stahly stives to provide full-time hours, however, hourly employee work is dependent on backlog, especially during the winter months.

Works directly with Survey Department Manager to secure departmental work load and
manage projects and clientele.

Essential Functions of the Job:
• Procurement and execution of Land Survey projects.
• Clientele development and maintenance.
• Perform project estimates, proposals, and management.
• Perform all necessary technical aspects of typical land survey projects, including pre-field, field, and post processing tasks.
• Perform all necessary technical aspects of typical construction staking projects.
• Advanced knowledge and capabilities working with Geomatics software and hardware.
Currently, this is specifically Trimble Business Center software and Trimble R “era” GNSS GPS and associated hardware.
• Mentor land survey and appropriate staff.
• Staff/resource management and logistical support to survey department.
• Represent company professionalism, community mindedness, and reputation for excellence and fairness on a daily basis.
• Strive for company and personal growth

Responsible for performing a variety of land and route surveys and preparing various permit applications for the construction or placement of company facilities. Responsible for certifying legal documents and plats. Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day-to-day work routine for self and others.

Responsible for performing technical duties in the areas of surveying and mapping in support of supervisors, land surveyors, project engineers, and Geographic Information System (GIS) personnel. Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day-to-day work routine for self and others.

Ducks Unlimited (DU) is an American nonprofit conservation organization 501(c) with a mission to conserve, restore, and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. This mission closely parallels the goals and mission of one of DU’s biggest partners, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and specifically their conservation easement programs administered through the Farm Bill. The NRCS’s Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and the Emergency Watershed Protection Program Floodplain Easements (EWPP-FPE) restore and conserve thousands of acres of wetland and grassland habitat each year. In partnership with NRCS, DU is assisting NRCS with the delivery of conservation easement programs to increase NRCS’s capacity to meet growing funding levels. These positions will be home-officed; however, they will be expected to travel for team meetings and training held by DU and NRCS as necessary.