An elite program for elite talent at elite pay.
Obsidian is a program designed for the best of the best in the industry. It is hard and rare. And if we’re honest, we’re only interested in those with the courage and the talent to reach through fire.
That’s the terrain. Can you handle it?
A rare and honest truth
When you’re honest with yourself, work is measured by money. Money is measured by freedom. And freedom is measured by choice. The choice of an honest day’s work. An honest wage. An honest life that you, and you alone, build with integrity and ingenuity into a thing forged in fire—hard and rare and worthy.
When you’re honest yourself, you’re not happy with where you’re at. Unhappy with the money in the bank, the job you’re doing, the choices you’re making. You’re unhappy because it’s not honest. It’s not you. It’s not hard enough, not rare enough, not worthy enough.
a program we created for elite surveyors with elite talent at elite pay. It is designed for the best of the best in the industry. It is hard and rare. And if we’re honest, we’re only interested in those with the courage and the talent to reach through fire.
That’s the terrain. Can you handle it?
WHAT WE EXPECT.
10-hour day? Done.
You’re a 1-player team—own it, finish it.
Tech is your friend and your skillset. Use it.
2–3 topos/day, approx. 400 shots/project.
5-6 construction site visits? Pretty standard.
1,000-shot ALTA? Wrapped by afternoon.
High-integrity, competitive, and conscientious mindset.
WHAT YOU GET.
- Crush it, end early? Round your hours.
- $70/hr + overtime (there’s plenty).
- Badass truck—fully loaded.
- Up to 10% annual bonus.
- Generous PTO + full benefits.
- $1,000/year in field gear.
- Obsidian swag. If you know, you know.
Time Is The Measure
Talk is cheap, our investment is not.
Next-day surveying is a big promise. And without infrastructure or investment, it’s just hot air. Over the last 8 years, Terrane has attracted the smartest surveying minds in the industry—individuals who could work anywhere, but they choose Terrane.
Why? Because we’re meticulous. We think different. We adopt early.
From leading-edge Lidar and Photogrammetry technology to custom systems that manage thousands of concurrent tasks, our internal operations rival the most advanced companies and firms anywhere. And those operations? They power the front lines in the field.
The success of land surveying begins and ends where monuments meet the elements. In the field. Where the data lives and precision answers a client’s needs—where diligence and skill are proven, time and again.
“Obsidian was born in the field. It thrives in the field. And it is changing the field.”
ALTA Survey example
- 8 hours high side
- 1,000+ shots
- 5 acre lot size
- 0 problems
ALTA Survey example
- 3.5 hours
- 350+ shots
- Full TOPO: set corners, inverts, adjoiner fronts.
- On to the next!