Principal Survey Analyst

RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY • Tucson, AZ

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Whether your path is leadership, technical excellence, or becoming a trusted industry professional, RICK provides opportunities to grow, contribute, and succeed. As an Principal Survey Analyst in our Tucson office’s Land Survey department, you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the Tucson region. As a RICK team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow. At RICK you will find an abundance of opportunities for mentorship, growth, and (of course) fun! Learn more by visiting www.rickengineering.com

Requirements

• BA/BS in a Geographic Information Systems or BS in Land Surveying plus a minimum of six (6) years of experience or equivalent work experience of ten (10) years.
• Is a registered land surveyor (RLS) in the state of Arizona or ability to obtain Arizona RLS within one year of hire.
• A willingness to work in a team atmosphere and multi-task in support of several simultaneous projects.
• An expert level understanding of units, coordinate systems, map projections, datums, and coordinate transformations.
• An understanding of cartographic principles.
• Experience working with municipal agencies for research and map processing purposes in Arizona counties including interaction with public records, GIS teams, GIS datasets and GIS web applications.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings.
• The ability to think logically, concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills, passion for technology and proficiency with AutoCAD / Civil 3D.
• Candidate must demonstrate and advanced understanding of boundary principles, land management as well as geometry and trigonometry.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with UAV/UAS, 3D laser scanners, LiDAR, photogrammetry and 360˚ cameras.
• Experience with aerial photography, orthophotography, contours, topography, and surfaces.
• Experience with Public Land Survey System (PLSS).
• Experience processing and recording survey documents, lot splits, final plats.
• Experience preparing ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and Records of Survey.
• Experience with title, survey and right of way related research.
• Experience establishing new parcels, new lots, new roads, new subdivisions, new easements.
• Experience writing legal descriptions.
• Experience preparing final plats and exhibits.
• Experience with Arizona Minimum Standards.
• Experience with ALTA/NSPS standards.
• Construction staking calculations (pre and post layout).
• Processing data collection from the field.
• Working with aerial imagery and lidar data sets.
• Coordinating with design teams and field personnel.
• Preparation of GIS data sets for agency use (Shapefiles, esri file geodatabase).

Responsibilities

• Mapping out the physical environment through data collection tasks from equipment & technology such as: GPS, robotic total stations, UAV/UAS, 3D laser scanners, LiDAR, photogrammetry and 360˚ cameras; creating data sets such as aerial photography, orthophotography, contours, topography, and surfaces.
• Analyzing the information primarily using CAD (AutoCAD and Civil 3D).
• Surface creation and editing, exhibit creation, volume calculations, and editing the results of work for our clients, our planners, our designers, and our engineers who collectively design the communities and infrastructure we live in every day.
• Deep diving into the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and tasked with determining existing property boundaries, rights-of-way, processing survey control, facilitating monument perpetuation and interpreting easements through records research and analysis, ultimately plotting the results in CAD preparing exhibits & maps.
• Processing and recording survey documents, lot splits, final plats, through agency processes preparing ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and Records of Survey.
• Proficient to independently perform title, survey and right of way related research.
• Establishing new parcels, new lots, new roads, new subdivisions, new easements, writing legal descriptions and preparing final plats and exhibits for each.
• Interacting with survey field crews on data collection and construction projects by preparing calculations and field packages to aid in their work.
• Frequently engaging with design, civil engineering and water resources teams throughout the lifecycle of each project.
• Analysis of boundaries and field data, including an understanding of Arizona Minimum Standards.
• Preparation and processing of legal descriptions, ALTAs, final plats, and records of survey using AutoCAD and Civil 3D; including the experience with ALTA/NSPS standards.
• Preparing maps and exhibits together to help tell the story of the survey for others to follow in your footsteps.
• Working with municipal agencies for research and map processing purposes in Arizona counties including interaction with public records, GIS teams, GIS datasets and GIS web applications.
• Construction staking calculations (pre and post layout).
• Processing data collection from the field.
• Working with aerial imagery and lidar data sets.
• Coordinating with design teams and field personnel.
• Preparation of GIS data sets for agency use (Shapefiles, esri file geodatabase).

Benefits

• Additional compensation incentive pay potential.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave.
• Workplace culture training & experiences.
• Team building recreational and social events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal