Professional Land Surveyor 1

DOWL•Reno, NV

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join DOWL’s Survey and Geomatics team to play a vital role in shaping infrastructure from the ground up. Our surveyors tackle an impressive variety of projects—from individual sidewalk ramps to expansive 200-mile-long corridors bringing precision, efficiency, and foresight to every job. We pride ourselves on identifying potential challenges early in the process, enabling design teams and contractors to make proactive adjustments that keep projects running smoothly and on schedule. If you’re detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and eager to work on impactful projects across diverse landscapes, we want you on our team. Step into a role where your surveying expertise truly makes an impact. As a Professional Land Surveyor, you’ll work on a dynamic mix of projects—conducting topographic and boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, supporting mapping and 3D scanning, and contributing to high‑quality deliverables that shape communities and infrastructure. This is an opportunity for someone who brings strong technical fundamentals, a reliable work ethic, and a passion for continuous learning. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, adapting to new tools and techniques, and taking pride in producing accurate, meaningful work. Feedback is part of our culture, and we value professionals who grow from it and seek guidance when needed.

Requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Developing skills in Trimble Business Center
Developing skills in Trimble Access
Developing skills in CAD processing software
Developing skills in Point Cloud extraction software
Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care and storage
Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree preferred
4 years of experience required
PLS required
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.
Regularly required to sit.
Required to talk and hear.
Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands.
May occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Able to cut brush using chain saw or machete.
Able to dig with shovel or digging bars, use a jack hammer and sledgehammer, and drive in stakes and rebar (monuments).
Able to walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice.
Able to routinely lift and carry between 30 and 50 pounds.
May need to work at remote sites.

Nice To Haves

Individuals who are detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and eager to work on impactful projects across diverse landscapes.
Individuals who bring strong technical fundamentals, a reliable work ethic, and a passion for continuous learning.
Individuals who enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, adapting to new tools and techniques, and taking pride in producing accurate, meaningful work.
Professionals who grow from feedback and seek guidance when needed.

Responsibilities

Performs moderately complex tasks independently
Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
Leads effort on small projects
Conducts quality control of basic deliverables
Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks, anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.
Produces clear and concise field notes
Performs basic equipment maintenance checks
Conducts topographic data collection
Performs monument field recovery
Performs basic boundary resolutions
Performs basic construction calculations
Plans control networks
Performs point cloud extractions
Researches public records
Performs basic construction layout
Processes remote sensing data
Understands scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Assists with budget creation on simple projects.
Understands and employs applicable industry or client standards such as ALTA surveys, Local platting, surveying standards, ASPRS, BLM cadastral surveys, and Client Standards.
Frequent client communications.
Resolves issues on small projects.
Attends client meetings.
Consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in person).
Other duties as assigned.
Performs moderate to advanced levels of professional services.
Operates with a moderate level of autonomy.
May assist with some assistant project management tasks.
Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
Recruits and hires new employees
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy