Senior Land Surveyor

NV5•Petaluma, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Surveyor to provide professional review of work products, manage office and field workload under the direction of the Survey Manager, and support the Survey Manager in maintaining project schedules and budgets. This role involves conducting various types of survey research, computations, reviewing computer-aided survey drafting of topographic maps and plats, and preparing written descriptions of land for deeds, leases, and other legal documents per local, state, federal, and project requirements. The Senior Surveyor will review projects, perform quality assurance, and report progress through completion on each project assigned by the Director of Survey. Come join our growing Northern California offices. We would prefer the candidate to live close to one of our offices: Petaluma, Santa Clara or Sacramento.

Requirements

California Professional Land Surveyor registration certification
Minimum of 8+ years of surveying and mapping experience required.
3+ years of project management experience preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills and practical written and oral communication skills.
Proficiency in using total stations, GPS receivers, data collectors, and GPS reduction software.
Proficiency in Trimble Business Center, StarNet, or similar survey processing software.
Experience in Civil3D with demonstrated survey drafting skills required; excellent Civil3D skills a plus.
Ability to read and understand survey drawings, plans, and specifications.
UAV / UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience a plus.
Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking, and marking.
Experience in hydrographic surveying is a plus.
Experience with lidar data processing is a plus.
Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of project management experience
excellent Civil3D skills
UAV / UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience
Experience in hydrographic surveying
Experience with lidar data processing

Responsibilities

Provide professional and technical oversight and guidance.
Perform project research, logistics, and management; review plats and prepare legal descriptions.
Adhere to company policies, safety plans, and project safety plans.
Conduct quality control checks on each project, including computations, field book formats, and content.
Supervise project field crews and/or serve as field crew chief.
Work on control, boundary, subdivision, topographic, and design surveys, ALTA /NSPS standards, aerial mapping surveys, and may also perform hydrographic surveying.
Accurately run and adjust survey measuring instruments, including digital levels, GPS equipment, and total stations with electronic data collecting capabilities.
Identify and understand basic sources of measurement errors.
Perform mathematical calculations and check field data.
Perform data reduction, field note reduction, calculations, data checks, and staking.
Computations using survey programs and Civil3D.
Perform other duties as assigned.