Senior Land Surveyor

NV5•San Diego, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

NV5 is a leading provider of tech-enabled engineering, testing, inspection, and consulting solutions for the built environment. We specialize in engineering design, asset management, and geospatial data analytics to support infrastructure resilience and building systems performance throughout the entire asset lifecycle. NV5’s expert surveyors and geospatial specialists work across diverse environments, including deserts, rivers, mountains, and urban infrastructure. Their high-precision data minimizes errors and enhances project outcomes. As a national leader in geospatial data, we utilize cutting-edge technologies, including lidar, topobathy, orthoimagery, hyperspectral imaging, and high-definition scanning (HDS). Our advanced drones, aircraft, robotics, and mobile data collection tools ensure accuracy and efficiency. NV5 provides cost-effective, high-precision land surveying and mapping services for land acquisition, site development, real estate, construction projects, transportation infrastructure, and environmental assessments. Our experienced surveyors collaborate with government agencies, municipalities, commercial developers, healthcare institutions, and engineering firms to deliver tailored solutions that align with project requirements and community impact. With decades of expertise in design & topographic survey mapping, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, subsurface utility investigation, and aerial mapping, NV5 integrates the latest geospatial technology to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. We are seeking a California Licensed PLS Senior Land 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. This role is 100% office-based in our San Diego Survey group.

Requirements

California Professional Land Surveyor registration certification
8-10 years of surveying and mapping experience required.
Must have experience with the local or other utility industry
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.
Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking, and marking.
Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of project management experience preferred.
UAV / UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience a plus.
Experience in hydrographic surveying is a plus.
Experience with lidar data processing is a plus.

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.