Surveyor Consultant

Hanson Professional Services Inc.•Springfield, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

If you’re looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day, with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career at Hanson is right for you. The belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment. Hanson Professional Services Inc. is seeking a candidate to fill a part time Professional Land Surveyor Consultant position in our Springfield, Illinois office. Hanson is a dynamic, employee-owned consulting firm of more than 450 employees providing a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, scientific, and allied services throughout the USA. This position will work within our Infrastructure Market in the Geospatial Discipline on right-of-way engineering projects for federal, state and local roadway projects. Position requires the ability to work as part of multidisciplinary teams to plan and execute projects for a variety of clients including local governments, state departments of transportation, and private industry throughout Indiana and beyond. It is important that this position can support project teams from initial planning through design to construction. Projects are likely to include reconstruction of major interstates and highways, urban and rural roadway rehabilitation, and replacements. This position is a mid‑ to senior‑level role focused on applying advanced expertise, driving continuous improvement, and taking on increasing leadership and responsibility.

Requirements

Experience with: Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, OpenRoads, Geopak Modeler (Legacy), or ESRI
Adhere to project deadlines and keep supervisory staff informed of any difficulties encountered on assignments.
Self-direct, plan, prioritize, organize, and accomplish the work assigned.
Read and comprehend recorded deeds, legal descriptions, surveys, subdivision plats and historical right-of-way plans codes and regulations, and technical information to develop drawings.
Maintain technical knowledge regarding computers, software, and design techniques.
Learn and adapt to new programs and adjust to changes in product and client demands.
Execute and adhere to quality assurance requirements.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team to develop and present concepts.
Must be able to build effective relationships with internal and external client bases.
Strong oral communication and technical writing skills.
Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines.
Clear communication with survey crews, engineers, and project managers
Ability to document field notes and survey observations accurately
Collaboration with office staff to ensure data consistency and completeness
Professional interaction with clients, contractors, and the public
Must be able to collaborate remotely with colleagues in other offices.
Candidate must be willing to accept out-of-town travel assignments and to work overtime to meet project demands.
Must possess a valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

Utilize provided calculations and computer software to prepare right-of-way parcel documents for client and work efficiently with other team members for accurate and quality document deliverables through to project completion.
Design/support and preparation of right-of-way plans for state and local projects
Collaborate with Senior Technical staff
Other duties as assigned.
Lead/assist survey crew with land surveying and field data collection activities
Set up, operate, and maintain survey instruments and related equipment (GNSS/GPS equipment - RTK, static, and network-based systems)
Collect accurate measurements, observations, and location data (including: Field staking, layout, verification for construction projects, topographic, boundary, construction, and as-built surveys)
Mark and stake survey points according to project requirements
Record, organize, and verify field notes and measurements
Follow safety procedures and company standards while working outdoors
Collaborate with surveyors and project team members to ensure data accuracy
LiDAR data collection using terrestrial, mobile, and/or UAV-mounted LiDAR systems