NV5 ยท 9 hours ago
Senior Land Surveyor
US-Petaluma
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$45/hr - $60/hr
10+ years expNV5 is a leading provider of tech-enabled engineering, testing, inspection, and consulting solutions for the built environment. They are seeking a Senior Land Surveyor to supervise technical staff, manage project workloads, and conduct various types of survey research while ensuring quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
ConsultingIndustrial Engineering
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
Qualification
Required
California Professional Land Surveyor registration certification is a plus
Minimum of 10 years of surveying and mapping experience required
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Life insurance
PTO
401(k)
Professional development/advancement opportunities
Company
NV5
NV5 is a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions for public and private sector clients supporting infrastructure, utility, and building assets and systems.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-05-15Acquired
2013-03-26IPO
Leadership Team
Noreen Clindinning
Chief Operating Officer Environmental Health Services
Carl Henderson, PhD, PE, GE
Chief Diversity Officer / SoCal Construction Quality Assurance Group Director
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