Senior Professional Land Surveyor

Why DOWL?

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you're valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Survey and Geomatics

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.

DOWL is seeking a Senior Surveyor to join our growing Surveying team out of our Reno Office. Our existing team of talented surveyors support a diverse size of both internal and external clients across significant geography. As a mid-sized, privately owned company, you will be joining a well-supported team that works on exciting quality projects. We are the people who make it happen, so getting and keeping the best and the brightest is one of our most important missions. Take a look at our company page to learn more about our mission, philosophy, and history:

Summary

The Senior Professional Land Surveyor 1 manages and leads a variety of surveying tasks including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, mapping, 3D scanning, and more. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, leadership and organizational skills, mentoring and quality control skills, and produce reliable results. A Senior Professional Land Surveyor 1 demonstrates highly advanced proficiency with complex survey concepts and tasks, quickly learns and apply new survey skills, and mentors and oversees the work of others with less experience. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced
• Market Sector Software - Advanced
• Trimble Business Center
• Trimble Access
• CAD processing software
• Point Cloud extraction software
• Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care and storage

Technical Expertise

• Mastery of fundamentals
• Highly efficient at providing technical solutions to the most complex challenges and guides others towards the same
• Works with market sector leaders to advance technical skills within the team

Teamwork

Technical leader/mentor on large/complex projects, has excellent communication skills, answers questions from those with less experience, takes action based on the needs of the team.

Project Delivery

Leads the production of and provides quality control for the following:

• Technical reports and memos
• Clear and concise field notes
• Equipment maintenance checks
• Topographic data collection
• Topographic base map and surface model
• Monument field recovery
• Research of public records
• Point cloud extractions
• Boundary resolutions
• Advanced construction calculations
• Advanced control network planning
• Remote sensing data

Understanding Budget and Schedule

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Develops scoping, budgets, and schedules for complex tasks. Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks. Able to manage multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget. Mentors staff and provides quality control to other staff.

Industry Standards and Regulations

Expert level understanding and mentoring of the applicable industry or client standards such as the following and appropriate deviations from:

• ALTA surveys
• Local platting, surveying standards
• ASPRS
• BLM cadastral surveys
• Client standards

Client Interaction

Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects. Leads technical client project meetings. Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks. Engages as industry expert on complex projects and pursuits. Leads technical aspects of project interviews. Mentors others on above.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Level of Work/Accountability

Efficiently performs the most technically complex and demanding professional services without supervision. Reviews the work of others and mentors others on complex project tasks. May also perform assistant project management duties, as needed. Leads technical approach on proposals.

Supervisory Duties

May be a supervisor:

• 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

Education and/or Experience

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Years of experience required: 12 years

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• PLS required (multiple states preferred)
• Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver's license is required to support legitimate business purposes

Mathematical Skills

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.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee 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.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work may be split between the field and office. Field work is performed outdoors during year-round weather conditions. Work ranges from high-density urban to extremely remote settings. Individuals must be prepared to adapt quickly from one extreme to the other.


In the field: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to moderately loud due to the proximity to construction sites and related equipment.

In the office: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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