Associate Land Surveyor
$45 - $50 per hourNV5
2026-12366# of Openings
1 Location
US-CA-Sacramento Additional Locations US-CA-Petaluma Category
Survey Type
Regular Full-Time Overview
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 5,000 consulting engineers, inspectors, and analysts play a critical role in shaping our communities through resilient infrastructure that will stand the test of time and efficient smart building systems for optimized facility environments.
We are seeking an Associate 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.
In your role, you assist the Survey Managers in managing survey crews and provide survey research, computations, and review of survey drafting for topographic maps and plats, as well as writing of legal descriptions, easements, and other survey documents, all per local, state, and federal requirements. Reviews projects, performs quality assurance, and reports progress through completion on each project.
Responsibilities- Provide professional and technical oversight and guidance
- Perform project research, logistics, and management, review plats, and prepare legal descriptions.
- Adhere to the company's policies, safety plan, and the project safety plan. Perform quality control checks on each project, including computations, field book formats, and content.
- Supervise project field crew(s) 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.
- Understand and identify 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
- LSIT Required
- Professional Land Surveyor registration certification is a plus.
- A minimum of 5 years of surveying and mapping experience is required
- 3+ years of project management experience preferred
- Experience in the use of lidar scanning (terrestrial, mobile, aerial) data registration/extraction
- UAV / UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience a plus
- Must possess good interpersonal skills and effective written and oral communication skills
- Right-of-way mapping and parcel plat drafting.
- Must be proficient in the use of total stations, GPS receivers, and data collectors, and GPS reduction software.
- Experience in Civil3D with demonstrated survey drafting skills required; excellent Civil3D skills a plus
- Proficiency in Trimble Business Center, StarNet or similar survey processing software.
- Ability to read and understand survey drawings, plans & specifications.
- Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking, and marking.
- Hydrographic surveying experience is a plus.
- Must be proficient with MS Word and Excel.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions if the candidate can meet the physical demands.
Ability to deal effectively and reasonably with stress in the workplace without losing time or undue strain. Frequently required to sit, walk, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to sit for extended periods, work at a computer terminal for extended periods, type/key in data, and answer telephones frequently as needed. The employee will be required to adhere to the company's policies, safety plan, and the project.
The pay range for this position in California is $45.00 to $50.00 per hr. Base pay offered may be higher or lower depending on the job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location of the candidate. Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.
All local employment laws apply. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via the NV5 careers site.
NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k), and professional development/advancement opportunities.
NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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