Associate Land Surveyor

Associate Land Surveyor - Palm Desert, CA (100% In-Office)

Join our team in beautiful Palm Desert, California, where we're seeking an experienced Associate Land Surveyor to play a key leadership role within our surveying operations. This is a full-time, 100% in-office position offering the opportunity to work closely with our Survey Manager on a diverse portfolio of projects.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional oversight and review of survey work products, coordinating office and field survey activities, and helping ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget. You'll serve as a technical resource to the team while supporting the efficient execution of daily operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Review and oversee survey work products to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Manage and coordinate office and field survey workloads under the direction of the Survey Manager.
• Support project planning, scheduling, and budget management.
• Collaborate with project teams to deliver high-quality survey services.
• Assist in maintaining operational efficiency and meeting client expectations.

If you're a motivated surveying professional looking for an opportunity to take on a leadership role and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

• LSIT Required
• Professional Land Surveyor registration certification is desired.
• Must be able to work in the office 100% in Palm Desert, CA
• A minimum of 5 years of surveying and mapping experience is required
• Relocation assistance will be provided for the right candidate
• 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, and 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.