Land Surveyor

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Land Surveyor is responsible for leading early-stage land legal descriptions and related mapping, project survey ordering, outside surveyor coordination, design overlays, and survey management from early stage, preconstruction, through financing and as-built surveys, and supporting title review functions for legal title due diligence and curative work.

• Manage all land surveying activities in coordination with development, engineering, GIS, and land/title teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review ALTA, boundary, topographic surveys, and legal descriptions to ensure alignment between engineering design, insured parcels, and project requirements.
• Develop and refine preliminary and final legal descriptions for easements, acquisitions, leases, and crossing agreements.
• Coordinate with external survey firms, including defining scopes of work, reviewing proposals, and overseeing deliverable quality and timelines.
• Perform QA/QC checks on survey data, CAD files, maps, and design overlays to ensure accuracy and compliance with industry and company standards.
• Integrate survey data with engineering and design workflows, resolving discrepancies related to boundaries, easements, encroachments, and title exceptions.
• Collaborate with the GIS team to create maps, exhibits, and base layers that support internal project planning and organization.
• Support title review and curative efforts by identifying survey-related issues, gaps, overlaps, or encroachments affecting land status.
• Assist in reviewing and preparing utility, access, and private crossing agreements to confirm consistency with site boundaries and engineering needs.
• Maintain organized survey documentation and provide required survey deliverables for permitting, financing, lender review, and as-built records.
• Collaborate with individual departments, as well as cross-functionally with other departments within the organization.
• Maintain organizational excellence in terms of project timelines and deliverables.
• Demonstrates the Clēnera Core Values of Caring, Committed, and Courageous.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geography, or related field.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 5 years of experience in land surveying.
• Licensure/Certification:
  Professional Land Surveyor in at least one state.
• Technology:
  Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines.
• Skills/Attributes:
  • Strong understanding of ALTA/NSPS standards, boundary law principles, easements, and real property legal descriptions.
  • Experience reviewing ALTA surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, and CAD/GIS deliverables.
  • Proficiency with CAD and/or GIS tools, such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, or similar mapping/survey platforms.
  • Ability to coordinate and manage external survey consultants, including reviewing scopes, schedules, and deliverables.
  • Working knowledge of title commitments, exceptions, easements, and curative processes.
  • Familiarity with land-use, property research, and utility/right-of-way considerations in the context of project development.
  • Self-motivated to work through complex problems and competing priorities, including a high level of detail and organization.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel: 10%

• Clēnera pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums for a suite of medical, dental, and vision coverages.
• HSA and FSA Plans Available
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Public Holidays)
• Incentive Pay and RSU Plans

At Clēnera, LLC, we’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state or federal law.