Senior Land Surveyor – Office Position

Location

Our main office is located in historic Hudson, New York, in Columbia County – within the Hudson River Valley. A National Heritage Area, it boasts a unique combination of historic significance, natural resources, and cultural assets including historic residences, museums, performing arts centers, boating, fishing and a host of community events. Residential choices include cities, towns, villages and the rural countryside, all within a short distance to the river, railroad, and highways.

We are also a convenient 2-hour train trip from NYC.

Founded in 1992, Crawford & Associates is a team of engineers, surveyors, planners and designers who have a wide range of expertise and depth of experience that allows us to move a project – even the most complicated or unusual – from concept to reality. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers and innovators who comfortably move across the traditional lines between disciplines to achieve our clients’ goals.

Crawford & Associates is an E‑Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer. C&A does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.

The surveying department of Crawford and Associates Engineering and Land Surveying is extremely busy and is primarily focused on boundary, topographic, subdivision and construction surveying. We have an immediate need for a senior land surveyor to work with a Licensed Surveyor in the preparation of surveys and to meet project objectives. This position would be primarily an office position with very minimal fieldwork required.

Analysis of and processing of data produced by field crews towards the goal of producing accurate and correct survey maps. The ideal candidate will possess the ingenuity to work out complex surveying problems and make decisions using the rules of construction for land surveys.

Overseeing the technical quality of office work done by others. (The party chiefs/field crew managers will typically work up some of the simpler tasks in the office but the senior land surveyor would work with them to insure accuracy of their work).

Training of new staff and mentorship.

Preparation of full and complete subdivision applications.

Attendance at planning board meetings.

Minimum of 5 years working in the surveying field including performing both field and office work.

Very knowledgeable in surveying skills, including map drafting and deed research.

A very strict attention to minor detail

Excellent problem solving skills.

The patience to work with field and office staff.

The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Working knowledge of state of the art surveying equipment

The compensation includes pay in the range of $24/hr to $39/hr and excellent benefits including 401K with company match, high quality fully‑paid health insurance, paid vacation and PTO (paid time off), tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, potential for bonuses, life insurance and an excellent working environment in a modern office setting.