Professional Land Surveyor

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.

Step into a role where your surveying expertise truly makes an impact. As a Professional Land Surveyor
, you’ll work on a dynamic mix of projects—conducting topographic and boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, supporting mapping and 3D scanning, and contributing to high‑quality deliverables that shape communities and infrastructure.

This is an opportunity for someone who brings strong technical fundamentals, a reliable work ethic, and a passion for continuous learning. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, adapting to new tools and techniques, and taking pride in producing accurate, meaningful work. Feedback is part of our culture, and we value professionals who grow from it and seek guidance when needed.

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.

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  • CAD processing software
  • Point Cloud extraction software
• Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care and storage

• Performs moderately complex tasks independently
• Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
• Leads effort on small projects
• Conducts quality control of basic deliverables

Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks, anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.

Produces the following independently in the field, office or both. Field data including:

• Clear and concise field notes
• Basic equipment maintenance checks
• Topographic data collection
• Monument field recovery

Produces the following under limited direction/oversight from others in the office:

• Basic boundary resolutions
• Basic construction calculations
• Control network planning
• Point cloud extractions
• Research of public records
• Basic construction layout

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects. Assists with budget creation on simple projects.

Understands and employs applicable industry or client standards such as the following:

• Local platting, surveying standards
• ASPRS
• Client Standards

Frequent client communications. Resolves issues on small projects. Attends client meetings. Consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in person).

Other duties as assigned.

Performs moderate to advanced levels of professional services. Operates with a moderate level of autonomy. May assist with some assistant project management tasks.

May be a supervisor:

• Oversees team operations and…