Associate Land Surveyor

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NV5 is a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions for public and private sector clients supporting infrastructure, utility, and building assets and systems. NV5 primarily focuses on six business verticals:
Conformity Assessment;
Infrastructure Support Services;
Utility Services;
Environmental Health Sciences;
Buildings & Technology; and Geospatial. NV5’s expert surveyors and geospatial specialists work across diverse environments, including deserts, rivers, mountains, and urban infrastructure. Their high‑precision data minimizes errors and enhances project outcomes. As a national leader in geospatial data, we utilize cutting‑edge technologies, including lidar, topobathy, orthoimagery, hyperspectral imaging, and high‑definition scanning (HDS). Our advanced drones, aircraft, robotics, and mobile data collection tools ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Are you ready to take your land surveying career to the next level? We’re looking for an Associate Land Surveyor to join our San Diego team. In this role, you’ll work alongside skilled survey teams, operating and maintaining cutting‑edge GPS equipment and total stations while conducting boundary surveys, topographic mapping, and construction layout. Beyond fieldwork, you’ll play a key role in preparing survey documents, maps, and reports, ensuring every project meets regulatory standards and exceeds client expectations.

This is an exceptional opportunity to refine your technical skills, collaborate closely with experienced surveyors, and expand your expertise in the dynamic field of land surveying.

• Provide professional & 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, heavy civil, topographic & design surveys, aerial mapping control, and aeronautical surveys; 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 AutoCAD
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Professional Land Survey or registration certification is a plus
• LSIT required
• 5 years of land surveying and mapping experience required
• 3+ years of project management experience preferred
• Experience in the use of 3D LiDAR scanning (static, mobile, etc.) data registration/extraction
• UAV/UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience is 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, data collectors, and GPS reduction software
• Experience in AutoCAD with demonstrated survey drafting skills required; excellent AutoCAD skills a plus
• Ability to read and understand survey drawings, plans & specifications
• Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking, and marking
• Hydrographic surveying experience is a plus
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel

Ability to deal effectively and reasonably with stress in the workplace without lost 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 of time, work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time, type/key-in data, and answer telephones frequently as needed.

The employee will…