Principal Land Surveyor

Responsibilities

• Designs layouts, prepares survey specifications, checks plans, develops solutions and devises new approaches to problems encountered.
• Prepares feasibility studies of projects, including preliminary designs, estimates, and cost breakdowns.
• Evaluates, selects, and modifies techniques, procedures, and criteria for special projects.
• Leads and provides assistance in project coordination, including teams of combined management and bargaining unit staff, to provide professional and efficient service to clients of Land Engineering services.
• Provides technical expertise and direction to Land Technicians working in office and field environments in the performance of boundary, topographic, plan & profile, settlement, and other types of land surveying, mapping, and data collection.
• Responsible for stamping all legal descriptions and maps per local and state regulations.
• Provides training required to maintain and improve surveying and mapping procedures.
• Supports and directs Project Surveyors and Senior Land Surveyors.
• Communicates project objectives, timelines, and other goals to employees and sets examples to ensure satisfaction of objectives and achievement of project goals.
• Uses teamwork and consensus decision-making to accomplish highest priority work.
• Promotes and actively engages in resource sharing with Land Engineering units in other locales within the company to ensure timely completion of project-related activities.
• Works in partnership with other groups within Land Projects as well as ESC to develop a highly motivated and competitive engineering workforce.
• Incorporates quality and efficiency in every aspect of Land Engineering work processes to reduce costs and improve customer service.
• Leads the engineering group to understand and commit to excellence in project design and completion and personally exemplifies superior customer commitment.
• Prepares and testifies as an Expert Witness on Land-related issues.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: BS Degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or related field (Desired).
• Minimum four (4) years’ experience as a Senior Land Surveyor or equivalent experience.
• Licensed as a California Land Surveyor or pre-1982 California Registered Civil Engineer (Required).

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off