Professional Surveyor - PLS

Job Summary

Performs surveying work. Work involves planning, conducting, and verifying field surveys, including supervision of field crews and office personnel, conducting inspections, taking field measurements, and overseeing the compilation, update, and maintenance of maps for our customers.

Inter-relationships

Employees, Managers, and Supervisors throughout the corporation, and various external customers, vendors, consultants, and governmental regulatory officials.

Major Tasks

• Performs boundary analysis.
• Provides assignment of crew workload, processing survey data (conventional and GPS).
• Gathers and reviews completed fieldwork, mapping, survey, legal research and surface modeling, to perform all survey related tasks and calculations.
• Captures GPS locations and documents features for GIS Data System.
• Utilizes CADD system to enter required data, such as precise measurements and commands, to generate drawings, renderings, report graphics or other digital images.
• Develops, organizes, and prepares a variety of complex layouts, drawings, and designs from written or verbal specifications, and/or rough or detailed sketches and /or drawings made by technical professionals, converting paper documents into computerized files.
• Researches legalities, verifies work and signs work as accurate, verified, and legally complete.
• Maintains designated work areas in a safe, clean, and professional manner.
• Detects and reports improper operating equipment.
• Aids new employees of the corporation with orientation to their position, learning key support systems and personnel.
• Complies with corporate/departmental policies and procedures governing safety, attendance, tardiness, dress code, professional ethics, and required meetings/seminars.
• Performs other related duties as directed that correspond to the overall function of this position.
• Affirms all work produced meets or exceeds company and industry standards.

  Job Skill Requirements

  • Intermediate to proficient skills using word-processing, spreadsheet, CADD and other computer applications in support of surveying technology.
  • Current knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations governing surveying, deeds and plats.
  • 5+ years of experience.

    Physical Demands

    • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear.
    • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
    • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
    • The employee must concentrate, conceptualize, cooperate with others/teamwork, detailed work, frequent task changes, irregular schedule as needed, learn new tasks, interruptive /distractive environment, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, reason, problem solve, and manage time pressures.

    Standard Work Schedule

    Topographic OM, Inc. in office Standard business hours is Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. The specific schedule for this role will be based on location and department.

    E-Verify

    This employer participates in E-Verify.

    Drug-Free Workplace

    This position is subject to initial and random Drug and Alcohol programs as directed by Company Policy.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Topographic, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

    PAY

    $115,000–$130,000. This range represents our good-faith estimate of possible compensation for this role at the time of posting. The final offer may be higher or lower based on the candidate's relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and other factors.