Associate Land Surveyor

NV5; Palm Desert (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, dental, and supplemental保险

Employee Assistance Program

Company paid Life & AD&D

Company paid Disability

401K Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

NV5 seeks an Associate Land Surveyor in Palm Desert, CA for a full-time, 100% in-office leadership role. You will work closely with the Survey Manager on a diverse portfolio, supervising field crews and guiding survey activities to meet schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities include reviewing survey products, coordinating workloads, and supporting project planning and budgeting. LSIT/FE is required; 3–5 years of surveying experience and 3+ years of PM experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• LSIT/FE required.
• Professional Land Surveyor registration desired.
• 3-5 years of surveying and mapping experience required.
• 3+ years project management experience preferred.
• Experience with lidar/UAV data registration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional & technically oversight and guidance.
• Review and oversee survey work products for accuracy and compliance.
• Manage and coordinate office and field survey workloads.
• Support project planning, scheduling, and budget management.
• Supervise field crews and/or serve as field crew chief.
• Perform survey data reduction, calculations, and staking.

Skills

Leadership

Surveying

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

LSIT/FE

Professional Land Surveyor registration

Tools

Civil3D

Trimble Business Center

StarNet

GPS receivers

Total stations

Job description

Position Summary

Join our team in beautiful Palm Desert, California, where we're seeking an experienced Associate Land Surveyor to play a key leadership role within our surveying operations. This is a full-time, 100% in-office position offering the opportunity to work closely with our Survey Manager on a diverse portfolio of projects.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional oversight and review of survey work products, coordinating office and field survey activities, and helping ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget. You'll serve as a technical resource to the team while supporting the efficient execution of daily operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and oversee survey work products to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Manage and coordinate office and field survey workloads under the direction of the Survey Manager.
• Support project planning, scheduling, and budget management.
• Collaborate with project teams to deliver high-quality survey services.
• Assist in maintaining operational efficiency and meeting client expectations.

If you're a motivated surveying professional looking for an opportunity to take on a leadership role and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• 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, topographic, and design surveys, ALTA /NSPS standards, aerial mapping surveys, and 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 Civil3D.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• LSIT/FE required
• Professional Land Surveyor registration certification is desired.
• Must be able to work in the office 100% in Palm Desert, CA
• 3-5 years of surveying and mapping experience is required
• Relocation assistance will be provided for the right candidate
• 3+ years of project management experience preferred
• Experience in the use of lidar scanning (terrestrial, mobile, aerial) data registration/extraction
• UAV / UAS operation, data acquisition, and data reduction experience 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, and data collectors, and GPS reduction software.
• Experience in Civil3D with demonstrated survey drafting skills required; excellent Civil3D skills a plus
• Proficiency in Trimble Business Center, StarNet, or similar survey processing software.
• Ability to read and understand survey drawings, plans & specifications.
• Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking, and marking.
• Hydrographic surveying experience is a plus.
• Must be proficient with MS Word and Excel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions if the candidate can meet the physical demands.Ability to deal effectively and reasonably with stress in the workplace without losing 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, work at a computer terminal for extended periods, type/key in data, and answer telephones frequently as needed. The employee will be required to adhere to the company’s policies, safety plan, and the project.

The pay range for this position in California is $94,000-$132,000 per year.. Base pay offered may be higher or lower depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location of the candidate.

Benefits

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and supplemental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid Life & AD&D
• Company paid Disability
• 401K Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off

Company Overview

NV5 delivers technology-enabled engineering, consulting, and geospatial solutions that help clients plan, design, and optimize infrastructure, buildings, utilities, and environmental systems. We bring together technical expertise, data, and innovative thinking to create resilient, high-performance assets. As part of TiC Solutions, alongside Acuren, we share a purpose: to shape and strengthen the physical world.

Our work starts with our people. We invest in their growth and never compromise on safety. We work as one team across disciplines and geographies, bringing diverse perspectives and a shared purpose to complex challenges.

At NV5, we take pride in high-quality work that creates lasting value for our clients. We challenge the status quo, continuously improve, and turn insight into smarter designs, plans, and solutions. Join us to contribute your expertise and collaborate with our teams to help shape the infrastructure and systems the world relies on.