Land Surveyor

dibblecorp; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 98,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Dibble in Denver, CO is seeking a skilled Land Surveyor to lead survey projects across Colorado. You’ll manage QA, project priorities, budgeting, backlog and staff assignments while building relationships in the survey and engineering community.

The role requires a Colorado-registered surveyor with 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in management. You’ll oversee field crews, prepare scopes and proposals, ensure quality and on-time delivery, and contribute to business development.

Qualifications

• Must be a Colorado-registered Land Surveyor (RLS).
• Minimum 10 years land surveying experience, including at least 5 years in management of a survey department.
• Strong client service focus and ability to develop business with new/existing clients.
• Extensive knowledge of topographic and boundary surveys; proficient in robotic and GPS methods.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to lead and train staff.
• Experience with preparing scopes, fee proposals, and project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and support to survey crews.
• Ensure accurate layout of survey work per job specifications.
• Utilize Dibble procedures with survey instruments.
• Develop and maintain survey data across projects.
• Perform and review survey computations.
• Deliver timely, high-quality land surveys within budget.
• Maintain survey equipment and coordinate with customers and team.
• Prepare scopes, proposals, and project schedules.
• Review documents for survey-related projects.
• Lead staff development and maintain project deadlines.

Skills

Topographic & boundary surveys

Geodetic operations & calculations

Marketing & Business Development

Client satisfaction focus

Communication skills

Leadership & staff development

Robotic & GPS surveys

Education

Registered Land Surveyor (RLS) in Colorado

10+ years land surveying experience incl. 5+ years in management

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

LAND SURVEYOR - Denver, CO

Dibble employs the industry's finest surveyors, engineers, designers, and planners, providing expertise and valued resources for municipalities, private clients, federal, state, and local agencies. Dibble is looking for a skillful and highly motivated Land Surveyor to join our Survey Practice in Denver, CO. This is an opportunity for you to join our fine group of respected professionals.

SUMMARY

This role of Land Surveyor will be responsible for all aspects of Survey projects in Colorado, including maintaining quality assurance, project priorities, budgeting, backlog, revenue projections and appropriate staff assignments. This individual should be networked within the Survey and Engineering community and pursues business development opportunities with existing and new clients.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide technical direction and support to survey crews.
• Responsible for the accurate layout of survey work according to job specifications.
• Utilize survey instruments in conjunction with Dibble survey procedures.
• Develop and maintain survey data.
• Perform and/or check survey computations as required in the performance of duties.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of land surveys of all types.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all survey/company equipment, including fleet vehicles.
• Communicate effectively with both the customer and survey team.
• Preparation of scope of work, fee proposals and schedules.
• Document review and preparation for survey-related projects.
• Continuous staff development through training and work assignments.
• Provide high-quality and high-accuracy deliverables in a timely manner, within budget.
• Ability to meet multiple project deadlines.

Note: Nothing in this role description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of topographic and boundary surveys.
• Knowledge of conventional and geodetic operations and calculations.
• Ability to maintain a strong focus on client satisfaction and client service.
• Land survey knowledge with demonstrated ability in all survey methods including robotic and GPS.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven track-record in Marketing and Business Development with the ability to grow the department by identifying and obtaining additional clients.
• Ability to identify and address quality control issues.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• A strong commitment to the Values and Mission of the Company.

Education and Experience:

• Must be a Registered Land Surveyor (RLS) in the state of Colorado.
• Minimum of 10 years land surveying experience including at least 5 years in the management and leadership of a Survey Department.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Other Requirements:

• Must have a valid Colorado driver's license or be able to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license within 3 months of start date.

Working Conditions for this role:

• This role requires regular evening and weekend work, possible shift or on-call work, and extended periods working outdoors in all weather conditions.

• This position requires driving to the job site and is required to stand for extended periods of time. Some heavy lifting of more than 25 lbs. may be required. Must possess physical conditioning for strenuous walking activities in typical Colorado temperatures that routinely range from well below freezing to 10 degrees F.

LOCATION:

This opportunity is in our Denver, Colorado office location.

COMPENSATION:

$98,000 to $115,000 per year base pay depending on level of skills and experience.

ABOUT DIBBLE

Founded in 1962, we provide a full range of civil engineering services to public and private sector clients across Arizona, Colorado, and the Southwestern United States. Our broad market expertise offers the ability to deliver complete engineering solutions from concept to closeout. Our business is built on honesty, ethics, accountability, quality, and service.

Our people-focused culture is important, and we consider our employees to be our greatest asset. This culture is why we have so many long-term employees that have been with our firm between 15 and 35 years. Our employees enjoy an industry-leading benefits program, the ability to balance their home and work life, opportunities for growth and development, company activities, and various opportunities to give back through community service.

Dibble is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.