Lead Field Surveyor - ALTA/Boundary & Topo Staking

Truxaw; Orange (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Truxaw, a leading Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firm in Southern California, seeks an experienced Field Surveyor to lead crew operations in ALTA, boundary, topographic, and construction staking projects in Orange, CA. Must hold CA driver’s license; LSIT/PLS a plus.

Strong CAD/office experience and team communication are highly valued. The role involves reading plans, data collection, and occasional overnight travel, contributing to well-known West Coast projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in the field leading a crew or assisting a party chief.
• Familiar with boundary surveys, ALTA and construction staking.
• Proficient with Trimble Robotic Total Station and Leica GPS equipment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to read engineering plans and survey maps or willing to learn.
• Experience recovering boundary monuments and collecting topo data.
• Proficient in processing field data and keeping notes; sketching.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D is a plus.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a survey crew or assist a party chief on surveys.
• Perform boundary, ALTA and construction staking tasks.
• Recover monuments and collect topographic data.
• Process field data, keep field notes, and prepare sketches.
• Read and interpret engineering plans and maps.
• Support the crew chief and mentor junior staff if applicable.

Skills

Boundary surveys

ALTA surveys

Construction staking

Topographic surveys

Crew leadership

Trimble Robotic Total Station

Leica GPS

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Plan reading

Field data processing

Overnight travel

Tools

Trimble Robotic Total Station

Leica GPS Equipment

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Truxaw, a leading Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firm in Southern California, seeks an experienced Field Surveyor to lead crew operations in ALTA, boundary, topographic, and construction staking projects in Orange, CA. Must hold CA driver’s license; LSIT/PLS a plus.

Strong CAD/office experience and team communication are highly valued. The role involves reading plans, data collection, and occasional overnight travel, contributing to well-known West Coast projects.