Professional Land Surveyor
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc.
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Job summary
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. in Meridian, Idaho is seeking a Professional Land Surveyor to lead transportation, municipal, and civil infrastructure projects. You will apply advanced surveying techniques, manage projects, mentor staff, and collaborate with engineers across offices.
The role demands an Idaho PLS or ability to obtain licensure within 6 months, 8–15+ years of experience, and strong client relationships. Travel to sites and offices is required.
Qualifications
- Current Idaho PLS license or ability to obtain Idaho licensure within 6 months.
- 8–15+ years of survey experience with project management.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center.
- Experience managing multiple complex survey projects with scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
- Strong mentoring, coordination, and client relationship skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide survey project management duties with office teams and field crews.
- Mentor survey staff and support technical staff development.
- Coordinate with field crew manager and project teams.
- Assist with proposals, scope development, labor estimates, scheduling, and closeout.
- Prepare boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS surveys and related documents.
- Review legal descriptions for properties and rights-of-way.
- Utilize Civil 3D and Trimble software to support project delivery.
- Collaborate with engineers and project managers across offices.
- Assist with client relationships, meetings, and business development.
- Represent the company professionally to agencies and clients.
- Travel to survey sites and other offices as needed.
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Job description
Our purpose at J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. (J-U-B) is “Helping Each Other Create Better Communities.” We foster a supportive and team-oriented environment to solve problems that improve society, while providing employees growth opportunities and an expansive benefits package. We attract and retain the best people because we provide an enriching environment for our employees to build their careers in the communities where they live. J-U-B offers a clearly defined career path, a sense of belonging, and opportunities for employees to use their talents in a team environment. We are one of the largest professional engineering companies in the Intermountain West, with over 20 offices across seven states. There are ample opportunities to collaborate with other offices on projects, widening your experience and network.
Full-time
Our purpose at J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. (J-U-B) is “Helping Each Other Create Better Communities.” We foster a supportive and team-oriented environment to solve problems that improve society, while providing employees growth opportunities and an expansive benefits package. We attract and retain the best people because we provide an enriching environment for our employees to build their careers in the communities where they live. J-U-B offers a clearly defined career path, a sense of belonging, and opportunities for employees to use their talents in a team environment. We are one of the largest professional engineering companies in the Intermountain West, with over 20 offices across seven states. There are ample opportunities to collaborate with other offices on projects, widening your experience and network.
We are recruiting for a Professional Land Surveyor to work in our Meridian, Idaho office. This position is intended for a professional surveyor who is technically strong, collaborative, growth-oriented, and interested in developing into a broader leadership role over time. The successful applicant will work closely with experienced survey leadership while helping deliver high-quality survey services for transportation, municipal, land development, aviation, water/wastewater, and other civil infrastructure projects.
While applying technical land surveying knowledge and skills, this position will:
- Perform survey project management duties and responsibilities in the office, working with survey and project teams.
- Provide direction and mentorship to survey team members and support the continued development of technical staff.
- Coordinate with field crew manager and crews during projects.
- Assist with proposals, scope development, labor estimates, scheduling, budgeting, and closeout of survey projects.
- Prepare, oversee, and coordinate boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, construction staking, subdivision plats, Records of Survey, and control networks.
- Prepare and review legal descriptions for properties, roads, easements, rights-of-way, and related survey documents.
- Utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D (with survey database), Trimble Business Center, GNSS workflows, and other survey technologies to support accurate project delivery.
- Collaborate with in-house engineers, project managers, and other survey professionals across J-U-B’s offices.
- Assist with client relationships, meetings, agency coordination, and business development opportunities.
- Represent company to outside agencies, clients, and project partners in a professional manner.
- Travel to survey sites and other J-U-B offices as needed.
- Current Idaho Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License; or current PLS licensure in another state with the ability to obtain Idaho licensure within 6 months.
- 8-15+ years of survey experience preferred, including demonstrated experience managing survey projects and coordinating with project teams.
- Knowledge and ability to utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center.
- Experience effectively managing multiple, complex survey projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
- Good organizational skills and demonstrated ability to mentor, coordinate, and support survey team members.
- Proven client interfacing skills and interest in developing long-term client relationships.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with engineers, project managers, field crews, agencies, and clients.
- Willing to work in inclement weather and all types of terrain, when field work is required.
- Additional beneficial experience includes:
- Operating drones for topographic surveying and processing the resulting data
- Operating and processing LiDAR scanning equipment and data
- Geodetic control networks
- Bathymetric surveying, transportation/right-of-way surveys, and municipal infrastructure projects
We believe great work deserves great rewards.
- Competitive salary: $95,000 - $135,000 per year, depending on experience
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Coaching and Mentorship programs
- Performance bonuses for qualified employees
- Generous vacation and sick leave programs (increases with tenure)
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
- Education Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays
- Health club subsidy
- A collaborative, team-centered work environment
- Employee ownership opportunities after qualified years of service
The application window will be open through November 4, 2026. Applications will be reviewed frequently, and interviews may be scheduled throughout the posting period.
See our website for more benefit details: https://www.jub.com/our-benefits/
At J-U-B ENGINEERS, you'll do more than advance your career. You'll help deliver meaningful projects, become part of an employee-owned organization, and contribute to stronger communities throughout the Intermountain West.
$95,000 - $135,000 per year
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