Professional Land Surveyor

Edisonrefertalent; Westminster (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Professional Land Surveyor in Westminster, CA, to support critical infrastructure projects. This role involves providing expert technical guidance, advising on survey strategy, and mentoring junior staff within the Land Surveying Group.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in survey analysis, risk-mitigation strategies, and hold a valid PLS license in California. This position offers a hybrid work model, balancing on-site and remote work, with a commitment to equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience performing complex survey analysis and preparing legal documentation.
• Experience in risk-mitigation strategy development and implementation.
• Advanced knowledge of standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Advises on survey strategy for major infrastructure projects.
• Reviews and approves legal boundary determinations.
• Provides expert review and approval of high‑risk or complex survey documents.
• Supports resolution of disputes or regulatory issues.
• Develops and maintains surveying standards and best practices.

Skills

Complex survey analysis

Risk-mitigation strategy development

Standards and compliance knowledge

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Valid Class C Driver’s License

Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in California

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Professional Land Surveyor at Southern California Edison (SCE) within the Land Surveying Group and support critical infrastructure projects through expert technical guidance and professional judgment. In this role, you will function as a senior technical authority and Project Surveyor, working closely with Land Survey Specialists and Senior Land Survey Specialists to guide survey and mapping efforts from initial request through final deliverable. This position provides advanced advisory services, quality assurance, scope development, and statutory and legal interpretation under California land survey law.

As a Professional Land Surveyor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Advises on survey strategy for major infrastructure projects.
• Reviews and approves legal boundary determinations.
• Supports resolution of disputes or regulatory issues.
• Provides expert review and approval of high‑risk or complex survey documents.
• Develops and maintains surveying standards, templates, and best practices.
• Advises on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation strategies.
• Supports cross‑functional initiatives and strategic planning.
• Mentors and provides technical assistance to junior staff.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience performing complex survey analysis and preparing legal documentation.
• Experience in risk‑mitigation strategy development and implementation.
• Advanced knowledge of standards and compliance.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in the State of California
• Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible professional land surveying experience.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Westminster, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at an alternate work location.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.