Senior Professional Land Surveyor

Willdan Group, Inc.; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K + employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Discount Program

Generous Employee Referral Program

Opportunities for Career Growth and Development

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in engineering and energy services is seeking a Professional Land Surveyor for their Southern California offices. The role involves planning and coordinating survey staff, performing map checking activities, and preparing legal property documents. Candidates must have an active California Professional Land Surveyor license and at least 10 years of relevant experience, with a strong background in subdivision mapping and serving as a City or County Surveyor. This role offers competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Active California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license required.
• At least 10 years of progressive professional land surveying experience is necessary.
• Background in subdivision mapping and processes including map preparation and review.
• Experience with subdivision maps, parcel maps, and easements.
• Prior experience as City/County Surveyor is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate work of survey staff.
• Conduct map checking for municipalities and serve as City or County Surveyor.
• Prepare legal descriptions and plats.
• Prepare easement and right-of-way descriptions and plats.
• Act as City/County Surveyor for cities and counties in CA.
• Ensure quality, budgets, and timely delivery of surveys.

Skills

Surveying

Subdivision mapping

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university

Tools

ALTA/NSPS surveys

Boundary and topographic surveys

Job description

United States, California, Riverside

Mar 04, 2026

The future is now, Willdan is "Envisioning the Future" of clean energy and infrastructure as well as sustainability through our work with cities, buildings, and transportation.

Willdan is a national leader in energy, engineering, and software consulting services. Since 1964, we have provided all aspects of municipal and infrastructure engineering, including building and safety, public works, public financing, planning, and construction management services. We help engineers, facility owners, municipalities, and utilities meet their long‑term goals and transition communities to clean energy and a sustainable future.

Why Willdan?

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K + employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Opportunities for Career Growth and Development

Willdan is currently seeking a Professional Land Surveyor for their Southern California offices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The person in this position plans, directs, and coordinates the work of survey staff, engaged in surveying earth's surface and preparing maps, drawings, legal descriptions, and exhibits of land by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors and staff. A significant portion of the individual's time may be dedicated to map checking activities for municipalities and serving in a City or County Surveyor capacity. A supervisory classification would be warranted for staff with experience and capability to oversee office and field operations as required to oversee and coordinate staff toward the production of survey deliverables, such as mapping and mapping review tasks, field survey operations, and coordination with other consultants, subconsultants, stakeholders, and other surveyors of record.

• Subdivision and Parcel Map Checking.
• Lot Line Adjustment & Lot Merger document checking.
• Easement and Right-of-Way Acquisition and Vacation document checking.
• Act as City/County Surveyor for cities and counties throughout California.
• Preparation of easement and right-of-way legal descriptions and plats.
• Ability to respond to questions and recommend appropriate administration of the Subdivision Map Act and Professional Land Surveyor's Act.
• Coordinate subconsultant field and office survey work.
• Work with various divisions (engineers and architects) within Willdan to provide necessary services, such as boundary and topographic surveys, aerial photogrammetry, airborne lidar, terrestrial scanning, preparation of legal descriptions and plat maps, coordination of appraisal and acquisition services.
• Legal work – Provide law firms, title companies, and cities technical expertise in the review of defective title, reformation of deeds, expert witness.
• Providing technical guidance and support to surveying staff.
• Monitoring project budgets and timelines to ensure efficiency and profitability.
• Ensuring the quality and accuracy of survey data and deliverables.
• Oversees office survey staff. Monitors employee development.

The City/County Surveyor provides survey map and document checking services, along with consultation support for Public Works and Planning Departments. The selected individual will perform professional review, oversight, and advisory services in compliance with the California Subdivision Map Act, Professional Land Surveyor's Act, applicable county ordinances, and industry best practices.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university, or equivalent work experience.
• Active California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license.
• At least 10 years of progressive professional land surveying experience.
• Background in subdivision mapping (major and minor) and subdivision processes, including demonstrated experience with preparation and review of subdivision maps, parcel maps, legal descriptions, lot line adjustments and lot mergers, right-of-way engineering, easements, records of survey, corner records, ALTA/NSPS surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, and design surveys.
• Prior experience serving as a City or County Surveyor is strongly preferred.

EEO Non‑Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Willdan is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑by‑case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.

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