Senior Project Surveyor

Bkfengineers; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Profit sharing

401k

Paid time off

9 paid holidays

Flexible schedules

Education reimbursement

Professional society dues

Job summary

BKF Engineers is seeking a Senior Project Surveyor to lead survey project delivery and mentor staff. The role focuses on coordinating teams, ensuring quality, and identifying opportunities for additional services.

Key duties include preparing staking calculations, creating boundary and ALTA surveys, and building 3D site models. Travel to BKF offices and client sites may be required, with a minimum of three in-office days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 4+ years of office surveying experience with increasing responsibility.
• PLS or LSIT highly desired.
• Strong surveying principles, techniques, and equipment knowledge.
• Proficient in CAD software, especially Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Construction staking: reading plans, calculations, cut sheets.
• Experience processing laser scanning data and 3D modeling is a plus.
• Lead and initiate special projects as needed.
• May require flexible hours.
• Travel between BKF offices and off-site locations may be required.
• Minimum 3 days in office.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction staking calculations from plans and CAD files.
• Create mapping deliverables: boundary, ALTA, topographic surveys, plats, legal descriptions.
• Post-process field data from total stations, GPS, levels, 3D laser scanners, UAS.
• Build 3D site/structure models for owners, architects, engineers, contractors.
• Travel to various job sites and offices as needed.

Skills

Office surveying experience

Survey leadership

Project leadership

Flexible hours

Travel to sites

Office presence (3 days)

Laser scanning experience

Reading plans & staking

Construction staking

3D modeling

Lead special projects

Client coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geomatics/Surveying/Civil Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Job description

Join BKF Engineers as a Senior Project Surveyor

BKF Engineers is seeking a Senior Project Surveyor to join our team! This role focuses on leading survey project delivery, coordinating staff, and ensuring quality standards are met. The Senior Project Surveyor makes decisions on technical elements, mentors junior team members, and identifies opportunities for additional services. They may assist with proposals, attend project meetings, and support client coordination. The role also contributes to business development by promoting BKF’s services and identifying new project opportunities. Responsibilities include and not limited to:

• Preparing construction staking calculations by reading plans and interpreting CAD files
• Creating mapping deliverables including boundary surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, plats, and legal descriptions
• Post-processing field data collected via total station, GPS, levels, 3D laser scanners, and unmanned aerial systems
• Building 3D models of sites and structures for owners, architects, engineers, and contractors
• Travel to various job sites and offices may be required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geomatics, Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred
• 4+ years of office surveying experience with progressively increasing responsibility
• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) or LSIT is highly desired
• Deep understanding and experience of surveying principles, techniques, and equipment
• Proficient in CAD software, especially Autodesk Civil 3D
• Construction staking experience, including reading plans, construction calculations, and preparing cut sheets
• Experience processing laser scanning data, including registration and 3D modeling is nice to have
• Lead and initiate special projects as needed
• May require flexible hours
• Travel between BKF offices and other off-site locations may be required
• Minimum of 3 days in office required.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

Work Conditions:

Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

Benefits

• The typical base salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $135,000.00 annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is a salaried position paid bi-weekly.
• Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k.
• Generous paid time off packages.
• 9 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible schedules.
• Education reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations.
• BKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks.

BKF Engineers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

BKF Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF Engineers, BKF Engineers reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.