Senior Project Surveyor II

JSD Professional Services, Inc.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JSD Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a licensed PLS to lead land surveying projects in Wisconsin. The role combines office administration with field survey leadership, including QA/QC, client coordination, scheduling and budget oversight.

The position emphasizes project design support, drafting in Civil 3D, and coordination with civil, planning and landscape disciplines. Travel within Wisconsin is expected; multi-state licensure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of land surveying field and office operations.
• Experience with field equipment and surveying procedures.
• Project management including scheduling, client coordination, budgets and deliverables.
• Ability to travel to projects within Wisconsin.
• Strong drafting/CAD and map reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Land Division: project administration, design support and QA/QC of deliverables.
• Draft surveys, calculate lot dimensions, boundaries, areas and volumes.
• Coordinate agency communications and prepare legal specs and descriptions.
• Construction: create and revise surfaces in Civil 3D for layout.
• Provide leadership to technicians and oversee field staff schedules and budgets.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

CAD drafting

QA/QC

Education

Associates degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering Technology

Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (P.L.S) in WI

Additional states licensure is a plus

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

• Associates degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering Technology
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (P.L.S) in good standing in WI
  • Additional states licensure a plus

Experience

The individual in this position possesses a knowledge of Land Surveying field and office operations and various types of surveys as well as familiarity with field equipment and procedures used in these functions. Additional skills required include computational ability, drafting/CAD and map reading. The position will encompass being responsible for overall project management including scheduling and directing field staff activities, managing client coordination, budget and deliverable adherence, as well as further duties as described below.

Responsibilities:

1. Land Division, survey preparation, project administration & design support

• Overall Project Administration. Includes: preparing applicable documentation, communication with applicable agencies, schedule coordination, task management and status reporting.
• Provide QA/QC of all final deliverables or coordinate with a project leads and clients to ensure completeness and accuracy to JSD and industry standards.
• Providing leadership, mentorship, training, guidance to engineering and surveying technicians
• Design projects survey oversight by working closely with project managers in the civil, planning and landscape disciplines.
• Effectively perform project coordination, task delegation, and communicating expectations clearly with all staff and clients throughout the project process.
• Filing necessary applications and facilitating all agency communication for all Land Division Projects.
• Drafting surveys and performing calculations including lot dimensions, boundary, areas, volumes, cut and fills, etc.
• Researching and confirming public records to determine existing property boundaries, easements and other property information
• Preparation of legal specifications, descriptions, and/or technical elements of survey submittals

2. Construction

• Point computation and drafting in Civil 3D as needed
• Creating and recreating proposed surfaces for construction layout purposes.
• Provide direction and oversight to the technical staff for construction computation and layout
• Construction Survey scheduling, deliverable, budget, and contracted task oversight
• Provide solutions to field staff and clients for on-site challenges through field work data collection

Required Capabilities:

• The ability to concentrate, multi-task and communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors and clients.
• Strong working knowledge of Civil Engineering fundamentals and practices
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work extended hours as required to meet client, project and/or business demands.
• A desire to deliver creative and innovative solutions to our clients.
• Detail-orientated
• The ability to occasionally travel to projects and meetings throughout Wisconsin

Requirements:

Valid Licensure:

• Professional Land Surveyor (P.L.S.) Wisconsin
• Must have Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred:

• Professional Land Surveyor (P.L.S.) multiple states, or willing to pursue
• CST Certification a Plus

This is a full-time, non-exempt position.