Senior Project Surveyor II

JSD Professional Services, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JSD Professional Services, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI seeks a licensed Professional Land Surveyor to lead land division projects, oversee construction surveys, and manage field staff and client coordination.

You will ensure QA/QC of deliverables, draft surveys, perform calculations, and maintain adherence to budgets and schedules while collaborating with civil, planning and landscape teams. Travel within Wisconsin may be required, and proficiency with Civil 3D and CAD is preferred to support accurate

Qualifications

• Knowledge of land surveying field and office operations.
• Familiarity with field equipment and procedures.
• Drafting surveys and calculations (lot dimensions, boundary, areas, volumes).

Responsibilities

• Overall Project Administration: scheduling, task management and status reporting.
• QA/QC of final deliverables and liaison with leads/clients.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering and surveying technicians.
• Design project survey oversight with civil, planning, and landscape teams.
• Coordinate tasks and set expectations with staff and clients.
• Draft surveys and perform calculations; research public records for boundaries and easements.

Skills

Land surveying

Project management

Team leadership

QA/QC

Budget coordination

Client coordination

CAD drafting

Map reading

Education

Associates degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering Technology

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.