Senior Surveyor

Kuna Engineering; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuna Engineering in Alaska seeks a senior Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) to lead survey projects, drive business development, and mentor staff across field and office tasks. The role focuses on planning field activities, delivering survey plans, and managing client engagements with a strong emphasis on accuracy and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years of diverse surveying experience, a valid Alaska PLS license, and proficiency with Total Stations, GPS, data collectors, Trimble, and

Qualifications

• Must hold a Professional Land Surveyor license (Alaska).
• 15+ years surveying experience across urban and remote sites.
• Ability to lead, mentor and manage survey projects.
• Proficiency with survey instruments, AutoCAD and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support business development for Kuna survey projects, including scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Provide leadership for survey research, drafting of topographic maps and plats.
• Prepare land descriptions for deeds, leases and legal documents.
• Collaborate with the Director of Survey and General Manager to grow the department.
• Supervise field crews or act as field Party Chief as needed.
• Operate survey instruments accurately and maintain data collection workflows.
• Take field notes, perform note reduction and assess measurement errors.
• Conduct data reduction, checks and staking using survey software and AutoCAD.
• Manage projects with QC, tracking and client communication.
• Perform QC checks and verify accuracy of computations and formats.
• Research projects, coordinate logistics and review plats and legal descriptions.
• Adhere to company safety plans and policies; mentor team members.
• Support additional duties to ensure department success.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Communication

Education

Professional Land Surveyor license

Tools

Total stations

GPS receivers

Data collectors

Trimble Business Center

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description: This position is for a senior surveyor licensed in Alaska as a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) that with demonstrated success in survey group business development, leadership, and development of survey plans and deliverables. The individual will be responsible for assisting with the planning of survey field activities and supporting all types of survey activities, including periodic field work as needed. The individual will be responsible for leading and mentoring survey technicians and junior surveyors as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support business development for the Kuna survey team, including preparation of scopes, schedules, and budgets (proposals) for survey projects.
• Provides leadership for all types of survey research, computations, computer-aided survey drafting of topographic maps and plats and other project deliverables
• Provides written descriptions of land and parcels for deeds, leases, and other legal documents in accordance with local, state, federal and project requirements.
• Works in a collaborative manner with the Kuna Director of Survey and Kuna General Manager to support the overall growth of the survey department.
• Supervises project field crew(s) and/or serves as field Party Chief of a one to two-person field survey crews in urban and remote areas of Alaska on an as-needed basis.
• Accurately run and adjust survey measuring instruments including digital levels, GPS equipment, and total stations with electronic data collecting capabilities.
• Take accurate and clear field notes and sketches; perform note reduction.
• Understand and identify basic sources of measurement errors.
• Perform mathematical calculations and check field data.
• Perform data reduction, field note reduction, calculations, data checks and staking computations using survey programs and AutoCAD.
• Project management duties including: quality control, project tracking from start to finish, client contact.
• Perform quality control checks on each project, including computations, field book formats and content.
• Perform project research, logistics and management, review plats and prepare legal descriptions.
• Adhere to the company’s policies, safety plan and the project safety plan.
• Mentor survey team, including professional & technical oversight and guidance
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of survey experience in a wide variety of roles and positions, including at urban and remote locations.
• Experience with proposal development and building relationships to lead to business opportunities for the survey team.
• Professional Land Surveyor (PLC) license is necessary.
• Must be proficient in the use of total stations, GPS receivers and data collectors, GPS reduction software such as Trimble Business Center.
• Experience in AutoCAD with demonstrated survey drafting skills required.
• Ability to read and understand survey drawings, plans & specifications.
• Knowledge of principles of monumentation, staking and marking.
• Must be proficient with MS Word and Excel.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills, and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be productive and positive working in both the field and office environments.
• Attendance, punctuality and reliability are essential requirements.
• Must be able and willing to periodically travel within Alaska.
• A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under company vehicle insurance policy.

Working Conditions And Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors/Outdoors – frequent exposure to moderate to harsh weather conditions. Requires most work to be done outside. Noise level: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Physical requirements: Employee is required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift. Travel: Employee will travel to remote areas and may be required to use alternative modes of transportation, including but not limited to snow machines, boats, small airplanes and ATVs. Travel may require an employee or contractor to pass a TSA security checkpoint. If the employee or contractor does not have valid identification, they will not be able to travel until valid identification is obtained and verified. For this reason all employees and contractors must have valid identification when traveling to and from the work site destination, for a list of TSA approved valid identification visit https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification .

Competencies

• Professional, highly self-motivated, passionate, energetic, creative and strategic thinker.
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Mines first-hand customer information, using it to determine how to best maximize the opportunity for Kuna and its clients.
• Always acts with customers in mind, knows how to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers/prospects and gains their trust and respect.