Senior Professional Land Surveyor

Why DOWL?

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Join DOWL’s Survey and Geomatics team to play a vital role in shaping infrastructure from the ground up. Our surveyors tackle an impressive variety of projects—from individual sidewalk ramps to expansive 200‑mile‑long corridors—bringing precision, efficiency, and foresight to every job. We pride ourselves on identifying potential challenges early in the process, enabling design teams and contractors to make proactive adjustments that keep projects running smoothly and on schedule.

If you’re detail‑oriented, solutions‑driven, and eager to work on impactful projects across diverse landscapes, we want you on our team.

DOWL is seeking a Senior Surveyor to join our growing Surveying team out of our Reno Office. Our existing team of talented surveyors supports a diverse size of both internal and external clients across significant geography. As a mid‑sized, privately owned company, you will be joining a well‑supported team that works on exciting quality projects. We are the people who make it happen, so getting and keeping the best and the brightest is one of our most important missions.

Take a look at our company page to learn more about our mission, philosophy, and history:

The Senior Professional Land Surveyor 1 manages and leads a variety of surveying tasks including topographic surveys, boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, mapping, 3D scanning, and more. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, leadership and organizational skills, mentoring and quality control skills, and produce reliable results. A Senior Professional Land Surveyor 1 demonstrates highly advanced proficiency with complex survey concepts and tasks, quickly learns and applies new survey skills, and mentors and oversees the work of others with less experience.

This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced
• Market Sector Software - Advanced
• Trimble Business Center
• Trimble Access
• CAD processing software
• Point Cloud extraction software
• Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care and storage

• Mastery of fundamentals
• Highly efficient at providing technical solutions to the most complex challenges and guides others towards the same
• Works with market sector leaders to advance technical skills within the team

Technical leader/mentor on large/complex projects, has excellent communication skills, answers questions from those with less experience, takes action based on the needs of the team.

Leads the production of and provides quality control for the following:

• Technical reports and memos
• Clear and concise field notes
• Equipment maintenance checks
• Topographic data collection
• Topographic base map and surface model
• Monument field recovery
• Research of public records
• Point cloud extractions
• Boundary resolutions
• Advanced construction calculations
• Advanced control network planning
• Remote sensing data

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Develops scoping, budgets, and schedules for complex tasks. Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks. Able to manage multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on…