Senior Surveyor​/Senior Land Surveyor

Senior Surveyor / Senior Land Surveyor – County of Riverside Transportation Department

Opening for a Senior Surveyor/Senior Land Surveyor assigned to the County Surveyor Division in Riverside. Field unit throughout Riverside; may rotate to office.

• Field Party Chief: supervise preliminary boundary, design, topographic, GPS, geodetic, right-of-way, photogrammetric, construction surveys. Process field notes.
• Reduce/analyze field observations. Familiar with opening/editing CADD data. Compute horizontal/vertical alignments. Cut sheets for construction staking. Land records research.
• Supervise 2–3-person survey crew on various jobs. Evaluate subordinate staff.
• Office tasks: supervise map preparation, map checking (Parcel, Tract, Records of Survey). Corner record checking. Minor land case review (Parcel Mergers, Lot Line Adjustments, Certificates of Compliance). Boundary analysis, historical/official records research. CADD drafting. Reduce/analyze field data. Compute horizontal alignments. Create 3-D surface models from survey points. Process drone data. Prepare plats and exhibits. Write/review legal descriptions for land acquisitions. Customer service.
  
  Public research counter. Resolve boundary issues.
• Lead and supervise staff in dynamic situations. Develop and train crew members. Communicate with County staff and contractors.

• Knowledge of local surveying principles per California Professional Land Surveyor’s Act. Complex field and office surveying work.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and supervise staff.
• Experience in Civil 3D and Micro Station drafting platforms highly preferred.
• Education:
  
  Associate’s degree in land surveying, civil engineering, or related field. Land Surveyor-in-Training certificate may substitute required education.
• Experience:
  
  Two years of land surveying in a lead capacity.
• License/Certificate:
  Valid California Driver’s License required.
• Other Requirements:
  Valid certificate of registration as a licensed Land Surveyor issued by BPELSG, or certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued before Jan 1, 1982 by State Board of Registration.

• Physical:
  Field work involves lifting, carrying, operating survey equipment on uneven terrain. Field inspections alongside highways, roadways, construction sites, and other capital improvement project environments.

Open to all applicants. This recruitment is open to all applicants.

For questions regarding this recruitment, contact Danilo Lozano at DaLozano or  with any questions.