Are you passionate about land surveying and looking for a rewarding career with a reputable company? If so, you might be the perfect fit for DOWL!
DOWL is a multi-disciplined consulting firm that provides civil engineering and related services for more than 60 years. We have offices in seven states and work on large-scale projects across various sectors. We are seeking a Professional Land Surveyor to join our team and lead survey activities for our clients.
Summary
The Professional Land Surveyor 3 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, organizational skills, mentoring and leadership characteristics, and reliability. A Professional Land Surveyor 3 demonstrates advanced proficiency with survey fundamentals, quickly learns and apply 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.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
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.
Software
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
- Market Sector Software - Proficient
- Trimble Business Center
- Trimble Access
- CAD processing software
- Point Cloud extraction software
- Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care, and storage
Technical Expertise
- Fully proficient understanding of technical fundamentals
- Leads technical efforts on a variety of project types, sizes and complexities
- Mentors others on technical tasks and skills
- Conducts quality control of moderately complex deliverables
Teamwork
Team player, leads teams to complete challenging assignments, independent thinker, provides clear communication and direction to others, takes responsibility for their results.
Project Delivery
Produces the following independently and oversees more inexperienced staff in the field, office or both. Field data including:
- Clear and concise field notes
- Basic equipment maintenance checks
- Topographic data collection
- Monument field recovery
Produces the following under limited direction/oversight from others in the office:
- Boundary resolutions
- Basic construction calculations
- Control network planning
- Point cloud extractions
- Research of public records
- Basic construction layout
- Remote sensing data
Understanding Budget and Schedule
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Develops scoping, budgets, and schedules for complex tasks. Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks. Assists others in scope, schedule, and budget tasks. Able to manage multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
Industry Standards and Regulations
Expert level understanding and mentoring of the applicable industry or client standards such as the following:
- ALTA surveys
- Local platting, surveying standards
- ASPRS
- BLM cadastral surveys
- Client standards
Client Interaction
Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects. Leads technical client project meetings. Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks. Participates in project interviews.
Other
Other duties as assigned.
Level of Work/Accountability
Operates with a high level of autonomy. Reviews the work of others. Mentors others with less experience. May perform assistant project management services. Provides technical guidance on proposals.
Supervisory Duties
May be a supervisor:
- Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
- Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
- Recruits and hires new employees
- Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
- Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
- Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
- Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
- Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy
Education and/or Experience
- Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Years of experience required: 8 years
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- PLS required (multiple states preferred)
- Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Able to cut brush using chain saw or machete. Able to dig with shovel or digging bars, use a jack hammer and sledgehammer, and drive in stakes and rebar (monuments). Able to walk and hike through rough terrain, snow, and ice. Able to routinely lift and carry between 30 and 50 pounds. May need to work at remote sites.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work may be split between the field and office. Field work is performed outdoors during year-round weather conditions. Work ranges from high-density urban to extremely remote settings. Individuals must be prepared to adapt quickly from one extreme to the other.
In the field: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to moderately loud due to the proximity to construction sites and related equipment.
In the office: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Geographical locations are taken into consideration with respect to compensation.
Billings, Montana
Full Time, Contractor