Senior Land Surveyor

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and maintaining sketches, maps, and reports of legal descriptions of surveys.
• Verifying data and calculations.
• Recording results of surveys.
• Calculating the measurements of sites.
• Writing descriptions of property boundaries.
• Researching legal documents, survey records, and land titles to clarify information about property boundaries.
• Measure land features, such as depth and shape, using reference points.
• Research and examine previous land records and verify data from previous records.
• Prepare maps and land reports, and provide reports and findings to clients or potential contractors.
• Create and log records of survey results.
• Measure land boundaries.
• Make recommendations on the suitability of land for the desired build or project.
• Purchase and maintain required equipment for effectively completing surveys.
• Provide guidance and support to field staff or junior surveyors and estimators.
• Provide site visits to clients and potential land buyers or developers to show them the land and explain the key points from the survey.
• Use measurements of surveying equipment to determine property lines and boundaries.
• Research additional information about a property through titles, survey records, and land records.
• Present land information and details to new property owners or investors.
• Settle legal disputes regarding property ownership.
• Record accurate property lines and plots with the local land use authorities.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Selects, supervises, trains, motivates, assigns, evaluates, counsels, and disciplines subordinate personnel.
• Supervises office and field survey activities.
• Advises survey staff regarding methods and techniques of surveying.
• Provides direction to the Survey Department's Record Drawing Group as needed.
• Coordinates surveying activities with real estate agents, engineers, inspectors, contractors, etc.
• Attends pre-construction meetings or assigns survey staff to attend and keeps informed on projects and related activities.
• May recommend design changes to conform with field conditions.
• May administer consultant contracts.
• Supervises personnel performing office and/or field work required for preparation of Record of Survey Maps, Parcel Maps, Corner Records, legal descriptions, and construction layout plans for VTA projects.
• Serves as Responsible Charge as described in the Professional Engineers' and Land Surveyors' Act including stamping, signing, and certifying the correctness of documents.
• Interprets legal descriptions of real property.
• Uses AutoCAD, Softdesk, and other computer-aided design software in the development of maps and calculations.
• Interacts with various public and private organizations.
• Prepares clear and comprehensive reports and technical correspondences.
• Performs technical surveying work as required including GPS surveying, running level loops, and producing maps and legal descriptions.
• Performs related work as required.