What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Surveyor position at Willdan?
Willdan Engineering, a subsidiary of Willdan Group, Inc., is seeking a Project Surveyor. Willdan Group Inc. is a nationwide provider of professional technical and consulting services to utilities, government agencies, and private industry. Willdan’s service offerings span a broad set of complementary disciplines that include electric grid solutions, energy efficiency and sustainability, engineering and planning, construction, and municipal financial consulting. For additional information, visit Willdan's website at www.willdan.com.
The Project Surveyor is a supervisory and production role that supports the surveying team under the direction of a Senior Surveyor or Project Manager. On a task-by-task basis, the Project Surveyor leads survey analysts and survey technicians and coordinates with survey subconsultants to deliver assigned work. Primary responsibilities include CAD drafting; survey research and analysis; map, base map, and exhibit preparation; legal description drafting; development of survey scopes and proposal inputs; support Willdan’s engineering design teams and other departments with survey-related requests; assist Willdan’s Contract City Surveyors with map and document plan checks; and overall internal project workflow management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead survey analysts and survey technicians on assigned tasks.
- Coordinate survey subconsultants.
- Prepare survey base maps, boundary/topographic surveys, design surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys.
- Perform CAD drafting using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Conduct survey research and analysis, including record maps and documents, assessor’s maps, title reports, and other survey and historical documents.
- Draft legal descriptions and plats.
- Provide survey support to design engineering teams and other departments.
- Assist with survey proposals by developing scopes and obtaining subconsultant estimates.
- Perform quality control checks on CAD files, survey data, and deliverables.
- Assist Contract City Surveyors with map and document plan checks.
- Maintain organized digital project files, logs, and workflow documentation.
Job Requirements/Qualifications:
- Coordinate survey subconsultants.
- Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 3–5 years survey office experience, including CAD, survey research, and survey mapping.
- Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) certification, or Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license (preferred).
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Bluebeam (preferred).
- Strong analytical, geometric computation, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to manage task assignments independently while working under licensed supervision.
- Effective communication skills with internal teams and subconsultant.
EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Willdan is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.
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Salary : $110,000 - $140,000