What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Land Surveyor position at Jacobs?
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we challenge the accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative professionals, then Jacobs is where you belong.
We are looking for a dedicated Project Surveyor to grow with our collaborative team and work on a wide variety of infrastructure projects. Based in your own hometown in the Pacific Northwest, we will ask you to work with Project Managers and Field Surveyors throughout the region and globe to complete survey related task on major infrastructure programs.
We'll Also Ask you to
Based on your situation and location, work in a hybrid manner (approximately 75% office and 25% field) directing field crews and working with technicians performing control, boundary, and topographic surveys. You will be responsible for the collection and post process field data to create client specific deliverables in accordance with scope and applicable standards/specifications. Specific tasks will could include
Here's what you'll need
Your impact
At Jacobs, we challenge the accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative professionals, then Jacobs is where you belong.
We are looking for a dedicated Project Surveyor to grow with our collaborative team and work on a wide variety of infrastructure projects. Based in your own hometown in the Pacific Northwest, we will ask you to work with Project Managers and Field Surveyors throughout the region and globe to complete survey related task on major infrastructure programs.
We'll Also Ask you to
Based on your situation and location, work in a hybrid manner (approximately 75% office and 25% field) directing field crews and working with technicians performing control, boundary, and topographic surveys. You will be responsible for the collection and post process field data to create client specific deliverables in accordance with scope and applicable standards/specifications. Specific tasks will could include
- Field crew setup
- Geodetic control network planning and design
- Control survey processing and adjustment
- Feature processing of topographic field data in CAD
- Generating, editing and clean-up of Digital Terrain Models (DTM)
- Title commitment review
- Public records research
- COGO calculations
- Determination of Land and Right of Way boundaries
- Drafting of Land Survey Plats, ALTA Surveys, and Topographic Maps
- Writing property descriptions
- Obtaining permits
- Obtaining Right of Entry
- Quality Control
- Collaborate with a multi-discipline team
- Adhere to company policies and procedures, including safety protocols
Here's what you'll need
- Associates or bachelor’s degree, preferably in an applicable field
- 5 years’ experience in Land Surveying
- Experience with either AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation Inroads/ORD or Trimble TBC
- Good social and communication skills
- Ability to work in the field 25% of the time.
- Occasional regional travel, infrequent (2 to 3 times per year) with short periods (typically a day or two, no more than a week) based on projects needs.
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to pass drug screen and background checks
- CST, LSI or PLS certification
