Water Surveyor Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

Why DOWL?

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued.  We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Survey and Geomatics

Join DOWL’s Survey and Geomatics team to play a vital role in shaping infrastructure from the ground up. Our surveyors tackle an impressive variety of projects—from individual sidewalk ramps to expansive 200-mile-long corridors bringing precision, efficiency, and foresight to every job. We pride ourselves on identifying potential challenges early in the process, enabling design teams and contractors to make proactive adjustments that keep projects running smoothly and on schedule. If you’re detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and eager to work on impactful projects across diverse landscapes, we want you on our team.

Summary

Step into a role where your surveying expertise truly makes an impact. As a Professional Land Surveyor, you’ll work on a dynamic mix of projects—conducting topographic and boundary surveys, preparing legal descriptions, supporting mapping and 3D scanning, and contributing to highquality deliverables that shape communities and infrastructure.

This is an opportunity for someone who brings strong technical fundamentals, a reliable work ethic, and a passion for continuous learning. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, adapting to new tools and techniques, and taking pride in producing accurate, meaningful work. Feedback is part of our culture, and we value professionals who grow from it and seek guidance when needed.

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.

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
• Market Sector Software - Developing
  • Trimble Business Center
  • Trimble Access
  • CAD processing software
  • Point Cloud extraction software
• Substantial understanding of field surveying equipment use, care and storage

• Performs moderately complex tasks independently
• Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
• Leads effort on small projects
• Conducts quality control of basic deliverables

Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks, anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.

Produces the following independently 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:

• Basic boundary resolutions
• Basic construction calculations
• Control network planning
• Point cloud extractions
• Research of public records
• Basic construction layout
• Remote sensing data

Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects. Assists with budget creation on simple projects.

Understands and employs applicable industry or client standards such as the following:

• ALTA surveys
• Local platting, surveying standards
• ASPRS
• BLM cadastral surveys
• Client Standards

Frequent client communications. Resolves issues on small projects. Attends client meetings. Consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in person).

Other duties as assigned.

Performs moderate to advanced levels of professional services. Operates with a moderate level of autonomy. May assist with some assistant project management tasks.

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

• Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Years of experience required: 4 years

• PLS required
• Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes

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.

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.

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.