Senior Land Surveyor

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CRW is hiring!

• Are you a Senior Land Surveyor with ten or more years of licensed experience?
• Do you thrive in a team environment where new ideas are celebrated?
• Would you like to work with a fun, collaborative group where everyone pitches in to get the job done?

If so, please keep reading-

CRW is a stable and growing 40-year, full-service multidiscipline engineering and surveying firm, with offices in Anchorage, Palmer, and Seattle. Our staff of almost 100 provides planning, design, and construction support services for federal, state, municipal, tribal, and private clients on projects in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Why join our CReW?

• We work in a fun environment where anyone can contribute ideas in an office that is casual but hard-working and focused on engineering the best solutions.
• We are devoted to providing our clients with exceptional services.
• We’re a tight-knit team.
• Community-minded, we team up to clean parks and trails, participate in food drives, and donate our time to help make communities better places to live.
• We respect having a healthy work/life balance where family comes first.
• CRW offers an excellent benefits package and flexible work schedules, including working remotely (two days per week).

Benefits Include:

• Competitive Wages
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• High employer 401k match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• End-of-Year Bonuses

We are expanding, and our survey group is looking for an experienced Senior Land Surveyor with at least 10 years of experience as a licensed land surveyor. We seek a highly motivated individual with senior-level survey knowledge, skill set, and the ability to lead survey projects, prepare deliverables, manage budgets, write proposals and mentor staff as needed.

The CRW survey group is a cohesive team that works well together. The preferred person is someone with the knowledge and ability to work independently to complete a project while simultaneously managing other projects utilizing available junior staff. This is a full-time, permanent position in our Anchorage Office under the direction of the Survey Manager. 

Our survey department has our own stand-alone clients and provides surveying services for our in-house engineering departments’ projects. Our clients include government and private clients throughout Alaska and parts of the US. We perform boundary and subdivision plats, topographic, right-of-way, ALTA, hydrographic, UAV Aerial, and laser scanning surveys. 

Projects include airport improvement, road improvement, water and sewer, drainage and site improvement, schools, restaurants, bike paths, power plants, bulk fuel, water treatment plants, airports, military facilities, flood modeling, and riverine and coastal erosion.  

We use Leica GPS, robotic and laser scanning surveying equipment, Leica and DJI drones, and Sonarmite DFX echosounder hydrographic equipment. We also use Leica Infinity, Cyclone, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Pix4d, TopoDOT, ArcGIS Pro, and other miscellaneous surveying software.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Head up Aeronautical Survey projects.
• Process static GPS and traverse networks
• Prepare ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and other boundary surveys, right-of-way maps, topographic surveys, subdivision plats, survey reports, legal descriptions, and exhibits,
• Prepare AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings to clients’ drafting standards and requirements
• Sign and seal surveys, maps, and survey-related documents
• Perform in-process quality control of survey field activities and survey calculations
• Work closely with clients, project managers, and design engineers
• Meet critical deadlines within budget while organizing and managing multiple projects
• Assist in proposals and fee estimates
• Assist in technical training and mentorship of junior staff
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong background in boundary/property law and boundary analysis
• Office experience in the preparation of land surveying documents
• Proficient with AutoCAD Civil 3D and general computer skills
• Proficient with processing and adjusting GPS and total station data
• Proficient with survey equipment, such as GPS and robotic total station
• Resourceful, adaptable, and problem-solving skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• UAV flight and data processing
• ESRI ArcGIS Pro
• Lidar and scanner processing
• Ability and ambition to learn new survey technologies
• Municipal, AKDOT and USACE surveys
• AKDOT Right-of-way mapping

• Airport aeronautical surveying

Education and Experience:

• Current registration in the State of Alaska or ability to acquire within 1 year
• AS or BS Geomatics Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of ten (10) years as a licensed surveyor
• Valid driver’s license

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
• Walking extended periods during site visits.
• Ability to climb a ladder as needed to inspect above ceilings and other concealed areas.

-Come help us engineer a better community!

CRW Engineering Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.