Survey Technician / Survey Crew Leader

Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group, a leading Central Valley consultant group specializing in civil engineering, planning, hydro-geological, environmental, construction, and surveying services in multiple disciplines, is looking for someone to assist in growing our survey department. We are a well-established, growth-oriented firm and are looking for a dynamic, results-driven individual to be part of our team.

Our survey department has traditionally practiced a “field-to-finish” approach, where technicians, LSIT, and Licensed Surveyors take an active role in all aspects of our projects from planning, through collection of data and preparation of final products.  We encourage personal growth and provide the experience and mentorship necessary to attain professional licensure but understand that we each have our own path to follow.

Typical duties may include:

- Direct others on a field survey crew, or complete field survey tasks as a one-man crew.

- Manage projects and plan weekly workload for survey crews

- Be responsive to internal and external client project needs

- Assess and solve practical survey problems onsite.

- Perform construction staking calculations.

- Interpret design plans for construction staking calculations.

- Review title reports, legal descriptions, and record maps.

- Perform record map and document research.

- Process field survey data using Leica Infinity and AutoCAD Civil3D.

- Draft topographic surveys and prepare surface models using AutoCAD Civil3D.

- Assist in preparation of Tentative Map, Parcel Map, Final Map, Record of Survey, and ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey maps.

Requirements:

- 5+ years' experience

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and AutoCAD Civil 3D

- Valid California driver's license and reliable transportation

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, land surveyors, and other professionals

- Desirable but not required:

California LSIT certification

- FAA Part 107 certification

- Experience processing UAV imagery and LiDAR data

Physical Demands:

This position involves both office and field surveying work. Employees regularly sit, stand, walk, and use their hands and fingers to operate computers, survey instruments, and data collectors. Field work requires traversing uneven terrain, working in vegetation, climbing embankments, and bending, kneeling, crouching, and carrying equipment. Employees must occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.

Vision requirements include close, distance, color, depth, and peripheral vision, with the ability to adjust focus to operate instruments and perform precise measurements. The role requires routine travel to project sites, including driving for extended periods, and fieldwork in varying weather and site conditions.