Job Details
SUMMARY:
The Professional Land Surveyor is the principal administrator and communications link between the firm and the client, consultants, and public authorities and direct surveying land survey projects by performing the following duties.
Requirements
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Be completely versed in the firm-client contract for the land survey project, and of the client's objectives. Satisfy client's goals.
2. Analyze the land survey project scope, the client's RFP, and the firm's proposal with the Client. Organize the work on the land survey project and set forth the procedures to be employed in accomplishing the land survey project. Most of the time the Senior Professional Land Surveyor will be managing the jobs he/she prepared the proposal for.
3. Be the one point of contact for all incoming and outgoing land survey project information. Ensure proper distribution of land survey project information to all team members and sub-consultants.
4. Prepare a draft contract for the services of outside consultants when required.
5. Administer the budget.
6. Develop and monitor the land survey project design schedule to meet the Client and the firm time objectives.
7. Notify the Client of changes in land survey project scope and prepare estimates for additional fees.
8. Keep the Client, Department Manager and the firm's Accounting Department informed on the status of the land survey project.
9. Attend land survey project meetings, as necessary.
10. Establish documentation and administrative organization for the land survey project.
11. Perform, direct, prepare and review statutory surveys as required by the contract.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work with other Professional Land Surveyors and the EDI VP, Survey to coordinate crew scheduling to meet land survey project demands.
2. Directly supervise the preparation of plats by subordinate employees, including Land survey project Surveyors, CAD staff, and field crews.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, 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. AutoCAD and MicroStation are required software; working knowledge of Trimble Business Center, RealWorks, and ArcGIS is a plus. Basic knowledge of land survey project accounting is required.
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Surveying/Civil Engineering/Geomatics or an associated field with 24 semester hours of surveying; Professional licensure in the State of Illinois (SIT or PLS) or in another PLSS state with the intent to obtain an Illinois PLS. Minimum of 5 years as a survey Professional Land Surveyor.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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. When properly requested and when feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
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. When properly requested and when feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work may require occasional weekend, evening, or overnight fieldwork.