Professional Land Surveyor

Professional Land Surveyor

Department: Survey/Geomatics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Houston, TX

Reporting To: Rod Brocious

Compensation: $105,000 - $150,000 / year

Description

Unmatched Comp Time Policy: Hours worked over 40 in a week can be reimbursed as additional pay at an equivalent hourly rate or banked as additional PTO.

At Horrocks, we believe the best work comes from companies with values, that our people are our greatest resource, and that we have a responsibility to the communities where we live and work. As a Professional Land Surveyor, you will join our growing survey group. Must have experience in land development and transportation projects; skill in municipal projects is a plus. If you are interested in challenging ways to expand and broaden your surveying experience, come join our team. Our team members have the opportunity to be involved in large, multi-discipline projects while developing diverse skill sets.

Responsibilities, Expectations, and Duties:

• Must be willing to work in the field routinely lifting 50-60 lbs, but also have the ability to work on office tasks including data processing and extraction
• Fluent with Trimble equipment including GPS, Robotic Total Stations, and Scanners. Mobile lidar, drones, and point cloud experience a plus
• Apply field techniques related to boundary retracement, design support, and construction surveying support
• Able to manage multiple projects and staff
• Collect information needed to carry out new surveys using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, recorded documents, and other relevant information
• Compiles survey computations with applicable standards to determine the adequacy of data
• Compiles information necessary to stake projects for construction, using design plans
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Considerable knowledge in property/ownership/documentation research, boundary law, writing legal descriptions, and preparing boundary surveys, plats, ALTA/NSPS surveys, terrestrial topographic maps, construction staking, and roadway right-of-way projects
• Strong working knowledge of Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, MS Office, Bentley, and Trimble Access.
• Precision and ability to perform QA/QC are critical
• Strong sense of urgency, with outstanding prioritization skills and professionalism
• Ability to learn and develop new skill sets
• State Professional Land Surveyor license is required in the State of Texas
• 5 to 10 years experience

Benefits

At Horrocks, you can expect a competitive base salary and award-winning benefits. Including, but not limited to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k), with no vesting period
• Professional development opportunities including in-house training
• Paid professional organization membership and professional licensure

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and protected veteran status