Job Description
Job Description
Whether your path is leadership, technical excellence, or becoming a trusted industry professional, RICK provides opportunities to grow, contribute, and succeed.
As an Principal Survey Analyst in our Riverside office’s Land Survey department, you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the Inland Empire. As a RICK team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow. Learn more by visiting www.rickengineering.com
Qualifications, Position Summary and Duties:
Qualifications:
Candidate will have BA/BS in a Geographic Information Systems or BS in Land Surveying plus a minimum of six (6) years of experience or equivalent work experience of ten (10) years. Is a registered land surveyor (PLS) in the state of CA or ability to obtain CA PLS within one year of hire.
Position Summary:
As a Land Survey Analyst, your focus will be the land surveying profession in the architectural, engineering & construction industry. You will be a part of mapping out the physical environment through data collection tasks from equipment & technology such as: GPS, robotic total stations, UAV/UAS, 3D laser scanners, LiDAR, photogrammetry and 360 ̊ cameras; creating data sets such as aerial photography, orthophotography, contours, topography, and surfaces.
The role deep dives into the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), determining existing property boundaries, rights-of-way, survey control, monument perpetuation and easements through records research and analysis, ultimately plotting the results in CAD preparing exhibits & maps.
Must have experience processing and recording survey documents, final plats, through agency processes. Proficient to independently to perform survey and right of way related research.
Tasks will also include establishing new parcels, new lots, new roads, new subdivisions, new easements, writing legal descriptions and preparing final plats and exhibits for each. Lastly you will frequently engage with design, civil engineering and water resources teams throughout the lifecycle of each project.
Experience and duties include:
- A willingness to work in a team atmosphere and multi-task in support of several simultaneous projects
- Analysis of boundaries and field data, including an understanding of California Minimum Standards
- Preparation and processing of legal descriptions, ALTAs, final plats, and records of survey using AutoCAD and Civil 3D; including the experience with ALTA/NSPS standards.
- An expert level understanding of units, coordinate systems, map projections, datums, and coordinate transformations.
- An understanding of cartographic principles; preparing maps and exhibits together to help tell the story of the survey for others to follow in your footsteps
- Experience working with municipal agencies for research and map processing purposes in California counties including interaction with public records, GIS teams, GIS datasets and GIS web applications
- Ability to read and understand construction drawings
- The ability to think logically, concentrate and pay close attention to detail
- Strong computer skills, passion for technology and proficiency with AutoCAD / Civil 3D.
- Additional tasks include:
· Processing data collection from the field
· Working with aerial imagery and lidar data sets
· Coordinating with design teams and field personnel
· Preparation of GIS data sets for agency use (Shapefiles, esri file geodatabase)
Candidate must demonstrate and advanced understanding of boundary principles, land management as well as geometry and trigonometry.
What We Offer:
- Additional compensation incentive pay potential.
- Generous Benefits Package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave
- Workplace culture training & experiences.
- Team building recreational and social events.
- The opportunity to work for a company that has been in business for 71 years, focused on our culture while we work through our “RICK 75” strategic plan.
The flexibility and the resources to manage, lead and expand an already successful survey department serving both internal and external clients.
RICK is an Equal Opportunity
RICK employees are protected by laws designed to protect employees from discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit-based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. RICK employees are also protected against retaliation if they engage in a protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law.
Company DescriptionRICK is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary planning, design, and engineering firm with a 68-year history of enriching communities throughout the western United States. RICK offers a full range of services from initial planning through concept development, final designs and plans, and implementation.
Company Description
RICK is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary planning, design, and engineering firm with a 68-year history of enriching communities throughout the western United States. RICK offers a full range of services from initial planning through concept development, final designs and plans, and implementation.