Wolf Water Resources, Inc. (W2r) is seeking a Professional Licensed Surveyor (PLS) to join our team in Portland, Oregon as a part-time or full-time employee. This position will support a wide range of stream and floodplain restoration and fish passage projects. Work will occur throughout all seasons in urban areas and in remote, rural environments in a variety of terrain and riverine conditions (sometimes densely vegetated). Our team works with many clients in the Portland metropolitan area on a broad range of municipal projects, as well as around the Pacific Northwest for tribal organizations, watershed and fisheries enhancement groups, transportation agencies, and other entities. The ideal candidate will possess applied expertise and project management experience for land surveying projects. We hope you will be motivated, energetic, and can easily interface with our clients and other project consultants.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working as a Survey Technician or as a PLS. 
• Topographic survey experience using total stations, handheld spatial data collectors, and RTK GPS, along with various calculations. 
• Experience writing legal descriptions, preparing easement documents, and creating topographic surfaces using AutoCAD Civil3D. 
• Proficient in the use of current versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting and ArcGIS software. 
• Licensure in Oregon and Washington is required; licensure in California, Idaho, or Montana is a plus. 
• Comfortable with providing internal survey training to staff. 
• Construction staking experience. 
• Valid driver's license, including a good driving record and ability to meet company insurance requirements. 

In addition to the essential qualifications listed above, the qualifications below are desirable.

• Familiarity with bathymetric survey
• FAA licensure and UAS (drone) survey and photogrammetry experience
• LiDAR data collection and processing
• High-end cartography
• Surface development in CAD
• Perform topographic and bathymetric surveys, as well as the occasional utility, boundary, or land title surveys; perform the associated AutoCAD drafting and calculations.
• Prepare maps and exhibits, legal descriptions, elevation certificates, cost estimates, and scopes of work.
• Gather information for survey, topographical mapping, cross-sections, horizontal and vertical control, construction staking preparation and layout, location of right of way, and utility locations to be used in preparation of plans and specifications.
• Participate in pre-survey planning meetings with project managers and other project team members.
• Work effectively in a team environment and supervise and train other field survey personnel.
• Manage the budget of survey tasks and projects.
• Support project teams with AutoCAD drafting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform topographic and bathymetric surveys, as well as the occasional utility, boundary, or land title surveys; perform the associated AutoCAD drafting and calculations.
• Prepare maps and exhibits, legal descriptions, elevation certificates, cost estimates, and scopes of work.
• Gather information for survey, topographical mapping, cross-sections, horizontal and vertical control, construction staking preparation and layout, location of right of way, and utility locations to be used in preparation of plans and specifications.
• Participate in pre-survey planning meetings with project managers and other project team members.
• Work effectively in a team environment and supervise and train other field survey personnel.
• Manage the budget of survey tasks and projects.
• Support project teams with AutoCAD drafting.

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