Senior Survey Technician

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Senior Survey Technician - Buffalo, NY

Lead Buffalo-area senior survey production supporting Western New York infrastructure, Erie and Niagara County boundary and topographic mapping, transportation survey, construction support, LiDARdeliverables, and ROW/easement mapping across regional projects.

Turn complex field data into accurate, client-ready survey deliverables while mentoring technicians, strengthening QA/QC, supporting Project Surveyors, and advancing consistent survey production standards across multidisciplinary infrastructure and site development work.

What You'll Do

• Plan, coordinate, and execute complex survey production tasks, including multi-discipline infrastructure, boundary retracements, topographic surveys, LiDAR data integration, and digital terrain modeling.
• Lead QA/QC reviews for survey base maps and deliverables prepared by Survey Technicians, serving as a trusted technical resource for accuracy, consistency, and schedule performance.
• Develop high-quality survey base mapping, DTMs, Right-of-Way plans, easement mapping, acquisition mapping, and 3D deliverables from field-collected survey, terrestrial scanning, and drone-mounted LiDAR data.
• Support firmwide capabilities in AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, and OpenRoads, including technical guidance, training support, survey software workflows, and field equipment coordination.
• Mentor survey technicians and support staff while collaborating with Project Surveyors, field crews, engineers, GIS, planning, and project delivery teams to solve technical issues and keep work moving.

• Associate's degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 years of progressive land surveying, survey CAD, survey production, mapping, or survey technician experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of land surveying mathematical principles, terminology, field methods, survey data processing, boundary/topographic survey workflows, and QA/QC expectations.
• Extensive experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and MicroStation/OpenRoads required; experience with LiDAR, terrestrial laser scanning, drone/UAV data, Leica systems, or DOT/agency standards preferred.
• Professional ownership, critical thinking, problem-solving, adaptability, collaboration, integrity, respect, active listening, sound judgment, curiosity, and continuous-improvement mindset.

• Experience preparing survey base maps, DTMs, ROW plans, easement/acquisition mapping, transportation survey deliverables, and civil/site survey support documents.
• Ability to review, refine, and troubleshoot survey data from field crews, scanning, GPS, total station, LiDAR, and multidisciplinary project sources.
• Comfortable mentoring technicians, supporting onboarding, sharing best practices, and helping standardize survey production workflows across projects and offices.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate with Project Surveyors, field crews, engineers, GIS staff, clients, and internal project teams.

• Step into a senior technical role where your survey expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your work directly shapes successful project outcomes.
• Work on meaningful infrastructure, transportation, civil/site, GIS, planning, and community-shaping projects while growing as a trusted survey production leader.
• Join a collaborative, flexible culture built on mentorship, accessible leadership, ownership, professional development, continuous learning, and work-life balance.

• Hourly range: $33-$39.42/hr; actual compensation varies based on experience, qualifications, education, and other factors and excludes the value of benefits.
• Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), company-paid life and disability insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and supplemental benefits.
• Hybrid work schedule, professional development reimbursement, shareholders program, tuition assistance, strong work-life balance, and employee groups focused on community, inclusion, and employee voice.