Brief Description
Forest Lawn is looking for an experienced, California licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) under the Architectural & Engineering Department. The ideal candidate will have experience managing and mentoring office and field staff; being responsible for the quality assurance and quality control of construction staking and record maps; scheduling field crews; and occasionally accomplishing in-field surveying. The ideal candidate will also and have experience with GIS.
This leadership role comes with standout benefits, including
an employer-funded Cash Balance Retirement Plan, comprehensive health coverage, and professional development support (full benefits linked below).
What You'll Be Doing
- Serve as the Surveyor of Record as a Licensed PLS in California to sign/seal surveys, plats, legal descriptions, and easements in compliance with state and local regulations.
- Manage and mentor staff, overseeing scheduling, quality control, and safety protocols for boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, and construction staking surveys.
- Operate as a Survey Party Chief, including leading survey field crew, operating surveying instruments, collecting data, performing calculations, and maintaining equipment.
- Lead subdivision mapping process, lot line adjustments, and right-of-way dedications, interfacing with city and county agencies to expedite map recording.
- Oversee the UAV/Drone program (FAA Part 107), including flight planning and execution for aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR scanning.
- Conduct high-precision drone mapping and terrestrial laser scanning.
- Lead the as-builting process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in, Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geography, or a related field.
- Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in the state of California Required.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in land surveying, geomatics, or geospatial engineering, including experience with boundary, topographic, and construction surveys.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience leading survey crews or managing geospatial/technical programs.
- Must have a valid California Driver’s license, including state required levels of active auto insurance.
- Ability to conduct high-precision drone mapping and terrestrial laser scanning.
- Knowledge and experience with AutoCAD, Civil3D, Trimble and ArcGIS.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of 3D point clouds.
Competitive Benefits
Forest Lawn takes pride in offering an excellent benefits package to our employees, which taken as a whole, leads our industry and is competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry.
Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.
Drug Testing Policy
Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.
E-Verify Statement
Forest Lawn has registered to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.
For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/e-verify-overview.
Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Summary
Forest Lawn has always attracted unique and exceptional individuals; those who aren’t satisfied with simply building a career, but want to go home at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a profound and positive difference in people’s lives.
