Senior Land Surveyor, Construction

Senior Land Surveyor, Construction 

Folsom, CA | Full-Time
Salary: $128,000–$190,000 DOE + Annual Bonus

Help deliver the infrastructure that keeps California moving. R.E.Y. Engineers is seeking an experienced Senior Surveyor to join our Folsom team.

We're looking for a survey professional who thrives in heavy civil construction and has extensive experience with construction calculations, machine control, roadway geometry, grading, utility improvements, and field coordination.

You'll serve as a technical leader, working alongside our Principal Surveyor to support complex infrastructure projects while mentoring the next generation of survey professionals. If you enjoy solving construction challenges, collaborating with contractors, and producing accurate, construction-ready deliverables, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Construction Surveyor, you'll play a critical role in supporting major infrastructure and heavy civil construction projects from preconstruction through final as-builts.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead construction surveying efforts for roadway, utility, grading, bridge, and heavy civil projects
• Perform and review complex construction calculations, alignments, grading models, machine control files, and staking data
• Prepare and verify construction layouts, control networks, earthwork quantities, and as-built surveys
• Ensure survey deliverables meet contract requirements, project specifications, and R.E.Y.'s quality standards
• Collaborate closely with contractors, engineers, inspectors, project managers, and field crews throughout construction
• Manage project schedules, priorities, and survey deliverables for multiple active construction projects
• Mentor survey technicians, crew chiefs, and surveyors-in-training while promoting technical excellence and safety
• Help improve construction workflows, quality control procedures, and surveying best practices across the department

What We're Looking For

Required

• Approximately 10+ years of construction or heavy civil surveying experience
• Extensive experience performing construction calculations for roadway, grading, utility, and infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of construction staking, machine control, earthwork quantities, and field verification
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center
• Excellent communication and coordination skills with contractors, engineers, and project teams
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor junior survey professionals

Preferred

• California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) License
• Experience supporting Caltrans, municipal, transportation, or other large public infrastructure projects
• Experience developing machine control models and digital construction workflows
• Strong understanding of QA/QC processes for construction survey deliverables
• Passion for mentoring future survey professionals and contributing to continuous improvement

Why Survey Professionals Join R.E.Y.

This is an opportunity to become a technical leader on some of Northern California's most challenging construction projects.

At R.E.Y., you'll enjoy:

• The opportunity to work alongside an experienced Principal Surveyor on complex heavy civil projects
• Diverse transportation, utility, roadway, grading, and public infrastructure projects throughout California
• A collaborative team that values technical expertise, mentorship, and professional growth
• Opportunities to influence construction survey standards, workflows, and best practices
• A culture built on integrity, teamwork, safety, and technical excellence
• Competitive annual compensation of $125,000 - $190,000, annual bonus opportunities, and long-term career growth
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, and additional voluntary benefits

About R.E.Y. Engineers

R.E.Y. Engineers is a multidisciplinary engineering and land surveying firm serving public and private clients throughout California. With offices in Folsom, Pleasanton, Oakland, and Palo Alto, we provide civil engineering, land surveying, GIS, and advanced technology services for infrastructure projects that strengthen the communities where we live and work.

Our culture is built on collaboration, integrity, technical excellence, and investing in our people. As we continue expanding our construction surveying capabilities, we're looking for professionals who are passionate about delivering precise, construction-ready solutions for some of California's most impactful infrastructure projects.

If you're ready to take on complex construction challenges, mentor the next generation of survey professionals, and help deliver projects that shape California's future, let's connect!

Can't find the role you want to apply to? Contact our recruiting team at: careers@reyengineers.com 

R.E.Y. Engineers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws.