Surveyor, Land Surveyor

National Grid is hiring a Surveyor for our Land Surveyor department in Syracuse, NY.

Everyday we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

To provide our various lines of business with quality, accurate, and timely land surveying services to support capital improvement as well as maintenance projects. Conduct research and interpretation of internal & external property records to support the accurate location of company property boundaries and rights of way as well as the evaluation of 3rd party requests/impacts. Provide expert guidance and direction on the location of existing as well as proposed company assets and facilities in relation to our property and right of way boundaries on the ground.

• Furnish and assist with land surveying activities required to support capital projects and maintenance as required by our electric, gas, substation, LNG, forestry as well as facilities departments.
• Ability to take the lead on long term Transmission Electric ROW projects
• Provide assistance during the various phases of projects including concept, design, construction, and as-built. Provide required survey deliverables.
• Manage construction as-builts and staking
• Help develop and maintain specifications required to ensure that deliverables adhere to company standards.
• Facilitate preparation of exhibits or plans to be used in the acquisition or disposal of rights in a CAD environment, preferably OpenRoads Designer and MircoStation
• Conduct field tasks, inspections, and measurements as needed.
• Edit and update GIS with respect to real property assets as required.
• Respond to external requests for information on company rights of way to help support accurate determination of our rights on the ground by 3rd parties.
• Review and help manage third party requests for use of our rights of way.
• Provide survey consulting for peers within the Right of Way, Engineering, Legal, Environmental and Design groups.
• Review survey-related maps and engineering reports as required assuring quality and accuracy.
• Determine customer needs; provide cost estimates, and schedules as required.
• Procure and contract survey services and monitor deliverables.
• Review accuracy of vendor invoices and facilitate payment as required.
• Ensure timelines, financial and safety objectives of project(s)assigned are adhered to.

• Minimum of Associates Degree (2 year) from accredited college preferably in Surveying/Mapping/Mathematics/Engineering Technology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience in the Land Surveying field preferred.
• Currently certification as Professional Land Surveyor in NY is preferred.
• Knowledge of aerial mapping procedures including Photogrammetric, Lidar, UAS (Drones)
• Ability to interpret paper and electronic mapping systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and other assignments at the same time.
• Possession of a valid driver's license, and an ability and willingness to use personal vehicle on company business.
• Travel within National Grid UNY service territory.