Construction and surveying

Land surveyor CV: example and template

This example is for surveyors and assistant surveyors at surveying firms, on building sites, at developers and public offices, including licensed surveyors and surveying graduates looking for their first field job.

The employer wants to know which survey work you do, with which equipment and software, whether you register work with the survey records office and which licences you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: land surveyor

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Paweł Kozieł

Licensed surveyor

Krakow +48 123 456 789 pawel.koziel@example.com

Professional profile

Surveyor with 9 years of experience at a surveying firm, holding professional licences in scopes 1 and 2. I prepare maps for design, set out and carry out as-built surveys of buildings and utilities, and handle plot divisions and boundary determinations. I work with GNSS receivers and a total station, process data in surveying software and register work with the records offices.

Work experience

Surveyor

03.2019 - present

Surveying firm, Krakow

  • Maps for design purposes, about 60 a year.
  • Setting out buildings and utilities and supporting developer sites.
  • As-built surveys and submitting survey reports to the records office.
  • Plot divisions and boundary determinations, contact with owners.
  • Leading a 2-person field survey team.

Assistant surveyor

07.2016 - 02.2019

Surveying office, Tarnow

  • Field surveys with a GNSS receiver and a total station.
  • Data processing and field sketches.
  • Preparing technical survey reports.

Education

Master of Engineering, geodesy and cartography

2011 - 2016

University of Agriculture in Krakow

Skills

  • Maps for design purposes
  • Setting out and site support
  • As-built surveys
  • Divisions and boundary determinations
  • GNSS and total station
  • C-Geo and AutoCAD

Licences

  • Professional licences in geodesy and cartography, scopes 1 and 2
  • Terrestrial laser scanning training, 2023
  • Driving licence, category B

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Fieldwork in any weather

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a land surveyor CV

Professional summary

Write which survey work you do, for how long and which professional licences you hold with their scope. Add equipment and software, because the employer wants to know whether you can work on your own straight away. If you lead a field team, mention it in your summary.

Geodesy and cartography graduate with a year of experience as an assistant surveyor. I survey with a GNSS receiver and a total station, process data in C-Geo and prepare sketches. I am gaining practice towards professional licences.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of work, the number of jobs, equipment, software and contact with the records office. Show independence and site support. Add divisions and boundary determinations if you are licensed for them.

Weaker: Surveys.

Better: Maps for design purposes, about 60 a year.

Weaker: Setting out.

Better: Setting out buildings and utilities and supporting developer sites.

Weaker: Documentation.

Better: As-built surveys and submitting survey reports to the records office.

Skills worth listing

List types of work, equipment, software and procedures. In your soft skills show accuracy, independence in the field and contact with people, because divisions mean talking to owners.

Professional skills

  • Maps
  • Setting out
  • As-built surveys
  • Divisions
  • Survey equipment
  • Surveying software

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Contact with people
  • Stamina in the field
  • Organisation

Licences

List your professional licences in geodesy and cartography with their scope, your driving licence and training, for example in laser scanning or drones. Licences are gained after professional practice and an exam.

Surveyor CV with no experience

Describe your studies, placements, survey camps and the software you know. Add a driving licence, because the work is in the field.

Start as an assistant surveyor. Practice under a licensed surveyor is needed to gain licences yourself.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A surveying firm looks for maps, divisions and work with the records office, a construction company for site support and setting out, and an industrial survey firm for scanning and precise measurement. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a land surveyor CV

Questions and answers

What should a surveyor put on a CV?

Types of work, the number of jobs, equipment, software, contact with the records office, licences with their scope and a driving licence.

How do you get surveying licences in Poland?

After studies and the required professional practice you pass an exam before a qualification board.

Can you work as a surveyor without licences?

Yes, as an assistant surveyor. Licences are needed to carry out and sign work on your own.

Which software does a surveyor know?

Most often surveying software, for example C-Geo, and CAD programs.

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