Licensed Land Surveyor

Location: Columbia, SC (also available in Virginia Beach, VA and Winston-Salem, NC) – Onsite role

About the Role

You will lead field and office teams delivering boundary, topographic, SUE, and transportation surveys for state DOT and municipal roadway projects. The role involves planning, scheduling, and overseeing multiple crews, ensuring QA/QC compliance, managing client relationships, and driving business development within the Survey discipline.

Responsibilities

• Direct two or more field crews; assemble field data, perform calculations, and prepare plats and legal descriptions.
• Maintain QA/QC on deliverables, budgets, schedules, and invoicing.
• Serve as the client point-of-contact and represent the company at project and industry meetings.
• Mentor survey staff; conduct goal setting, feedback, and performance reviews.
• Support pursuit strategy and proposal preparation for new survey opportunities.

Requirements

• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license required.
• Eight or more years of progressive land-surveying experience, including DOT/roadway or transportation projects.
• Demonstrated proficiency with MicroStation/OpenRoads or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local survey regulations.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a standard seven-year background screen.
• U.S. work authorization (or TN visa eligibility).

A surveyor license requires a four-year accredited degree with approved math, science, and surveying content; foreign degrees need board evaluation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multistate licensure.
• Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) experience.
• Familiarity with aerial/LiDAR/sUAS technologies.