Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)
Our client is a quietly dominant player in the Mid-Atlantic engineering space with a decades-long track record supporting infrastructure, land development, and utility-focused projects across the region. They’ve built a reputation not just on technical delivery, but on how they develop their people. You’ll find a team that prioritizes mentorship, internal mobility, and long-term career growth—not just filling seats on projects. This is the kind of environment where surveyors aren’t siloed—you’ll have exposure across disciplines, visibility into project lifecycles, and the ability to directly impact work happening across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
About the role
We’re partnering with a growing engineering group looking to bring on a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor who can take ownership of projects while helping guide and develop junior staff. This role blends leadership, technical execution, and project oversight—ideal for someone who wants to step beyond just “doing the work” and into shaping how it gets done.
Location: Greater Baltimore / DC Corridor (hybrid + field presence as needed)
Responsibilities
- Lead surveying projects from kickoff through final delivery
- Oversee field crews and coordinate with internal technical teams
- Ensure quality and accuracy across all survey outputs (QA/QC ownership)
- Prepare boundary surveys, plats, legal descriptions, and topo surveys
- Support construction layout, calculations, and documentation
- Navigate multi-jurisdictional deed research and records
- Play a key role in project planning and client-facing deliverables
Requirements
- Active Professional Land Surveyor license (Maryland required)
- ~5+ years of hands-on surveying experience
- Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D
- Experience with modern survey tools and evolving technologies
- Ability to lead, communicate, and manage multiple moving pieces
Nice-to-Have
- Exposure to MicroStation
- Familiarity with MSHA-related survey work
- Licensure in DC or nearby states
Benefits
- Bonus potential + paid overtime
- Strong benefits package including fully covered mental health support
- Real investment in professional growth (training, tuition support, cross-training)
- Stable pipeline of regional projects—no feast-or-famine workload cycles
- Culture that values flexibility and life outside of work
Pay
$95,000 - $125,000 per year