Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)
- Fairfax, VA, United States
$100,000 to $130,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $100,000 to $130,000 USD / year
- Apply by
- Experience
- 7+ years of land surveying experience, including project or crew leadership
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
An established surveying and civil engineering firm in Fairfax is hiring a licensed Professional Land Surveyor to lead survey projects and field crews.
What you'll do
- Lead boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, and construction staking surveys
- Review and seal plats, maps, and legal descriptions
- Research deeds, records, and prior surveys to resolve boundary questions
- Manage and mentor party chiefs, field crews, and CAD techs
- Coordinate with clients, engineers, and reviewing agencies on schedules and deliverables
What you bring
- PLS license in Virginia, or eligibility by comity
- 7+ years of land surveying experience, including project or crew leadership
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD or Civil 3D, Trimble or Carlson, GPS/GNSS, and robotic total stations
- Strong knowledge of Virginia survey standards and boundary law
Why this role: leadership with real ownership, steady project backlog, competitive pay and bonus, and full benefits.
More about this job
Skills
- Civil engineering
- Research
- Surveying
- Leadership
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- GPS