RPLS - Registered Professional Land Surveyor

TRC, Member of WSP, is seeking an experienced Professional Land Surveyor (PLS/RPLS) to lead and support surveying services for major utility, energy, pipeline, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects across North America. The role involves managing surveying projects from proposal through final deliverables, serving as Survey Project Manager or Technical Lead, and providing technical oversight and quality assurance for various survey types. The successful candidate will mentor survey professionals, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and support business development while ensuring safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage surveying projects from proposal through final deliverables while maintaining scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety objectives.
• Serve as Survey Project Manager or Survey Technical Lead on utility, energy, pipeline, transportation, renewable energy, and land development projects.
• Prepare project execution plans including staffing, scheduling, risk management, quality control, equipment, and client communication strategies.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for boundary, easement and plat production, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, right-of-way, construction, control, hydrographic, LiDAR, UAV, and reality capture surveys.
• Review and certify survey deliverables in accordance with applicable state laws, professional standards, and company procedures.
• Work alongside, lead and mentor surveyors, office staff, and field crews while fostering professional development.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, environmental, GIS, utility, construction, and right-of-way teams throughout project execution.
• Support business development by assisting with proposals, technical approaches, staffing plans, budgets, and client presentations.
• Monitor project performance and proactively manage schedule, budget, staffing, and risk.
• Promote TRC's strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with company safety programs, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies including GPS, modern survey equipment such as robotic total stations, terrestrial laser scanning, UAVs, mobile mapping, GIS integration, cloud collaboration, and digital field workflows.
• Build and maintain strong client internal and external relationships through responsive communication and technical excellence.

Requirements

• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS/RPLS) license in one or more U.S. states.
• Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited program (or equivalent combination of education and experience where permitted).
• Minimum five years of progressive professional surveying experience with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary survey projects.
• Strong knowledge of boundary law, right of way and deed protraction, ALTA/NSPS standards, topographic surveying, construction surveying, easement and right-of-way surveying and exhibit and plat production.
• Experience using GPS, robotic total stations, digital data collection systems, and modern surveying workflows.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, GIS platforms, or equivalent software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, organizational, and project management abilities.
• Valid driver's license with the ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Nice to have

• Multi-state professional licensure or ability to obtain additional licenses through comity.
• Experience supporting pipelines, electric transmission, distribution, substations, renewable energy, transportation, or large utility infrastructure projects.
• Experience with UAV operations, terrestrial laser scanning, mobile LiDAR, hydrographic surveying, GIS integration, or reality capture technologies.
• FAA Part 107 certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar credentials.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed survey teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full time or part time status and level of seniority (ranging from 7 to 25 days per year).
• All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year.
• TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.
• Other Compensation: Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company’s annual Discretionary Bonus Program which is contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against Key Performance Indicators which vary by year and employee.