Professional Land Surveyor

TranSystems; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Project Surveyor to join their Wilmington team. This role involves overseeing survey operations, ensuring quality control, and mentoring junior staff while maintaining strong client relationships. The successful candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, balancing technical expertise with a customer-focused approach. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and support community development. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional results and eager to grow professionally, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in field and office survey operations.
• Ability to prepare boundary calculations and plats.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage survey projects with minimal direction.
• Maintain communication with clients and ensure project quality.

Skills

Survey Operations

Quality Control

Client Communication

Project Management

Technical Production

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Surveying or related field

Tools

Surveying Software

GPS Equipment

Job description

TranSystems has completed a strategic merger with Gannett Fleming to create a best-in-class organization (Gannett Fleming TranSystems) with approximately $1.3 billion in revenue and a highly skilled workforce of more than 5,000 employees.

Both companies are recognized as top 20 providers on the Engineering News-Record (“ENR”) rankings for transportation design services. We are committed to building strong relationships with our clients, partners, and communities, because we believe we can go farther together. The transaction not only enhances our transportation expertise and reach, but it expands offerings across the water, environmental, and power markets.

Interested in joining our team? We’re looking for top talent to grow with our firm. This is a great time to join Gannett Fleming TranSystems!

Responsibilities

What You Will Do:

Gannett Fleming TranSystems is seeking a Project Surveyor in Wilmington, NC. They will be responsible for supporting the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, quality assurance/quality control, and completion of professional survey services.

Responsible for completion of project tasks with minimal direction. Responsible for the preparation and completion of accurate title boundaries, plats, topographic design surveys, control surveys, and various construction related surveys. May coordinate and, in some cases, manage the preparation of construction layout within area of specialization.

Additionally, the role includes training and mentoring of junior staff, client satisfaction, and business development under the direction of the Survey and Market Leaders. The successful applicant should be a proactive communicator and someone who can successfully balance employee needs with business objectives to create integrated solutions.

At Gannett Fleming TranSystems, we’re not just engineering the future; we’re meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What you’ll be challenged to do:

This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced, motivated Project Surveyor who thrives in a collaborative team environment. The role highlights a customer-focused mindset and a passion for delivering exceptional quality and results on every project.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Understanding of all field and office survey operations.
• Organize technical production and direct field work.
• Uphold quality control and assurance.
• Maintain communication with clients, leadership and staff.
• Meet schedules and budgets while providing responsive service to the client.
• Perform boundary research of maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records.
• Prepare boundary calculations, metes and bounds descriptions and parcel plats.
• Research previous survey evidence, maps, deeds, physical evidence, and other records to obtain data needed for various surveys including control, topographic, bathymetric, engineering, alignment and right-of-way.
• Keep accurate, legible and neat notes, records, and sketches of work performed.
• Coordinate projects with clients, staff, engineering and architectural personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Determine methods and procedures for establishing or reestablishing survey control.
• Apply techniques and methods to obtain desired accuracy and information.
• Maintain project database by using computer programs; entering and backing up data.
• Develop and present proposals to clients.
• Exercise initiative and independent judgment in work assignments.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge.
• Participate in professional societies and practice communities.
• Work with and mentor people.
• Supervise survey field crews and provide staff training.

About the company

Engineering and architectural planning, design and construction solutions to enhance today’s integrated transportation infrastructure.