Senior Survey & Right-of-Way Lead for Transportation Projects

Awk Consulting Engineers Inc; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AWK is seeking an experienced Survey/Right-of-Way Manager to join our Harrisburg, PA office. This is an outstanding opportunity for a motivated professional to lead surveying and right-of-way services on a variety of transportation and infrastructure projects across Pennsylvania.

Join AWK to lead survey field and office teams, develop technical and cost proposals, and drive successful project delivery with PennDOT and Turnpike Commission clients.

Qualifications

• Current Pennsylvania Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license required.
• Experience managing land surveying and right-of-way projects.
• Extensive experience with PennDOT projects.
• Experience with Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission projects.
• Proven ability to prepare technical and price proposals for public-sector transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of Pennsylvania surveying standards, right-of-way acquisition support, and transportation project delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, client relationship, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee survey and right-of-way projects from planning through completion.
• Lead survey field and office staff while ensuring quality, accuracy, and schedule compliance.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate survey deliverables, plats, legal descriptions, and right-of-way mapping.
• Develop and prepare technical and cost/price proposals in response to PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and other public agency solicitations.
• Coordinate with clients, project managers, engineers, and public agencies to support successful project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and applicable regulatory standards.
• If you're a licensed Pennsylvania PLS with a strong background in transportation surveying, right-of-way services, and proposal development, we'd love to hear from you.

Skills

Survey and Right-of-Way management

Leadership and client relations

Proposal development

PennDOT project delivery

Right-of-Way acquisition support

Job description

AWK is seeking an experienced Survey/Right-of-Way Manager to join our Harrisburg, PA office. This is an outstanding opportunity for a motivated professional to lead surveying and right-of-way services on a variety of transportation and infrastructure projects across Pennsylvania.

Join AWK to lead survey field and office teams, develop technical and cost proposals, and drive successful project delivery with PennDOT and Turnpike Commission clients.