Staff Surveyor / PLS

Actalent; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Continuing education support

Multi-state licensure incentives

Backlog stability

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Staff Surveyor / Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) to lead boundary, topographic, and specialty surveys from planning through delivery. You will mentor SITs and junior staff while coordinating with project managers on scope, schedule, and execution, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

This fully remote role is based in Los Angeles, CA, with opportunities for multi-state licensure and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Active PLS license required.
• 2+ years of land surveying and boundary determination experience.
• Knowledge of surveying laws, regulations, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage boundary, topographic, and specialty survey projects from planning through delivery.
• Collect, review, and analyze survey data using GPS, GIS, CAD, and survey software.
• Interpret deeds, titles, easements, and legal documents for boundary determinations.
• Prepare and review maps, plats, legal descriptions, and survey reports.
• Coordinate field crews and office staff to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Establish and verify property boundaries, monuments, and control points.
• Ensure compliance with surveying regulations, standards, and client requirements.
• Partner with Project Managers on scope, schedule, and project execution.
• Perform quality control reviews and resolve survey discrepancies.
• Sign and seal survey documents as required.
• Mentor Surveyors-in-Training (SITs) and junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Boundary analysis

Project coordination

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

GPS

GIS

CAD (Civil 3D)

Survey software

Job description

Staff Surveyor / Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)

Lead boundary, topographic, and specialty survey projects while overseeing mainly office operations. This role combines technical expertise, project leadership, boundary analysis, and staff mentorship, with support for professional development and multi-state licensure.

Responsibilities

• Manage boundary, topographic, and specialty survey projects from planning through delivery.
• Collect, review, and analyze survey data using GPS, GIS, CAD, and survey software.
• Interpret deeds, titles, easements, and legal documents for boundary determinations.
• Prepare and review maps, plats, legal descriptions, and survey reports.
• Coordinate field crews and office staff to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Establish and verify property boundaries, monuments, and control points.
• Ensure compliance with surveying regulations, standards, and client requirements.
• Partner with Project Managers on scope, schedule, and project execution.
• Perform quality control reviews and resolve survey discrepancies.
• Sign and seal survey documents as required.
• Mentor Surveyors-in-Training (SITs) and junior staff.

Required Qualifications

• Active Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license.
• 2+ years of land surveying and boundary determination experience.
• Knowledge of surveying laws, regulations, and standards.
• Proficiency with GPS, GIS, CAD (Civil 3D), and survey software.
• Experience interpreting deeds, titles, easements, and legal descriptions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project coordination skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with boundary, topographic, and specialty surveys.
• Familiarity with aerial imagery and topographic data review.
• Quality control and survey data validation experience.
• Experience supporting boundary disputes or expert testimony.
• Interest in mentoring and professional development.
• Desire to pursue multi-state licensure.

Work Environment

Collaborative team environment with a stable project backlog and modern surveying technology. Strong support for continuing education, professional growth, and multi-state licensure.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Continuing education: o Fully paid o Additional incentive/bonus tied to completion Smaller, collaborative environment Strong backlog of work (job stability) Clear path to multi-state licensure (with incentives) Variety of project types Remote flexibility with minimal travel

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 12, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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