Survey Engineer - AI Trainer

Mercor; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a civil/site review professional to manage plan reviews and ensure compliance with US DOT and local land development standards in Detroit, Michigan. The role involves moving between drawings, maps, and parcel data while delivering precise review comments.

You will mentor EITs, coordinate with agencies on submittals and resubmittals, and maintain high accuracy across complex site projects. An hourly position with growth as project scope expands.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in civil/site review in the US, with DOT or local land development exposure.
• PE in civil engineering or PLS preferred for the survey and mapping work.
• Experience reviewing submittals and coordinating agency resubmittals.

Responsibilities

• Review civil/site drawings and plan sets for compliance and accuracy.
• Produce plan review comments, exceptions, and RFI responses.
• Coordinate with agencies to advance submittals and permit processes.
• Mentor junior staff and review work to ensure consistency across projects.

Skills

Site plan review

Submittal review

Reading drawings and maps

Agency coordination

Mentoring EITs

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) in Civil Engineering

Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)

Tools

GIS software

CAD software

Job description

We are building a large set of evaluation tasks for the construction and property field. Each task starts from real drawings, maps, aerials and site documents, and asks for the same structured deliverable you would produce at work: a plan review comment set, a survey exception schedule, a measured read. You author the task and the correct answer, and a second reviewer in your discipline checks it before it ships.

What you would be buildingTasks drawn from real site, civil and survey work, including: civil grading plan review, erosion and sediment control plan review, stormwater design plan review, roadway plan check, work-zone and traffic control plan review, utility service drawing review, floodplain permit review, civil RFI response review, landscape ordinance and tree protection review, earthwork quantity verification and stockpile volume certification, ALTA Table A survey items, title survey exception review, closing survey setback review, elevation certificate photo checks, topographic map review and map stack reading, historic aerial and Sanborn map dating, and assessor sketch verification.

Who we are looking forYou currently hold, or recently held, the seat that produces or reviews site, civil and survey work: civil engineer, land development engineer, land surveyor, or geospatial or Phase I environmental analyst.PE in civil engineering, or PLS for the survey and mapping work.3 or more years in the seat, US based, working to US standards and state DOT or local land development practice. We prefer 8 or more years.You are comfortable moving between drawing sets, aerials, topographic maps and parcel data.

What makes someone excellent hereThe hard part is not reading the sheet, it is knowing which quantity, contour or exception a reviewer takes on faith. Standouts have usually reviewed submittals for an agency or DOT, mentored EITs or survey crews, carried a project through agency resubmittal cycles, or worked across several jurisdictions and can name what each one checks differently.

Probably not a fitGIS analysts who have not reviewed engineered drawings, drone pilots without survey credentials, environmental scientists whose work is sampling rather than site plan review, and CAD technicians without design or review responsibility.

Paid hourly at $45 to $60 depending on experience, with a path to grow your rate as the project scales.