Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) - Project Manager

Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) - Project Manager

Land Development Surveying

Location: High Point, NC
Department: Surveying
Reports To: Sr. Project Manager / Survey Director
FLSA Status: Exempt

IMPORTANT: Active Survey License Required

Applicants must hold a valid North Carolina Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license or active North Carolina Surveyor Intern (SI) certification. Candidates without current licensure will not be considered.

About the Role

FEI is seeking a licensed Professional Land Surveyor to serve as a Survey Project Manager supporting land development projects. This role combines technical oversight, project management, and leadership of survey teams while maintaining strong client and regulatory relationships.

This is a licensed professional role with responsibility for survey quality, field coordination, project performance, and client delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee land development surveying projects from field data through final deliverables
• Analyze field data and research to prepare:
  • Boundary surveys
  • ALTA/NSPS and loan surveys
  • Plot plans, as-builts, and final plats
• Interpret engineering drawings and coordinate survey points and grading for field staking
• Prepare complete survey packages, maps, and files for survey crews
• Serve as the technical resource for survey crews and office staff
• Schedule and manage multiple survey crews to maximize utilization and efficiency
• Ensure accountability for survey equipment, vehicles, and maintenance
• Coordinate effectively with engineers, regulators, and other technical staff
• Identify project opportunities and support business development efforts
• Assist with project scoping, budgets, schedules, billing, and time tracking
• Attend client, municipal, and agency meetings as required
• Promote ethics, safety, teamwork, and FEI corporate goals

Required Qualifications

• Active North Carolina Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license or Surveyor Intern (SI) certification
• Minimum of 3 years of land development surveying experience
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Carlson in a surveying environment
• Experience with Topcon and/or Leica survey equipment and data collectors
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Surveying, Geomatics, or related field
• Experience with Ajera or similar project/financial management software
• Prior experience managing multiple crews or office survey staff

Work Environment & Schedule

• Office-based position
• Mon-Thu: 7:30am-5:30pm | Fri: 7:30am-11:30am

Why FEI

• Relationship-driven consulting culture
• Leadership role with real technical authority
• Stable workload with predictable scheduling
• Opportunity to lead and grow within FEI's surveying practice

Pre-Employment Requirement

All candidates receiving an offer must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening per FEI Health and Safety requirements.

Recruiter Notice

Direct applicants only. FEI does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or staffing agencies.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. FEI does not provide employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.