Registered Professional Land Surveyor

Job Title: Professional Land Surveyor

Location: Montana (Preferably Butte)

Job Type: Full-Time

Department: Surveying/Technical Services

Reports To: Survey Manager/Technical Services Business Group Leader

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Professional Land Surveyor to lead and oversee land surveying projects across various areas. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge of land surveying practices strong leadership skills and the ability to manage complex projects from planning through completion. This role involves supervising field crews ensuring accuracy of data collection and preparing detailed survey reports and maps that support engineering construction and land development activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan coordinate and oversee all aspects of land surveying projects.
• Conduct and supervise boundary topographic construction and as-built surveys.
• Lead field survey teams providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Analyze and interpret survey data legal records and technical documents.
• Prepare and review survey drawings plats and legal descriptions.
• Ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations.
• Utilize surveying instruments (e.g. total stations GPS drones levels) and software (e.g. AutoCAD Civil 3D Carlson Leica Infinity).
• Collaborate with engineers architects planners and construction teams.
• Maintain accurate survey records and documentation.
• Perform quality control checks and resolve discrepancies or legal boundary issues.
• Support proposal preparation and project estimation when required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Surveying Geomatics Civil Engineering or related field.
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) required in Montana.
• Minimum 710 years of progressive experience in land surveying.
• Strong proficiency in modern surveying tools and software.
• Excellent understanding of land laws boundary resolution and mapping standards.
• Strong leadership project management and communication skills.
• Valid drivers license and willingness to travel to project sites.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in construction staking site development and GIS.
• Drone (UAV) mapping and photogrammetry experience.
• Knowledge of local land use regulations and permitting processes.
• Familiarity with BIM or 3D modeling is a plus.

Work Environment:

• Combination of office work and fieldwork in various weather conditions.
• May require travel to multiple sites or remote locations.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary will be based on experience. We offer a competitive benefit package that includes health dental vision and life addition to the benefits package performance-based bonuses an Employee Sponsored 401k and an employee stock ownership program (ESOP) which provides company ownership to all

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran/Minority/Femaleemployees at no cost to the employee.