$120,000–$160,000 Per Year
Title: Professional Land Surveyor (PLS / PS) – Geospatial Technology Lead
Location: Southeast MI | Pittsburgh, PA | Cleveland, OH | Columbus, OH | Florida
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Shift/Hours: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Base Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 (DOE)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; PTO; 401(k); Career Growth Opportunities
About the Opportunity
An engineering organization is seeking a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS / PS) to lead advanced mapping and geospatial technology initiatives. This role focuses on integrating LiDAR, UAV/drone operations, and 3D scanning workflows into survey operations while providing technical leadership to survey managers and field crews. The position combines technology leadership, project oversight, and business development to expand next-generation survey capabilities.
Job Duties
• Lead implementation of advanced geospatial technologies, including mobile and terrestrial LiDAR, UAV/drone operations, and 3D scanning.
• Identify emerging technologies and develop strategies to integrate them into survey operations.
• Train and mentor survey managers and field crews on new tools and geospatial workflows.
• Develop and maintain CAD standards and templates using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Establish quality control procedures to ensure consistent, high-quality deliverables.
• Provide technical oversight for multi-state survey projects across energy, utility, and infrastructure sectors.
• Support proposal development, scope creation, and budget planning for geospatial services.
• Monitor project progress and address risks or variances impacting delivery.
• Identify new business opportunities and support client relationship development.
• Collaborate with engineering and other technical teams to expand survey service integration.
Qualifications
• Professional Land Surveyor (PLS / PS) license required.
• 10+ years of progressive survey experience with both field and office leadership.
• Hands-on expertise with LiDAR (mobile and terrestrial), UAV/drone operations, and 3D scanning.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Trimble Business Center (TBC).
• Experience managing multiple survey projects across energy, utility, or transportation sectors.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with GIS or point cloud processing platforms (e.g., ArcGIS) is a plus.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com