What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Professional Land Surveyor position at McCann Land Surveyors?
Georgia Registered Land Surveyor (RLS)
Full-Time | In-Office | Griffin, Georgia
McCann Land Surveyors is seeking an experienced Georgia Registered Land
Surveyor (RLS) to join our growing team in Griffin, Georgia. This is a full-time, in-office
position responsible for providing professional leadership, technical oversight, and
quality assurance for surveying operations supporting commercial, industrial, heavy civil,
infrastructure, site development, and construction projects throughout Georgia.
The Registered Land Surveyor will serve as the Company's licensed surveying
professional, overseeing the accuracy, quality, and regulatory compliance of survey work
performed by our field and office teams. This position provides technical leadership,
mentors surveying personnel, improves internal processes, and contributes to the
continued growth and success of McCann Land Surveyors. While the Registered Land
Surveyor is responsible for professional surveying oversight and compliance, this role
does not include responsibility for the Company's overall business operations,
management, or corporate oversight.
Position Overview
The RLS will provide professional oversight for surveying services performed under the
Company's direction while ensuring all work complies with applicable Georgia laws,
professional standards, client requirements, and company quality expectations. Working
closely with the General Manager, Crew Manager, Drafting Managers, project
managers, field personnel, engineers, contractors, and clients, the RLS will coordinate
survey priorities, review deliverables, support project execution, and provide technical
leadership across multiple active projects.
This position is primarily focused on survey management, technical review, quality
assurance, and professional oversight rather than serving as a field crew position.
Role Scope
The Registered Land Surveyor will be responsible for managing and overseeing the
Company's surveying functions and survey personnel within the scope of their
professional responsibilities.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide professional oversight for surveying work performed under the Company's direction.
- Review, revise, approve, sign, and seal boundary surveys, construction surveys, plats, legal descriptions, and related survey documents, as appropriate.
- Review field data, survey calculations, control information, and final deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Manage and coordinate survey crews in collaboration with the Crew Manager.
- Establish and maintain surveying procedures, documentation standards, and quality-control processes.
- Prepare, review, revise, and finalize survey drawings using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or Carlson Survey.
- Coordinate survey schedules, priorities, and deliverables with project managers, engineers, contractors, clients, and internal staff.
- Support surveying operations for heavy construction, civil, infrastructure, grading, utility, and site development projects.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies involving boundaries, easements, rights-of-way, control networks, construction staking, and record information.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable Georgia laws, regulations, professional standards, and client requirements.
- Mentor and support survey personnel while promoting technical excellence, accuracy, consistency, and professional development.
Required Qualifications
- Current and active Georgia Registered Land Surveyor (RLS) license.
- Demonstrated proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or Carlson Survey.
- Ability to independently prepare, review, revise, and produce accurate survey drawings, plats, and legal documentation.
- Experience overseeing professional survey operations and reviewing survey deliverables.
- Experience managing or supervising survey crews.
- Thorough understanding of Georgia boundary law, surveying standards, and professional practice requirements.
- Experience supporting heavy construction, civil/site development, infrastructure, or construction surveying projects.
- Ability to review field data, survey calculations, plats, legal descriptions, and supporting documentation.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, technical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects, crews, priorities, and deadlines.
- Ability to work full-time in an in-office environment.
- Experience with GPS/GNSS equipment, robotic total stations, data collectors, field-to-finish workflows, and survey data processing is preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
McCann Land Surveyors offers a competitive compensation package based on
experience, licensure, technical expertise, software proficiency, leadership ability, and
overall qualifications.
Benefits currently include:
- Salary $90,000-$125,000
- Performance-based compensation growth following the initial 90-day period
- Monetary incentives for assisting with the training and development of in-office personnel
- Company-provided workstation, software, and required technology
- Health insurance with 50% of the employee premium paid by the Company, up to $4,800 annually
- Optional employee-paid dental, vision, and accident insurance
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution
- Profit-sharing opportunities
Work Arrangement
This is a full-time, in-office position located in Griffin, Georgia. Applicants must be able
to report to the office during the Company's standard business hours.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should submit their résumé, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor
license information, compensation expectations, and a brief summary of their
experience with:
- AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or Carlson Survey
- Heavy construction and civil surveying
- Survey oversight and quality control
- Plat preparation, review, and approval
- Survey crew management
Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you.
Salary : $90,000 - $125,000