Professional Land Surveyor or Engineer - Heavy Civil

About the role

A privately held heavy civil contractor with more than three decades of experience in the Mountain West is hiring a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) or Professional Engineer (PE) in St. George, UT. The role supports field operations on heavy civil projects worth $500K to $10M, covering Southern Utah and the Four Corners region. The company specializes in large-scale earthwork, aggregates production, asphalt paving and transportation infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Perform construction staking and layout for earthwork, utilities, roadways, bridges and site development projects
• Establish and maintain survey control points, benchmarks and project coordinate systems
• Operate GPS (RTK), robotic total stations, data collectors and related survey equipment
• Interpret civil plans, specifications and CAD files to lay out designs accurately in the field
• Verify grades, elevations, alignments and slopes to stay within design tolerances
• Conduct topographic surveys, boundary verification and existing condition documentation
• Support quantity tracking and progress measurements, and prepare and maintain as-built drawings and survey documentation
• Coordinate daily with project managers, superintendents and field crews, and follow safety and quality control procedures

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Survey Engineering or a related field
• At least 5 years as a licensed PLS, or equivalent experience as a PE in heavy civil construction
• Active PLS and/or PE license
• Experience in heavy civil, land development, asphalt paving, earthwork and underground utilities, on projects from $500,000 to $10,000,000

Required skills

• Field layout and grade control
• Surveying with RTK GPS and total stations
• Civil plans interpretation and CAD reading

What we offer

• Salary of $100,000 to $150,000 per year, plus performance-based bonuses
• Company truck allowance
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term career advancement in a stable, well-capitalized organization