Overview
Advance Your Career: Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) at CEC!
Are you ready to move beyond task-based work and take ownership of your professional future? This is your opportunity to lead, innovate, and grow with a nationally ranked firm that operates with the agility and ambition of a high-growth startup. At Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), we are seeking a driven, entrepreneurial Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) to lead and expand our survey practice in Austin, Texas.
Why This Role Stands Out: Ownership & Impact
This is more than a management position—it’s a leadership opportunity. As a leader in our Austin survey operations, you’ll have the autonomy to shape the future of the practice, challenge conventional approaches, and build something exceptional.
Key Responsibilities:
- Practice Leadership: Build and scale the Austin survey team. Recruit, train, and mentor field crews while setting a high-performance standard
- Project Management: Oversee the full project lifecycle—from fieldwork and technical approvals to budgeting and invoicing
- Technical Oversight: Lead complex, multi-disciplinary surveys (ALTA/NSPS, boundary, control) and ensure all documentation meets regulatory and quality standards
- Quality Assurance: Serve as the final reviewer for all deliverables, maintaining rigorous quality control and consistency
Qualifications
- Licensure: Texas RPLS certification required, or LSIT with the ability to obtain licensure promptly
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of professional land surveying experience
- Technical Proficiency: Expertise with GPS, robotic total stations, and modern survey software. Familiarity with Trimble Access/TBC or AutoCAD is a strong advantage
- Field Readiness: Valid driver’s license required for site visits and field operations
Ownership That Pays Off
We believe in rewarding leadership with real equity and financial upside. Your contributions directly impact your future.
- Equity Opportunity: Earn company stock and become a true stakeholder in the firm’s success. Many team members have grown their ownership into significant long-term value.
- Profit Sharing: At CEC, we distribute 55% of our profits to employees annually through performance bonuses and profit-sharing programs.
- Retirement Benefits: Our 401(k) plan includes a generous match and additional profit-sharing contributions to help you build lasting financial security.
Why Join CEC?
We’re a Top 500 Design Firm that combines the resources of a national leader with the culture of a nimble, people-first organization.
Inclusive Culture: Join vibrant Employee Resource Groups like CEC Ignite (early career development) and CEC iDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, Acceptance).
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible work arrangements and comprehensive benefits that support your personal and professional well-being.
Ready to Lead?
If you're ready to stop climbing someone else’s ladder and start building your own, we want to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step toward ownership, leadership, and lasting impact.
About Us
Here's Why You Should Join Us:
We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.
We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!
We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.
CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical, dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.
CEC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS
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