Survey Project Manager – Registered Land Surveyor

RedLine Design, Inc.

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona / Projects Throughout Arizona
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience
Work Arrangement: Office and field-based; in-person position
Required Registration: Active Arizona Registered Land Surveyor (RLS)

About the Opportunity

RedLine Design is looking for an Arizona Registered Land Surveyor to lead survey and easement projects supporting our growing fiber-optic network work.

This position is a good fit for a licensed surveyor who enjoys solving boundary and right-of-way problems, working directly with property owners and engineers, and taking responsibility for a project from the proposed route through a completed easement package.

You will have support from our existing parcel-research, GIS, engineering, fielding, permitting, and project-management teams. We need you to bring the professional survey judgment, landowner coordination, and project ownership that connect that work.

The position combines technical surveying with easement acquisition coordination. You will define the survey requirements, prepare or supervise descriptions and exhibits, work through landowner concerns and business terms, and coordinate the agreement through approval, signatures, and recording.

About RedLine Design

RedLine Design, Inc. is a telecommunications engineering and professional services company supporting fiber-optic and broadband infrastructure projects across multiple states.

Our services include aerial and underground engineering, field walkouts and data collection, pole attachment engineering, right-of-way permitting, utility coordination, private-property easements, CAD/GIS production, and project management.

As our Arizona operation grows, this position offers the opportunity to help establish a dependable survey and easement function while working closely with company leadership and the teams delivering our projects.

What You Will Do

Lead survey and easement projects

Take ownership of assigned parcels and easement packages after receiving the preliminary route and research from our team. Establish the scope, schedule, required fieldwork, and next steps needed to move each package forward.

Review the available deeds, plats, recorded easements, title information, and field data. Identify missing information, boundary questions, or other issues that need resolution before the easement can be finalized.

Prepare accurate survey deliverables

Determine or verify the relevant boundaries and proposed easement location. Work with engineering to define practical corridors for fiber, conduit, handholes, cabinets, construction access, and maintenance access.

Prepare or directly supervise easement legal descriptions, metes-and-bounds descriptions where appropriate, survey exhibits, and related deliverables. Sign and seal survey documents prepared under your responsible charge and maintain the supporting records and quality reviews.

Coordinate the additional survey fieldwork and resources needed to support accurate, defensible deliverables.

Work directly with property owners

Explain the proposed route and facilities, meet with owners or their representatives, and work through concerns about placement, access, construction impacts, restoration, and future property use.

Lead or coordinate discussions about easement business terms, including compensation where applicable, within approved client authority and applicable licensing requirements. Evaluate practical alternatives with engineering and document proposed changes, approvals, and unresolved concerns.

Keep the client and project team informed when owner requests or negotiations could affect the route, budget, or schedule.

Coordinate agreements through completion

Work with client-approved forms and coordinate agreement changes with the client, legal counsel, and authorized acquisition resources as appropriate.

Keep the proposed alignment, survey description, exhibit, and agreement consistent. Coordinate title and signing-authority questions with the appropriate specialists.

Manage the steps needed for final approval, execution, and recording. Deliver an organized parcel package and communicate any access restrictions, restoration commitments, or other conditions to the project team.

Maintain clear schedules and communication

Keep current records of parcel status, owner contacts, survey needs, outstanding decisions, and forecast completion dates.

Identify difficult parcels early and recommend a practical path forward. Coordinate priorities with project managers and engineering rather than waiting until an unresolved easement affects construction.

Help improve templates, review procedures, document organization, and reporting as the workload grows.

Required Qualifications

• Active Arizona Registered Land Surveyor registration in good standing.
• Substantial experience in boundary, right-of-way, or utility-easement surveying, including interpreting deeds, plats, title information, and boundary evidence.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and take professional responsibility for easement descriptions, survey exhibits, and related deliverables.
• Experience working directly with property owners, clients, or their representatives to resolve easement or right-of-way issues, with involvement in agreement terms or acquisition coordination.
• Ability to manage projects through technical review, client coordination, and final deliverables while keeping schedules and outstanding issues organized.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Carlson, or comparable survey-production software.
• Strong communication, professional judgment, and follow-through.
• Ability to work from the Scottsdale/Phoenix area and travel to Arizona project locations and landowner meetings. A valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record are required for assigned business-driving duties.

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting telecommunications, electric, gas, pipeline, water, transportation, land development, or other infrastructure projects involving easements and property rights.

Experience personally negotiating easement compensation and other business terms, coordinating agreement revisions with counsel, and completing acquisitions through recording.

Experience supervising survey personnel, coordinating subcontracted fieldwork, or establishing survey quality-control processes.

Familiarity with Arizona recording processes and projects involving public, private, state, federal, or tribal lands.

Fiber-optic or BEAD project experience is helpful but is not required. We welcome relevant experience from other utility and infrastructure sectors.

A related degree or additional right-of-way credentials are helpful, but active Arizona registration and demonstrated work experience are the primary qualifications.

Why RedLine

You will be joining an operation where your work directly supports the design and delivery of new fiber infrastructure.

Our team already provides initial parcel research and engineering support. This role gives you the opportunity to apply your professional judgment, work through real property and access challenges, and help build a consistent process around the work.

We value direct communication, practical solutions, respectful landowner relationships, and people who take ownership of their commitments.

Compensation and Benefits

Annual salary is $120,000–$150,000, depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a health savings account, and paid time off, subject to applicable company plan terms.

Work Location

This position is based in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area and combines office work with field visits, landowner meetings, and project coordination throughout Arizona. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

How to Apply

Submit your résumé and Arizona RLS registration number.

We would like to hear about your boundary and easement experience, the types of projects you have managed, and your involvement in landowner coordination or acquisition work.

RedLine Design, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications and business requirements in accordance with applicable law.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• Do you have a Arizona Registered Land Surveyor registration? (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Phoenix, AZ 85257