Professional Surveyor​/Principal

As a Professional Surveyor / Principal with Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you’ll work alongside senior managers and executives to grow and support an established survey practice in our Bridgeport, West Virginia office. This leadership role is ideal for someone passionate about mentoring, team development, and operational excellence, while also contributing to business development efforts.

• Lead and mentor a team of surveyors and technicians, fostering professional growth and a collaborative culture.
• Oversee project quality and safety standards, ensuring accurate deliverables and efficient work‑flows.
• Recruit and develop top talent to strengthen the practice and support long‑term growth.
• Collaborate with the current survey leadership team and other managers to identify new opportunities and expand services.
• Support business development efforts through client engagement and integrated solutions.

• Existing conditions and topographic surveys
• Boundary and ALTA/NSPS Land Title surveys
• Utility and route surveys
• Subdivisions and statutory plats
• Construction layout and as‑built surveys

CEC is a 100% Employee‑Owned company with 34 offices and over 1,500 team members. We’re proud to offer a robust benefit and retirement package including a company matched 401(k) + 2% profit sharing, a hybrid flexible schedule, mid‑year and end‑of‑year performance reviews with goal setting, consistent and dedicated mentors, a clear career track, continuing education and internal trainings on technical and management related topics, as well as our stock ownership program which is available to all employees within their first year.

• Licensed Professional Surveyor (PS) in West Virginia or ability to obtain license (required);
• 10+ years of land surveying experience;
• Experience leading business development and client management efforts;
• Experience leading and mentoring staff;
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary consulting practice preferred;
• Network of existing client is a plus.

CEC Bridgeport is part of our West Virginia operations, which also includes offices in Martinsburg and Charleston. CEC Bridgeport is focused on expanding CEC’s presence in West Virginia. CEC selected Bridgeport to become the West Virginia office based on the growth in the region and the approximation to the major development in north central West Virginia. Since opening in 2012 with two employees, we’ve been the fastest‑growing West Virginia consulting firm.

We now have over 100 employees to meet the needs of our clients, and we’ve done this by hiring the best talent and most driven professionals with proven track records in their industries. Our services have grown to include civil engineering, construction inspection, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, road/bridge design, stream restoration, survey and LiDAR mapping, and water resources.

In May of 2021, we moved to a larger space in Charles Pointe due to our continued growth in the region.

CEC is ranked #1 in West Virginia and #24 overall on the 2024 ENR Mid‑Atlantic Top Design Firms List.

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!

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