Civil / Survey Engineer — Vulcan

What you would do

• Write structured review exercises using real engineering drawings, site aerials, and property documents
• Author correct answers and evaluation criteria reflecting actual professional practice
• Assess secondary reviewer work and provide technical feedback on assessment quality
• Read contours, floodplain data, utility layouts, and parcel information across diverse deliverable types
• Collaborate with reviewers across multiple state DOT and local jurisdictions

Who they want

• Licensed PE in civil or land surveyor (PLS) with 3+ years hands-on review work preferred 8+
• Comfortable navigating multiple jurisdictions and recognizing differences in local practice
• Experience mentoring EIT crews or handling agency resubmittal cycles or plan review boards
• Can read diverse drawing sets, aerials, topographic maps, and parcel boundaries fluently
• US-based, working to US standards and familiar with local development procedures

What the interview asks about

1. 1.Judgment under regulatory variance

   Knowing what each jurisdiction requires versus permits informs which details deserve scrutiny in review tasks.

   For example: “A site plan shows a 50-foot setback in County A but the same project would require 35 feet in County B. How would you structure a review task that teaches evaluators which setback to apply and when?”

2. 2.Translating field reality into rubrics

   Effective rubrics capture the tacit knowledge of experienced reviewers, not just spec compliance.

   For example: “You've mentored a survey crew measuring elevation certificates. What checklist would you use to help assessors distinguish between measurement error and a legitimate elevation discrepancy?”

3. 3.Exception versus compliance assessment

   Title surveys and plan reviews test both rule-following and the judgment calls that separate complete from incomplete deliverables.

   For example: “A ALTA survey flags a utility easement encroaching 2 feet on a building corner. How would you design a rubric to help a junior reviewer decide if this is a deal-breaker or manageable?”

4. 4.Cross-document consistency analysis

   Real projects demand reading multiple document types together-aerials, contours, permits, sketches-to catch contradictions.

   For example: “You're authoring a task where a historic Sanborn map, current topography, and assessor sketch conflict on lot boundaries. How do you construct the correct answer?”

5. 5.Drawing set navigation and notation

   Complex plan sets require fluency with symbols, call-outs, and sequence logic that distinguishes professional competence from compliance checking.

   For example: “A grading plan references "Utility Service Drawing Review, Sheet C-3.2" but the applicant only submitted sheets C-3.1 and C-4. How do you write a rubric that evaluators can apply without confusion?”

A task you may get

Given a real site plan, aerials, and floodplain map, author a review rubric with 5-8 assessment items and a model answer showing what a qualified reviewer would verify and why.

How to prepare

• Review 3-5 recent plan check comments from a DOT or municipal agency in your region; note which items are flagged and why
• Sketch a sample rubric for a specific deliverable type (e.g., stormwater design, erosion control) naming both the check and the judgment call
• Research state and local variations in a single document type (e.g., setback rules, survey exception standards) across two jurisdictions

The facts

Pay

$45–60/hr

Hours

Hourly, 40 hours a week

Where

Remote · Remote (US)

Open to

USA

Field

Other Engineering

Posted

9/15/2026

Places left

9

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