TN Visa Registered Land Surveyor Jobs
Registered Land Surveyor roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under USMCA for Canadian and Mexican citizens holding a degree or provincial license in surveying. Employers file directly with CBP or USCIS, with no lottery and no annual cap for Canadians. Mexican nationals are subject to a 5,500-per-year TN allocation.
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Are you a licensed Professional Land Surveyor who values technical excellence and leadership? Barge Design Solutions is seeking an experienced surveyor to lead and oversee diverse geomatics projects and help shape best practices across our organization. In this role, you will provide technical direction, planning, production, and quality review for a variety of survey services including ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, RTK GPS data collection, and GIS integration. You will guide complex projects, mentor team members, and collaborate with internal partners to ensure accurate, defensible, and high-quality results. This position offers the opportunity to influence standards, support project success, and build lasting client trust while contributing to a growing engineering and consulting firm.
Responsibilities
- Perform various assignments developing deliverables from vague objectives, requirements, and other limited information.
- Sign and seal diverse types of surveys with capability to ensure quality standards are met.
- Provide seasoned recommendations for solutions to Geomatics and Surveying services.
- Obtain project information and ensure deliverables are accurate and complete.
- Plan presentations of complex items with features that may differ from established standards.
- Proactively reduce and analyze relevant raw data on site using applicable software.
- Quickly and efficiently determine best course of action and resolve challenges for issues resulting from field or project work, establishing a plan of attack and appropriate technology for services to be performed.
- Ensure Barge is positioned with relevant and industry standard equipment needed to win and expand geomatics services.
- Communicate with clients pertaining to specific projects and attend client meetings.
- Prepare cost and quantity estimates and scopes of services in collaboration with the pursuit team.
- Perform complex calculations.
- May act as project-specific lead for technical survey work of others.
- Mentor and review work of more junior staff for quality purposes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited program
- 8+ years of Geomatics, Surveying, or other relevant experience; 12 years of experience may count in lieu of degree
- Registered professional surveying licensure (varies by state)
- Ability to apply thorough knowledge and proficiency acquired through progressive experience to resolve challenging issues; can be considered a Subject Matter Specialist in a discipline or market practice area
- Keeps informed regarding new methods, standards, regulations, and developments affecting the organization and can recommend new practices/changes in emphasis through business planning efforts
- Can effectively collaborate with business and teams to meet defined objectives
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to work varying schedules
- Ability to travel at times including overnight
Work environment includes working outdoors and in rough terrain. Individuals will walk, sit, and stand while operating various equipment, tools, and machinery. Individuals may need to carry, push, pull, or lift up to 50 lbs. Individuals may need to climb various elevations and requires visual acuity sufficient to read alpha/numeric symbols and perform computation and design.
Why join us?
Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®. Our Primary Purpose For Being In Business Is Ultimately To Create a Better Life By Unleashing The Potential Of Our People, Clients And Communities. This Purpose Is Supported By Our Company’s Core Values Because At The End Of The Day, Barge CARES
- Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
- Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
- Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
- Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
- Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others. We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Agency Submissions
No unsolicited agency submissions. Barge Design Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or staffing agencies. Any unsolicited resume becomes the property of Barge Design Solutions, and no fee will be paid for resulting hires. Only agencies with a signed agreement are authorized to submit candidates.
What We're Looking For
Are you a licensed Professional Land Surveyor who values technical excellence and leadership? Barge Design Solutions is seeking an experienced surveyor to lead and oversee diverse geomatics projects and help shape best practices across our organization. In this role, you will provide technical direction, planning, production, and quality review for a variety of survey services including ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, RTK GPS data collection, and GIS integration. You will guide complex projects, mentor team members, and collaborate with internal partners to ensure accurate, defensible, and high-quality results. This position offers the opportunity to influence standards, support project success, and build lasting client trust while contributing to a growing engineering and consulting firm.
Responsibilities
- Perform various assignments developing deliverables from vague objectives, requirements, and other limited information.
- Sign and seal diverse types of surveys with capability to ensure quality standards are met.
- Provide seasoned recommendations for solutions to Geomatics and Surveying services.
- Obtain project information and ensure deliverables are accurate and complete.
- Plan presentations of complex items with features that may differ from established standards.
- Proactively reduce and analyze relevant raw data on site using applicable software.
- Quickly and efficiently determine best course of action and resolve challenges for issues resulting from field or project work, establishing a plan of attack and appropriate technology for services to be performed.
- Ensure Barge is positioned with relevant and industry standard equipment needed to win and expand geomatics services.
- Communicate with clients pertaining to specific projects and attend client meetings.
- Prepare cost and quantity estimates and scopes of services in collaboration with the pursuit team.
- Perform complex calculations.
- May act as project-specific lead for technical survey work of others.
- Mentor and review work of more junior staff for quality purposes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited program
- 8+ years of Geomatics, Surveying, or other relevant experience; 12 years of experience may count in lieu of degree
- Registered professional surveying licensure (varies by state)
- Ability to apply thorough knowledge and proficiency acquired through progressive experience to resolve challenging issues; can be considered a Subject Matter Specialist in a discipline or market practice area
- Keeps informed regarding new methods, standards, regulations, and developments affecting the organization and can recommend new practices/changes in emphasis through business planning efforts
- Can effectively collaborate with business and teams to meet defined objectives
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to work varying schedules
- Ability to travel at times including overnight
Work environment includes working outdoors and in rough terrain. Individuals will walk, sit, and stand while operating various equipment, tools, and machinery. Individuals may need to carry, push, pull, or lift up to 50 lbs. Individuals may need to climb various elevations and requires visual acuity sufficient to read alpha/numeric symbols and perform computation and design.
Why join us?
Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®. Our Primary Purpose For Being In Business Is Ultimately To Create a Better Life By Unleashing The Potential Of Our People, Clients And Communities. This Purpose Is Supported By Our Company’s Core Values Because At The End Of The Day, Barge CARES
- Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
- Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
- Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
- Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
- Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others. We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Agency Submissions
No unsolicited agency submissions. Barge Design Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or staffing agencies. Any unsolicited resume becomes the property of Barge Design Solutions, and no fee will be paid for resulting hires. Only agencies with a signed agreement are authorized to submit candidates.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Registered Land Surveyor
Verify your provincial license transfers correctly
CBP officers assess whether your Canadian provincial surveying license demonstrates professional standing equivalent to a U.S. Registered Land Surveyor. Bring your license certificate, a credentials summary, and any reciprocity documentation your provincial association provides.
Target firms with active federal contracts
Engineering and surveying firms holding federal land management contracts with agencies like BLM or USACE routinely sponsor TN professionals. These employers already navigate federal compliance requirements and are experienced with visa sponsorship processes, making them well-positioned to support TN applicants through the port-of-entry or consulate presentation requirements.
Request a detailed offer letter before filing
Your TN approval depends on the offer letter specifying your role as a Land Surveyor, not a general engineer or technician. A vague title creates CBP scrutiny. Ask the employer to name the position explicitly and describe qualifying surveying duties.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify U.S. surveying and civil engineering employers with recent visa filings and experience sponsoring work visas. Filter by role and location so you're applying to firms already comfortable with visa sponsorship processes, not educating hiring teams from scratch.
Understand the Mexican TN cap timing
Mexico's 5,500 annual TN allocation resets each fiscal year on October 1. If you're a Mexican national applying late in the fiscal year, confirm with USCIS whether the allocation remains open before your employer invests in filing.
Prepare for CBP scrutiny on scope of work
Land Surveyor is a recognized USMCA profession, but CBP officers sometimes challenge whether duties like construction staking or boundary research meet the specialty threshold. Bring a written job description that ties each core duty to your licensed surveying credentials.
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Find Registered Land Surveyor JobsRegistered Land Surveyor TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Registered Land Surveyor qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes. Land Surveyor is an explicitly listed profession under the USMCA TN category. To qualify, you need a baccalaureate degree in surveying or a related field, or a provincial or state license recognized as equivalent professional standing. Your employer documents the role and your credentials when filing the TN petition with CBP or USCIS.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Registered Land Surveyor positions?
TN has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian nationals, and can be approved at the border the same day. H-1B requires entering a random lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate. For Canadian surveyors especially, TN is the faster and more predictable path. Mexican nationals face a 5,500 annual TN cap but still avoid the H-1B lottery entirely.
Where can I find employers who sponsor TN visas for land surveyors?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Registered Land Surveyor roles with TN visa sponsorship in the United States. Because TN sponsorship requires employer documentation at filing, targeting firms already familiar with the process saves time and avoids offers that fall through when HR realizes the requirements.
Can a Mexican citizen get TN sponsorship as a land surveyor?
Yes, Mexican nationals qualify for TN status as Land Surveyors under USMCA. Unlike Canadian citizens who receive TN status without a numerical cap, Mexican nationals are subject to a 5,500-per-fiscal-year allocation administered by USCIS. Applications are filed through USCIS rather than at a port of entry, and processing times vary by workload. Apply early in the fiscal year when allocation is less constrained.
What documents does my employer need to file my TN petition?
Your employer prepares a support letter describing your role as a Land Surveyor, your start date, your salary, and your duties tied to the USMCA profession definition. You provide your degree transcripts, provincial or state license, and passport. Canadian nationals can present these documents directly at a U.S. land port of entry for same-day adjudication.
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