PE

Well Land Surveying can involve Physical Education sometimes.

That was a low blow. Especially since passing the PE exam is about 20 times tougher than the LS exam.

A good friend of mine found out he has to take the PS exam again, unfortunately. He also informed me that it will be a closed book exam. Does anybody know why they are reformatting the exam?

Also, I would like to list my credentials as PLS, PE, as I am a surveyor first and foremost. I am not sure how it works in NJ though. It is a combined license in a sense, because I will still have my same license number with one letter in the prefix changing. Most guys list it as PELS, so I am not sure if I can show it the other way. Does anybody have any thoughts or more information on the matter?

Congratulations!

It seems like you've already decided to go with Dan Patterson, PLS, PE. Trust your instincts.

Any plans for the PP trifecta?

Very good! Congratulations.
It's been my experience that Land Surveyors who pursue engineering retain the temperament and pleasing personality of a Land Surveyor, while, similarly, engineers that become lisenced as Land Surveyors can never quite stop being engineers.
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Don

Congratulations!

I have found that being dual licensed has been very rewarding.

I have moved around and worked in both public and private practice, and what has been a common theme is that the employers and clients have utilized my survey license far more than my engineers.

Plus it has been great in that when sitting in a room of engineers, I can relate the survey needs on an engineering level. This has been a valuable aspect.

The world is yours for the taking.

Hey Andy! I've considered it, although I don't really see why I would ever need to use the planning license....maybe for public hearing testimony or something.

I intend to seek surveying licensure in some adjoining states before going for the planning license.

Congrats Dan!
I am also a graduate from NJIT in 2010 so I am sure we crossed paths at one time or another. Good luck with your career, sounds like you are off to a great start.

> Also, I would like to list my credentials as PLS, PE, as I am a surveyor first and foremost. I am not sure how it works in NJ though.

I don't have any insight into the legal requirements in New Jersey but a member of the Iowa licensing board who is a dual licensee has a vanity plate on his car that reads PLS PE.

Congratulations PE PLS or PLS PE

I was a PE first, so I use PE PLS

Your license # should be GB012345+/- with a whole bunch of zeroes thrown in. I have not seen anyone put all those zeroes on their seal.

I am no sure if you need 2 seals. I personally would have 2, since I am used to signing twice on certain PA plans.

In PA my PE and PLS have different numbers represenative of the times I took the exams. I think it is useful that the numbers be different. Some surveyors give much more respect to caps with lower numbers.

If I am hired as a surveyor I make a point of signing as a surveyor with only that license information available on the map. When I am hired as an engineer only, I do likewise. There are some clients who assume since you are both you will cover all those contingencies at the same cost. For that very reason I never applied for a Professional Planners license in NJ. Planning issues can sometimes involve considerable research and I do not want to be on the hook for specifically planning issues at a board meeting simply becauese I prepared the site plans.

Paul in PA

DON!

Don, that is sometimes so true, it is scary! Good one!

N

Congratulations

From one dual licensee to another. Ironically, the only time I have used my PE stamp was on a set of sewer as-builts where the client required a PE stamp. Since I had done a lot of the note reduction and reviewed the plans I was asked to stamp them. By the way I refer to myself as RlS PE.

Andy