South Carolina Transportation Survey Division Manager

ESP Associates has an immediate opportunity for a Survey Division Manager to support and grow our Transportation Business Unit in Fort Mill, South Carolina.  

As a leader, you will contribute to setting the pace for ESP’s growth in the South Carolina Transportation market and beyond!  You will lead decisions regarding strategy, market penetration, team growth/development, and continuous improvement.  

The successful candidate will have an outgoing, can-do attitude to grow and develop staff while working closely with other ESP Survey Division Managers, clients, engineers, and sub-consultants to ensure their needs are met. This will include leading business planning, marketing, meeting financial performance goals, and fulfillment of the firm’s strategy in South Carolina, as well as supporting the Transportation Division overall. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develops and maintains relationships with SCDOT decision makers, as well as local municipalities, to increase Company exposure and position the Company for survey contracts.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of survey projects and operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, safety standards, and quality control measures.
• Assists in preparing and approving proposals and qualifications statements while managing projects and may assist with the management of plan production on roadways, streets, highways, and other transportation-related systems and multi-modal projects.
• Assist Managers with workforce planning, monthly billing, and final review of completed reports and maps.
• Manage the division to achieve expected profitability and growth.

Qualifications: 

• Professional Land Surveyors (PLS) licensure in South Carolina required.  Additionally, North Carolina and Florida PLS preferred.
• Experience performing business development and maintaining relationships with SCDOT, as a prime consultant, and local municipality decision makers.
• 10 years of progressive experience in surveying management, specifically supporting transportation survey projects, including coordination with SUE projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills to effectively and professionally interact with team members, clients, governmental review authorities, government officials, and the public.
• Demonstrated expertise adjusting to priorities and demands from multiple clients and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Firm understanding of risk management and loss prevention.
• Superior organizational and planning skills with keen attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of survey and mapping principles, practice standards, procedures and project management.
• Experience with survey computations and platting using Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and ArcGIS, as well as field experience with Trimble Survey field equipment. 
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.   

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 194 on the 2024 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2024 ranking of 30.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses