Survey Project Manager

GENERAL

The Survey Project Manager is the candidate that will have extensive experience in land surveying, project management, and compliance with TxDOT standards. This role requires a detail-oriented professional who can ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with regulatory guidelines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understands and ensures team compliance of company and industry safety expectations.
• Knowledge and capable of performing all company surveying services as needed with GPS equipment, level loop or robotic total station.
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions in the field for boundary determination and completion of survey report.
• Knowledgeable to utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Maintains department use and training of Trimble Business Software.
• Ability to develop boundary surveys (land title and ALTA/NSPS), topographic, right of way, parcels, acreage surveys with metes & bounds and easement drawings from deeds, plats and survey field data.
• Knowledgeable with different survey tolerance requirements.
• Ability to research within various sources to obtain copies of documents such as deeds, plats, easements, utility maps and right-of-way maps for properties in various counties.
• Understand and use established company standards for survey plat production.
• Performs quality assurance reviews of all survey field data to deliverables and interfaces with other survey team members to ensure accurate information is presented on survey plats.
• Ensure projects are completed as per project schedule and in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Provide positive direction and motivation to field and office technicians to ensure overall company morale and progression of project production.
• Maintain membership and an active role with Texas Society of Professional Surveyors.
• Maintains current knowledge of industry changes for surveying procedures and legal requirements related to surveying.
• Leads communication client/project stakeholders on all project matters as required.
• Responsible for proposal development, scope and level of effort and follow-up.
• Responsible for monthly invoicing projections.
• Responsible for project completion on schedule as per client expectations.
• Actively participates and leads project kick-off and progress meetings.
• Resolves field and or office survey discrepancies in a professional and prompt manner.
• Understands accurate project records (field book, sketch, plat, reports etc.) and expects same from team members.
• Review and approval proposals, scope of work, and level of efforts for all surveying services.
• Provide required project and proposal tracker updates for reporting to Director.
• Review team timesheets for accuracy of billable and non-billable time in accordance to company coding standards.
• Manage and approve team PTO and overtime, prior to Director final approval.
• Prepares and/or reviews survey report in addition to the survey deliverable as a company standard.
• Ensure that all company policies and standard operating procedures are adhered to by you and leads with team accountability.
• All other duties assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Surveyor-In-Training Certification
• Advice Surveying Mathematics Knowledge
• AutoCAD Civil 3D Design Software
• Demonstrates knowledge using Trimble Business Software
• Trimble GPS Equipment
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Problem-Solving
• Communicating Effectively
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Teamwork

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• TxDOT pre certifications in relevant categories.
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Knowledge of state and local surveying regulations

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of a valid, appropriate Texas driver’s license preferable and an acceptable driving record.

Pre-employment drug screen and physical required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.