Survey Division Manager

About the Role:
The Survey Division Manager, also known as Survey Department Manager or Survey Practice Leader, is a senior leadership role responsible for leading and growing community infrastructure surveying services within a major regional market. This position sets strategic direction, drives business development, and oversees multi-office survey operations while ensuring high-quality project delivery, financial performance, and team development. The role blends technical expertise in land surveying with client relationship management, operational leadership, and market expansion.

Responsibilities:

• Lead strategy, market penetration, and growth initiatives for community infrastructure surveying services within an assigned regional market.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships to expand visibility and secure surveying contracts.
• Drive business development efforts, including marketing coordination, proposal strategy, and teaming for infrastructure survey projects.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of survey projects and operations, ensuring compliance with project requirements, safety standards, and quality control procedures.
• Administer contracts and manage project execution, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and coordination of assignments.
• Oversee divisional financial performance, including workforce planning, monthly billing, profitability tracking, and growth targets.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to survey managers and staff, supporting professional development and team growth across multiple offices.
• Review and approve completed survey deliverables, including reports, plats, and mapping products.
• Ensure adherence to risk management, loss prevention, and regulatory compliance standards.

Qualifications:

• Active Professional Land Surveyor licensure in North Carolina required.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in surveying management, with a strong focus on community infrastructure survey projects.
• Proven experience in business development, client relationship management, and market growth within surveying or civil infrastructure services.
• Extensive knowledge of surveying and mapping principles, professional practice standards, and project management methodologies.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills for collaboration with staff, clients, engineers, regulatory agencies, and public stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Solid understanding of risk management, safety practices, and loss prevention in surveying operations.
• Advanced proficiency with survey computations, platting, and mapping using Trimble Business Center, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and ArcGIS.
• Hands-on experience with Trimble survey field equipment and related surveying technologies.

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional Land Surveyor licensure in South Carolina.
• Experience managing survey operations across multiple offices or geographic regions.
• Background supporting large-scale community infrastructure, transportation, or municipal survey programs.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational scaling efforts.