Survey Manager

Licensed Survey Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily surveying operations, including field crews, office staff, project assignments, and workload distribution.

• Oversee surveying projects from initial research and fieldwork through final calculations, plats, legal descriptions, and deliverables.

• Lead and mentor professional land surveyors, survey technicians, CAD technicians, and field crews.

• Manage project budgets, estimates, contracts, schedules, staffing, and overall profitability.

• Develop and maintain relationships with existing clients while identifying opportunities for new business.

• Provide technical oversight and quality control for boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, construction, route, and right-of-way surveys.

• Oversee survey research, deed and title reviews, boundary analysis, easement determinations, and legal documentation.

• Coordinate with civil engineers, developers, contractors, municipalities, DOTs, and other project stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with state surveying regulations, professional standards, and applicable industry requirements.

• Oversee surveying technology, equipment, CAD standards, GPS systems, robotic total stations, and data collection processes.

• Support recruiting, training, professional development, and long-term growth of the surveying department.

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Land Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Active Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in the applicable state.

• 8–15+ years of land surveying experience, including leadership or project management responsibilities.

• Strong background in boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, construction, transportation, and right-of-way surveys.

• Experience managing field crews, CAD technicians, survey staff, and multiple concurrent projects.

• Proven ability to manage budgets, project schedules, client relationships, and departmental operations.

• Strong understanding of boundary law, deed research, legal descriptions, easements, and plat preparation.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, Trimble Business Center, GPS, robotic total stations, and other surveying technologies.

Required Education

• Associates or Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or land Surveying is preferred
• PLS licensure preferred, but would consider a strong LSIT

My name is Chris Albano and I place engineering professionals at all levels across the country. To confidentially discuss the next step in your career, I encourage you to email me at chris.albano@gogpac.com 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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